UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS BayArena - Leverkusen Thursday 29 November 2018 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Bayer 04 Leverkusen Group A - Matchday 5 PFC Ludogorets 1945 Last updated 22/02/2019 15:38CET
Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 16 Legend 17
1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen
Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Keșerü 8, Marcelinho PFC Ludogorets 1945 - Bayer 04 20/09/2018 GS 2-3 Razgrad 31; Havertz 38, 69, Leverkusen Kiese Thelin 63
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 PFC Ludogorets 1945 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers PFC CSKA Sofia - Bayer 04 1-0 29/09/2005 R1 Sofia Hdiouad 67 Leverkusen agg: 2-0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC 15/09/2005 R1 0-1 Leverkusen Y. Todorov 15 CSKA Sofia
PFC Ludogorets 1945 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - PFC Ochs 25; Wanderson 07/12/2017 GS 1-1 Sinsheim Ludogorets 1945 62 PFC Ludogorets 1945 - TSG Dyakov 46, Lukoki 72; 28/09/2017 GS 2-1 Razgrad 1899 Hoffenheim Kadeřábek 2
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 3 4 PFC Ludogorets 1945 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 5 5
2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen Match background
Bayer Leverkusen's place in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 is guaranteed thanks to results on matchday four, whereas Ludogorets can no longer finish in the top two. The German club will cement top spot in Group A if they beat Ludogorets and Zürich, who are also through, lose at home to eliminated AEK Larnaca. • Although Leverkusen lost 3-2 away to FCZ on matchday three, they have a head-to-head away goals advantage over the Swiss club thanks to their subsequent 1-0 home win against the same opponents. They also claimed maximum points from their first two matches, winning 3-2 in Bulgaria and 4-2 at home to AEK. • Defeated in their opening two games, including 0-1 at Zürich, Ludogorets drew twice against AEK (1-1 away, 0-0 at home) – results that ended the qualifying hopes of both sides. Previous meetings • The clubs had never met before matchday one, when Leverkusen came from two goals down to win 3-2 in Bulgaria, Kai Havertz scoring twice including the 69th-minute winner. • Leverkusen's only other encounters with a Bulgarian club brought back-to-back 1-0 defeats against CSKA Sofia in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup first round. That is the only one of the German side's last 16 European campaigns that did not feature group stage involvement. • Ludogorets took four points off Hoffenheim – their first ever German opponents – in last season's UEFA Europa League group stage, recording a 2-1 home win then a qualification-clinching 1-1 draw in Germany, with Wanderson scoring the visitors’ goal. Form guide Leverkusen • Leverkusen booked direct access to the UEFA Europa League group stage by finishing fifth in last season's Bundesliga. • This is the Rhinelanders' third UEFA Europa League group stage participation, the previous two, in 2010/11 and 2012/13, having likewise extended into the knockout phase, where they also competed in 2015/16 after transferring over from the UEFA Champions League. The club's two UEFA Cup group stage campaigns, in 2006/07 and 2007/08, were also successful, both ending in the quarter-finals. • The Werkself have lost just one of their last nine European home games (W3 D5) and are unbeaten at the BayArena in the UEFA Europa League group stage (W6 D2), keeping clean sheets in six of those eight matches. Ludogorets • Ludogorets' seventh consecutive Bulgarian league title earned them a place in this season's UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. Having seen off Crusaders 9-0 over two games, they then lost to Hungarian champions Vidi to move into the UEFA Europa League, where they eliminated Zrinjski and Torpedo Kutaisi to reach the group stage of the competition for the second year in a row – and third time in all. • The Razgrad club were successful in each of their previous two UEFA Europa League group stage participations, reaching the round of 16 in 2013/14 and round of 32 in 2017/18. They also competed in the 2016/17 round of 32, having finished third in their UEFA Champions League group. • Ludogorets boast an impressive record on their travels in the UEFA Europa League, having lost just three of their 15 away matches, qualifying included (W6 D6), and never conceded more than once in any of those games. The matchday two loss at Zürich (0-1) is their only defeat in eight group stage matches outside Bulgaria (W4 D3). Links and trivia • Leverkusen coach Heiko Herrlich won the third of his five caps for Germany in a 3-2 defeat by Bulgaria in a memorable EURO '96 qualifier on 7 June 1995 in Sofia. • Leverkusen lifted the UEFA Cup in 1987/88 and are one of six former winners of the trophy in this season's group stage, along with Sevilla, Chelsea, Zenit, Anderlecht and Eintracht Frankfurt. • Ludogorets striker Claudiu Keşerü, who opened the scoring in the home defeat against Leverkusen, holds the record for the fastest hat-trick scored in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final, finding the net three times in ten minutes for FCSB against Aalborg in a 6-0 win on 18 September 2014. The coaches • A former German international striker, Herrlich began his professional playing career at Leverkusen, with whom he won the German Cup, before going on to star for Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund, winning the UEFA Champions League with the latter in 1997. He took over as Leverkusen coach in June 2017 following spells with German youth selections and in lower-league football and led the Rhinelanders to a fifth-place Bundesliga finish
3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen in his debut campaign. • Antoni Zdravkov is the new head coach of Ludogorets having stepped up from the assistant post he filled under previous boss Paulo Autuori, who left the club in early October. A former defender who began his playing career in the mid-1980s with Levski Sofia and played three times for Bulgaria, Zdravkov had a short spell as Levski coach before taking charge of Bulgaria's Under-21 side from October 2014 until June 2018, when he left to join Autuori at Ludogorets.
4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen Team facts
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Formed: 1904 Nickname: Werkself (Factory Team) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Champions League: (2002) • UEFA Cup (1): 1988 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) German Cup: 1 (1993) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2017/18: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2016/17: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2015/16: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2014/15: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2013/14: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2012/13: round of 32 2011/12: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2010/11: round of 16 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-1: Leverkusen v Dinamo Tbilisi 13/08/97, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg 5-0 twice, most recently v Baník Ostrava 11/08/04, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 1-6: Tervis Pärnu v Leverkusen 08/07/95, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage 0-5: Zürich v Leverkusen 19/12/07, UEFA Cup group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Leverkusen v Manchester United 27/11/13, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 7-1: Barcelona v Leverkusen 07/03/12, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 5-0: Leverkusen v Kispest Honvéd 01/11/94, second round second leg • Biggest away win 0-5: Zürich v Leverkusen (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Leverkusen v Zenit 03/04/08, quarter-finals first leg 0-3: Leverkusen v Osasuna 05/04/07, quarter-finals first leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-0 on three occasions, most recently v Parma 18/04/95, semi-finals second leg
FC Ludogorets Razgrad
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen
Formed: 1945 Nickname: The Eagles from Razgrad UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 7 (2018) Bulgarian Cup: 2 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2017/18: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2016/17: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2015/16: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2014/15: UEFA Champions League group stage 2013/14: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2012/13: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Ludogorets v Crusaders 11/07/18, UEFA Champions League first qualifying round first leg Biggest away win 0-3: Mladost Podgorica v Ludogorets 19/07/16, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 twice, most recently v AC Milan 15/02/18, UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Arsenal v Ludogorets 19/10/16, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 4-0: Ludogorets v Torpedo Kutaisi 30/08/18, play-off second leg • Biggest away win 0-2 twice, most recently v Braga 19/10/17, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 twice, most recently v AC Milan (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 1-0 three times, most recently v Zürich 04/10/18, group stage
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen Squad list
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Lukas Hradecky FIN 24/11/1989 29 - 4 - 10 - 4 - 12 - 24 Thorsten Kirschbaum GER 20/04/1987 31 ------28 Ramazan Özcan AUT 28/06/1984 34 - - - 2 - - - 1 - Defenders 3 Panagiotis Retsos GRE 09/08/1998 20 - - - - - 7 - 12 - 4 Jonathan Tah GER 11/02/1996 22 - 1 - 12 1 5 - 18 - 5 Sven Bender GER 27/04/1989 29 - 2 - 10 - 16 - 47 - 6 Aleksandar Dragović AUT 06/03/1991 27 * 4 - 6 1 39 1 77 2 16 Tin Jedvaj CRO 28/11/1995 23 - 3 1 6 - 6 1 15 1 18 Wendell BRA 20/07/1993 25 - 4 - 12 1 8 - 26 - 23 Mitchell Weiser GER 21/04/1994 24 - 4 - 11 1 9 - 14 - Midfielders 7 Paulinho BRA 15/07/2000 18 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 2 - 8 Lars Bender GER 27/04/1989 29 * 4 - 10 1 19 - 49 1 10 Julian Brandt GER 02/05/1996 22 - 4 1 12 1 8 1 32 2 15 Julian Baumgartlinger AUT 02/01/1988 30 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 24 2 20 Charles Aránguiz CHI 17/04/1989 29 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 9 - 21 Dominik Kohr GER 31/01/1994 24 S 4 - 9 - 12 - 14 - 29 Kai Havertz GER 11/06/1999 19 - 3 3 12 3 3 3 6 3 30 Sam Schreck GER 29/01/1999 19 ------32 Jakub Bednarczyk POL 02/01/1999 19 ------38 Karim Bellarabi GER 08/04/1990 28 - 2 2 6 3 8 6 30 10 Forwards 9 Leon Bailey JAM 09/08/1997 21 - 4 - 11 1 10 4 18 7 11 Isaac Kiese Thelin SWE 24/06/1992 26 - 3 1 6 - 10 2 26 5 13 Lucas Alario ARG 08/10/1992 26 - 3 2 9 - 3 2 3 2 17 Joel Pohjanpalo FIN 13/09/1994 24 ------8 3 31 Kevin Volland GER 30/07/1992 26 - 3 - 12 5 3 - 9 1 Coach - Heiko Herrlich GER 03/12/1971 46 - 4 - - - 4 - 4 -
7 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen
PFC Ludogorets 1945 Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jorge Broun ARG 26/05/1986 32 - 1 - 2 - - - 3 - 4 - 11 - 29 Daniel Naumov BUL 29/03/1998 20 ------33 Renan BRA 18/05/1989 29 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 13 - 8 - 15 - 69 Damyan Damyanov BUL 29/06/2000 18 ------Defenders 3 Anton Nedyalkov BUL 30/04/1993 25 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 15 1 4 - 10 - 4 Cicinho BRA 26/12/1988 29 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 12 - 12 - 26 - 5 Georgi Terziev BUL 18/04/1992 26 - 2 - 1 - - - 5 - 6 - 17 1 6 Natanael BRA 25/12/1990 27 S 4 - 4 - 4 - 15 1 13 - 39 2 30 Cosmin Moţi ROU 03/12/1984 33 * 4 - 4 1 4 - 13 1 38 1 97 6 90 Rafael Forster BRA 23/07/1990 28 - 2 - 2 - - - 8 - 7 1 11 1 Midfielders 7 Dimo Bakalov BUL 19/12/1988 29 - 1 - 1 - - - 5 1 - - 5 - 8 Lucas Sasha BRA 01/03/1990 28 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 10 - 6 - 32 3 10 Gustavo Campanharo BRA 04/04/1992 26 * 3 - 4 2 4 - 14 - 10 - 24 2 11 May Mahlangu RSA 01/05/1989 29 - - - - - 2 - 3 1 8 - 27 2 18 Svetoslav Dyakov BUL 31/05/1984 34 * 4 - 4 - 4 - 14 - 21 2 68 2 37 João Paulo BRA 02/06/1988 30 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 9 - 4 - 11 - 44 Jacek Góralski POL 21/09/1992 26 - 1 - 4 - 3 - 11 - 10 - 18 - 45 Ivaylo Klimentov BUL 03/02/1998 20 ------64 Dominic Yankov BUL 28/07/2000 18 ------84 Marcelinho BUL 24/08/1984 34 * 4 2 4 - 4 1 14 5 23 3 66 13 88 Wanderson BRA 02/01/1988 30 - 3 - 4 2 4 - 13 5 14 1 47 13 Forwards 9 Júnior Brandão BRA 07/01/1995 23 - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - 2 - 28 Claudiu Keșerü ROU 02/12/1986 31 - 3 1 4 1 3 1 16 13 16 6 43 14 70 Jakub Świerczok POL 28/12/1992 25 - 4 4 - - 3 - 9 1 5 - 9 4 80 Denislav Aleksandrov BUL 19/07/1997 21 ------92 Jody Lukoki COD 15/11/1992 26 - 3 - 4 - 4 1 13 4 12 2 37 6 Coach - Antoni Zdravkov BUL 20/08/1964 54 - - - - - 2 - - - 6 - 6 -
8 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen Fixtures and results
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 18/08/2018 Cup 1. CfR Pforzheim (A) W 1-0 Alario 27 (P) VfL Borussia 25/08/2018 League L 0-2 Mönchengladbach (A) 01/09/2018 League VfL Wolfsburg (H) L 1-3 Bailey 24 15/09/2018 League FC Bayern München (A) L 1-3 Wendell 5 (P) 20/09/2018 UEL PFC Ludogorets 1945 (A) W 3-2 Havertz 38, 69, Kiese Thelin 63 23/09/2018 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (H) W 1-0 Havertz 62 26/09/2018 League Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) W 2-1 Volland 50, 60 29/09/2018 League Borussia Dortmund (H) L 2-4 Weiser 9, Tah 39 04/10/2018 UEL AEK Larnaca FC (H) W 4-2 Havertz 44, Alario 49, 88, Brandt 90+2 07/10/2018 League SC Freiburg (A) D 0-0 20/10/2018 League Hannover 96 (H) D 2-2 L. Bender 34, Bellarabi 90+4 25/10/2018 UEL FC Zürich (A) L 2-3 Bellarabi 50, 54 Volland 8, Brandt 38, Bellarabi 45, Havertz 28/10/2018 League SV Werder Bremen (A) W 6-2 67, 77, Dragović 72 VfL Borussia Brandt 5, Jedvaj 45+1, Bellarabi 67, 74, 31/10/2018 Cup W 5-0 Mönchengladbach (A) Volland 80 03/11/2018 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (H) L 1-4 Bellarabi 30 08/11/2018 UEL FC Zürich (H) W 1-0 Jedvaj 60 11/11/2018 League RB Leipzig (A) L 0-3 23/11/2018 League VfB Stuttgart (H) W 2-0 Volland 76, 83 29/11/2018 UEL PFC Ludogorets 1945 (H) 03/12/2018 League 1. FC Nürnberg (A) 08/12/2018 League FC Augsburg (H) 13/12/2018 UEL AEK Larnaca FC (A) 16/12/2018 League Eintracht Frankfurt (A) 19/12/2018 League FC Schalke 04 (A) 22/12/2018 League Hertha BSC Berlin (H) VfL Borussia 19/01/2019 League Mönchengladbach (H) 26/01/2019 League VfL Wolfsburg (A) 02/02/2019 League FC Bayern München (H) 05/02/2019 Cup 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (A) 08/02/2019 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A) 16/02/2019 League Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 23/02/2019 League Borussia Dortmund (A) 02/03/2019 League SC Freiburg (H) 09/03/2019 League Hannover 96 (A) 16/03/2019 League SV Werder Bremen (H) 30/03/2019 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (A) 06/04/2019 League RB Leipzig (H) 13/04/2019 League VfB Stuttgart (A) 20/04/2019 League 1. FC Nürnberg (H)
9 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 27/04/2019 League FC Augsburg (A) 04/05/2019 League Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 11/05/2019 League FC Schalke 04 (H) 18/05/2019 League Hertha BSC Berlin (A)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Borussia Dortmund 12 9 3 0 35 13 30 2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 12 8 2 2 30 14 26 3 Eintracht Frankfurt 12 7 2 3 29 14 23 4 RB Leipzig 12 6 4 2 22 10 22 5 FC Bayern München 12 6 3 3 23 17 21 6 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 12 6 2 4 27 18 20 7 SV Werder Bremen 12 5 3 4 20 20 18 8 Hertha BSC Berlin 12 4 5 3 19 20 17 9 VfL Wolfsburg 12 4 3 5 16 17 15 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 12 4 3 5 11 14 15 11 SC Freiburg 12 3 5 4 16 20 14 12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 12 4 2 6 18 24 14 13 FC Augsburg 12 3 4 5 20 21 13 14 FC Schalke 04 12 4 1 7 13 17 13 15 1. FC Nürnberg 12 2 4 6 13 29 10 16 Hannover 96 12 2 3 7 15 26 9 17 Fortuna Düsseldorf 12 2 3 7 13 28 9 18 VfB Stuttgart 12 2 2 8 8 26 8
PFC Ludogorets 1945 Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Marcelinho 25, 66, Brown 40 (og), Keșerü 11/07/2018 UCL Crusaders FC (H) W 7-0 53, Świerczok 73, 78, 80 17/07/2018 UCL Crusaders FC (A) W 2-0 Brown 11 (og), Świerczok 65 21/07/2018 League FC Etar Veliko Tarnovo (H) W 1-0 Wanderson 3 25/07/2018 UCL Vidi FC (H) D 0-0 28/07/2018 League PFC Beroe Stara Zagora (A) D 1-1 Marcelinho 58 01/08/2018 UCL Vidi FC (A) L 0-1 04/08/2018 League PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (H) L 0-1 09/08/2018 UEL HŠK Zrinjski (H) W 1-0 Moţi 16 12/08/2018 League Vitosha Bistritsa (A) W 2-0 Misidjan 66, Keșerü 75 16/08/2018 UEL HŠK Zrinjski (A) D 1-1 Keșerü 24 19/08/2018 League PFC CSKA-Sofia (H) W 1-0 Wanderson 22 23/08/2018 UEL FC Torpedo Kutaisi (A) W 1-0 Wanderson 45+1 26/08/2018 League PFC Slavia Sofia (A) D 0-0 Misidjan 6, Campanharo 38, 59, 30/08/2018 UEL FC Torpedo Kutaisi (H) W 4-0 Wanderson 62 02/09/2018 League FC Dunav Ruse (H) W 3-1 Lukoki 26, Keșerü 51, 53 14/09/2018 League FC Vereya Stara Zagora (H) W 2-1 Nedyalkov 78, Marcelinho 82 20/09/2018 UEL Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) L 2-3 Keșerü 8, Marcelinho 31
10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen
PFC Ludogorets 1945 23/09/2018 League PFC Botev Plovdiv (A) W 3-2 Moţi 58 (P), Mahlangu 62, Marcelinho 89 26/09/2018 Cup PFC Nesebar (A) W 3-1 João Paulo 36, Terziev 64, Lukoki 87 Wanderson 12, Keșerü 47, 71, Bakalov 48, 29/09/2018 League PFC Cherno More Varna (H) W 5-1 Marcelinho 62 04/10/2018 UEL FC Zürich (A) L 0-1 07/10/2018 League OFC Botev Vratsa (A) W 4-1 Lukoki 10, Keșerü 20, 39, 43 20/10/2018 League PFC Levski Sofia (H) W 2-1 Lukoki 35, Wanderson 45+1 25/10/2018 UEL AEK Larnaca FC (A) D 1-1 Lukoki 7 Świerczok 46, Keșerü 74, 78, Wanderson 28/10/2018 League FC Septemvri Sofia (A) W 4-1 89 D 31/10/2018 Cup PFC Slavia Sofia (H) 2-2 (aet, 4-3 Świerczok 35, 74 pens) 04/11/2018 League FC Etar Veliko Tarnovo (A) W 4-1 Keșerü 21, 38, 54, Marcelinho 25 08/11/2018 UEL AEK Larnaca FC (H) D 0-0 11/11/2018 League PFC Beroe Stara Zagora (H) W 1-0 Lukoki 81 24/11/2018 League PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (A) W 1-0 Natanael 58 29/11/2018 UEL Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) 02/12/2018 League Vitosha Bistritsa (H) 06/12/2018 League PFC CSKA-Sofia (A) 09/12/2018 League PFC Slavia Sofia (H) 13/12/2018 UEL FC Zürich (H) 16/12/2018 League FC Dunav Ruse (A) 16/02/2019 League FC Vereya Stara Zagora (A) 23/02/2019 League PFC Botev Plovdiv (H) 27/02/2019 League PFC Cherno More Varna (A) 02/03/2019 League OFC Botev Vratsa (H) 09/03/2019 League PFC Levski Sofia (A) 16/03/2019 League FC Septemvri Sofia (H) 02/04/2019 Cup PFC CSKA-Sofia (H)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 PFC Ludogorets 1945 16 13 2 1 34 11 41 2 PFC CSKA-Sofia 16 12 2 2 31 5 38 3 PFC Levski Sofia 16 11 1 4 32 13 34 4 PFC Beroe Stara Zagora 16 8 6 2 25 9 30 5 PFC Botev Plovdiv 16 8 2 6 21 15 26 6 FC Etar Veliko Tarnovo 16 7 3 6 17 18 24 7 PFC Cherno More Varna 16 6 3 7 23 29 21 8 OFC Botev Vratsa 16 6 3 7 17 24 21 9 PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 16 6 3 7 14 15 21 10 PFC Slavia Sofia 16 4 5 7 14 19 17 11 Vitosha Bistritsa 16 5 1 10 12 25 16 12 FC Dunav Ruse 16 4 2 10 19 29 14 13 FC Septemvri Sofia 16 3 1 12 13 30 10 14 FC Vereya Stara Zagora 16 0 4 12 7 37 4
11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen Match-by-match lineups Bayer 04 Leverkusen
UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 3 0 1 10 7 9 FC Zürich 4 3 0 1 5 3 9 PFC Ludogorets 1945 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 AEK Larnaca FC 4 0 2 2 3 6 2
Matchday 1 (20/09/2018) PFC Ludogorets 1945 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Goals: 1-0 Keșerü 8, 2-0 Marcelinho 31, 2-1 Havertz 38, 2-2 Kiese Thelin 63, 2-3 Havertz 69 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Hradecky, Tah, Dragović, Paulinho (46 Volland), L. Bender (72 Bailey), Brandt, Kiese Thelin (91 Alario), Wendell, Kohr, Weiser, Havertz Matchday 2 (04/10/2018) Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4-2 AEK Larnaca FC Goals: 0-1 Tričkovski 25, 1-1 Havertz 44, 2-1 Alario 49, 3-1 Alario 88, 3-2 Raspas 90+1, 4-2 Brandt 90+2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Hradecky, S. Bender, Dragović, L. Bender, Bailey (46 Alario), Wendell, Kohr (83 Jedvaj), Weiser, Havertz (70 Brandt), Volland, Bellarabi Matchday 3 (25/10/2018) FC Zürich 3-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Goals: 1-0 Marchesano 44, 1-1 Bellarabi 50, 1-2 Bellarabi 54, 2-2 Domgjoni 59, 3-2 Odey 78 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Hradecky, S. Bender, Dragović (47 Weiser), L. Bender, Bailey (79 Brandt), Kiese Thelin (47 Volland), Jedvaj, Wendell, Kohr, Havertz, Bellarabi Matchday 4 (08/11/2018) Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0 FC Zürich Goals: 1-0 Jedvaj 60 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Hradecky, Dragović, Bailey, Brandt (62 Kiese Thelin), Alario, Baumgartlinger, Jedvaj, Wendell (74 L. Bender), Aránguiz (62 Paulinho), Kohr, Weiser Matchday 5 (29/11/2018) Bayer 04 Leverkusen-PFC Ludogorets 1945 Matchday 6 (13/12/2018) AEK Larnaca FC-Bayer 04 Leverkusen PFC Ludogorets 1945
UEFA Champions League - First qualifying round (11/07/2018) PFC Ludogorets 1945 7-0 Crusaders FC Goals: 1-0 Marcelinho 25, 2-0 Brown 40 (og) , 3-0 Keșerü 53, 4-0 Marcelinho 66, 5-0 Świerczok 73, 6-0 Świerczok 78, 7-0 Świerczok 80 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Renan, Cicinho, Natanael, Campanharo (64 Sasha), Dyakov, Keșerü (68 Świerczok), Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson (77 Lukoki), Rafael Forster, Misidjan (17/07/2018) Crusaders FC 0-2 PFC Ludogorets 1945 (agg: 0-9) Goals: 0-1 Brown 11 (og) , 0-2 Świerczok 65 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Broun, Cicinho (61 Panov), Terziev, Natanael (70 Nedyalkov), Sasha, Dyakov, Moţi, João Paulo, Świerczok (79 Bakalov), Marcelinho, Lukoki
Second qualifying round
13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen (25/07/2018) PFC Ludogorets 1945 0-0 Vidi FC PFC Ludogorets 1945: Renan, Cicinho, Natanael, Sasha (61 Campanharo), Dyakov, Keșerü (60 Świerczok), Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson, Rafael Forster, Misidjan (84 Lukoki) (01/08/2018) Vidi FC 1-0 PFC Ludogorets 1945 (agg: 1-0) Goals: 1-0 Hadžić 45 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Renan, Cicinho, Terziev, Natanael, Campanharo (46 Góralski), Dyakov, Moţi, Świerczok (67 Keșerü), Marcelinho, Wanderson (74 João Paulo), Misidjan
UEFA Europa League - Third qualifying round (09/08/2018) PFC Ludogorets 1945 1-0 HŠK Zrinjski Goals: 1-0 Moţi 16 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Renan, Cicinho, Natanael, Sasha (78 Campanharo), Dyakov (68 Góralski), Keșerü, Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson (82 João Paulo), Rafael Forster, Lukoki (16/08/2018) HŠK Zrinjski 1-1 PFC Ludogorets 1945 (agg: 1-2) Goals: 0-1 Keșerü 24, 1-1 Bilbija 90+2 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Broun, Cicinho, Natanael, Campanharo (90 Nedyalkov), Dyakov, Keșerü (86 Góralski), Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson, Rafael Forster, Misidjan (73 Lukoki)
Play-off (23/08/2018) FC Torpedo Kutaisi 0-1 PFC Ludogorets 1945 Goals: 0-1 Wanderson 45+1 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Broun, Nedyalkov, Cicinho, Natanael, Campanharo (65 Góralski), Dyakov, Keșerü (80 Lukoki), Moţi, Marcelinho (94 Terziev), Wanderson, Misidjan (30/08/2018) PFC Ludogorets 1945 4-0 FC Torpedo Kutaisi (agg: 5-0) Goals: 1-0 Misidjan 6, 2-0 Campanharo 38, 3-0 Campanharo 59, 4-0 Wanderson 62 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Renan, Nedyalkov, Cicinho, Natanael, Campanharo, Dyakov (72 Góralski), Keșerü, Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson (87 Bakalov), Misidjan (70 Lukoki)
Group stage Matchday 1 (20/09/2018) PFC Ludogorets 1945 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Goals: 1-0 Keșerü 8, 2-0 Marcelinho 31, 2-1 Havertz 38, 2-2 Kiese Thelin 63, 2-3 Havertz 69 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Renan, Nedyalkov, Cicinho, Natanael, Campanharo, Dyakov (76 Góralski), Keșerü, Moţi, Marcelinho (82 Júnior Brandão), Wanderson, Lukoki Matchday 2 (04/10/2018) FC Zürich 1-0 PFC Ludogorets 1945 Goals: 1-0 Pálsson 84 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Renan, Nedyalkov, Cicinho, Natanael, Júnior Brandão (70 Świerczok), Campanharo, Dyakov (70 Góralski), Moţi, Marcelinho (79 Mahlangu), Wanderson, Lukoki Matchday 3 (25/10/2018) AEK Larnaca FC 1-1 PFC Ludogorets 1945 Goals: 0-1 Lukoki 7, 1-1 Jorge Larena 25 (P) PFC Ludogorets 1945: Renan, Nedyalkov, Cicinho, Natanael, Campanharo (62 Góralski), Dyakov (81 Mahlangu), Keșerü (84 Świerczok), Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson, Lukoki Matchday 4 (08/11/2018) PFC Ludogorets 1945 0-0 AEK Larnaca FC PFC Ludogorets 1945: Renan, Nedyalkov, Cicinho, Natanael, Campanharo, Dyakov (66 Sasha), Keșerü (76 Świerczok), Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson, Lukoki (86 João Paulo)
14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen Matchday 5 (29/11/2018) Bayer 04 Leverkusen-PFC Ludogorets 1945 Matchday 6 (13/12/2018) PFC Ludogorets 1945-FC Zürich
15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen Match officials
Referee Dennis Higler (NED) Assistant referees Joost van Zuilen (NED) , Bas van Dongen (NED) Additional assistant referees Pol van Boekel (NED) , Allard Lindhout (NED) Fourth official Davie Goossens (NED) UEFA Delegate Clive Whitehead (ENG) UEFA Referee observer László Vagner (HUN)
Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Dennis Higler 30/09/1985 5 18
UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 11/05/2018 U17 GS-FT Spain Germany 5-1 Walsall 20/11/2018 U19 QR Bulgaria Greece 0-3 Sliven
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PFC Ludogorets 1945 Thursday 29 November 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit BayArena, Leverkusen Legend Competitions
Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.
17