Bayer Leverkusen need to bring A-game against Monaco

Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco face off this Thursday at the BayArena in an intriguing match in the Europa League. Bayer Leverkusen, who have already won this tournament, mark their 19th participation in the competition, whilst Monaco go into their 12th.

After facing TSG Hoffenheim in 1. Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen turn their attention to the Europa League where they challenge Monaco. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Xabi Alonso's team and Philippe Clément's team have faced each other six times, with Monaco holding the advantage: 3 victories, against 1 victory of Bayer Leverkusen. Specifically in the BayArena, Philippe Clément's team and Xabi Alonso's team have both 1 victory.

This will be the first time these teams face each other for the Europa League.

Looking into the history of Bayer Leverkusen in the competition, Ulf Kirsten stands out as their best scorer of all time, with 16 goals in total, which has given him the twentieth position in the Europa League top scorers. Simon Rolfes excels as their most used player, with 40 games in total. Regarding the history of Monaco in the competition, Fabien Barthez excels as their most used player, with 21 games in total.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bayer Leverkusen winning 3x0. Xabi Alonso's team will have to work hard if they want to overcome this major hurdle.