Leverkusen are eighth in the final automatic qualification spot with 13 points but their 2-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid on January 21 means they head into the final Champions League matchweek level on points with the five teams below them, while Sparta are 29th with four points and have already been eliminated.

ZetBet Roma must secure a win to guarantee their place in the Europa League knockout rounds as they host already-qualified Eintracht Frankfurt in Thursday’s final league phase match. The Italian side holds just a one-point advantage over the elimination zone,

He has scored 29 goals and laid on 11 assists in 49 matches for the club but has not played since picking up a hamstring injury.

Young England striker wants more playing time ahead of this summer’s European Under-21 Championship and is keen for switch to the Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund also lose their third game after the turn of the year. The almost-champions of 2023 lose 0:2 at Eintracht Frankfurt in Friday's match of the 18th Bundesliga round.

Hugo Ekitike brace wasnt enough as third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt failed to close the gap on second-placed Bayer Leverkusen after Hoffenheim snatche

Champions Bayer Leverkusen will have striker Victor Boniface back in the squad for Saturday's Bundesliga match at RB Leipzig, coach Xabi Alonso said on Friday.

Saturday’s clash between RB Leipzig and Bayer 04 Leverkusen promises fireworks at the Red Bull Arena. Both teams have displayed their fair share of thrilling football this season, setting up an enticing Bundesliga showdown.

The pressure keeps piling up on Nuri Sahin as Borussia Dortmund suffered a third consecutive defeat, and another one on the road.

Bayer Leverkusen’s pursuit of a first-ever Bundesliga title continues with a daunting-looking trip to the Red Bull Arena to take on top-four hopefuls RB Leipzig on Saturday. Leipzig solidified their bid to secure Champions League football with a four-game unbeaten league run towards the end of 2023 (W3,

Eintracht Frankfurt overcame the imminent departure of in-form ... On Saturday, league leaders Bayern Munich host Wolfsburg. Defending champions Bayer Leverkusen, who sit four points back in second, play at home against Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Bundesliga resumes this Friday with Werder Bremen hosting Mainz in the first match of round 20. The hosts come into this tie looking to end a poor run of form that has seen them win none of their last four league games (D2, L2). The most recent in that sequence came in the form of a 2-2 draw with ten-men Borussia Dortmund.