2024–25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2024–25 season
Administration	Fernando Carro (CEO); Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports)
Head coach	Xabi Alonso
Stadium	BayArena
Bundesliga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Semi-finals
DFL-Supercup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Patrik Schick (21); All: ; Patrik Schick (27)

The 2024–25 season was the 121st season in the history of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and the club's 46th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the DFB-Pokal, the DFL-Supercup, and the UEFA Champions League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2025^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Lukas Hradecky (captain)
3	DF	ECU	Piero Hincapié
4	DF	GER	Jonathan Tah (vice-captain)
5	DF	ESP	Mario Hermoso (on loan from Roma)
7	MF	GER	Jonas Hofmann
8	MF	GER	Robert Andrich (3rd captain)
10	FW	GER	Florian Wirtz
11	MF	FRA	Martin Terrier
12	DF	BFA	Edmond Tapsoba
13	DF	BRA	Arthur
14	FW	CZE	Patrik Schick
16	MF	ARG	Emiliano Buendía (on loan from Aston Villa)
17	GK	CZE	Matěj Kovář


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	ARG	Alejo Sarco
19	MF	NGA	Nathan Tella
20	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo
21	MF	MAR	Amine Adli
22	FW	NGA	Victor Boniface
23	DF	FRA	Nordi Mukiele (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
24	MF	ESP	Aleix García
25	MF	ARG	Exequiel Palacios
30	DF	NED	Jeremie Frimpong
34	MF	SUI	Granit Xhaka (4th captain)
36	GK	GER	Niklas Lomb
44	DF	FRA	Jeanuël Belocian

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CIV	Odilon Kossounou (at Atalanta until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	BEL	Noah Mbamba (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2025)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	COL	Gustavo Puerta (at Hull City until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Sadik Fofana	Fortuna Sittard	Loan return	30 June 2024
FW	Sardar Azmoun	Roma	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[2]
DF	Jeanuël Belocian	Rennes	€15 million	1 July 2024	^[3]
DF	Andrea Natali	Barcelona	Free	1 July 2024	^[4]
MF	Aleix García	Girona	€18 million	1 July 2024	^[5]
FW	Martin Terrier	Rennes	€20 million	18 July 2024	^[6]
DF	Nordi Mukiele	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	28 August 2024	^[7]
FW	Alejo Sarco	Vélez Sarsfield	Free	1 January 2025	^[8]
MF	Emiliano Buendía	Aston Villa	Loan	29 January 2025	^[9]
DF	Mario Hermoso	Roma	Loan	31 January 2025	^[10]

Total expenditure: €53 million (excluding potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Borja Iglesias	Real Betis	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[11]
DF	Josip Stanišić	Bayern Munich	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[12]
GK	Patrick Pentz	Brøndby	€2.55 million	1 July 2024	^[13]
DF	Anton Bäuerle	SC Paderborn	Free	1 July 2024	^[14]
DF	Timothy Fosu-Mensah	Free agent	End of contract	1 July 2024
FW	Sardar Azmoun	Shabab Al-Ahli	€5 million	28 July 2024	^[15]
FW	Adam Hložek	TSG Hoffenheim	€18 million	17 August 2024	^[16]
MF	Gustavo Puerta	Hull City	Loan	27 August 2024	^[17]
DF	Odilon Kossounou	Atalanta	Loan	28 August 2024	^[18]

Total income: €25.55 million (excluding potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Friendlies

Pre-season

26 July 2024 Friendly	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Essen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vonić 89'	Report	Tella 44' Schick 71'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Thibaut Scheer

3 August 2024 Friendly	Lens	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Lens, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Medina 37' Saïd 45' Sotoca 60' Gradit 84'	Report	Terrier 6' Boniface 33' Wirtz 51' Hincapié 72'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Marc Bollengier (France)

7 August 2024 Friendly	Arsenal	4–1	Bayer Leverkusen	London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Zinchenko 8' Trossard 9' Gabriel Jesus 38' Havertz 65'	Report	Hložek 76' Puerta 89'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Samuel Barrott (England)

10 August 2024 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1 (3–1 p)	Real Betis	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Belocian 78'	Report	Carvalho 43' Juanmi 52'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,395 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
	Penalties
	Schick Adli García Andrich		Juanmi Rodriguez Losada Rodri

Mid-season

5 January 2025 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	Leverkusen
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 47' (pen.) Schick 58'	Report		Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Nico Fuchs

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	23 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1	2nd	34	19	12	3	72	43	+29	055.88
DFB-Pokal	28 August 2024	1 April 2025	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	9	4	+5	080.00
DFL-Supercup	17 August 2024		Final	Winners	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
UEFA Champions League	19 September 2024	11 March 2025	League phase	Round of 16	10	5	1	4	15	12	+3	050.00
Total					50	28	14	8	98	61	+37	056.00

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (C)	34	25	7	2	99	32	+67	82	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Bayer Leverkusen	34	19	12	3	72	43	+29	69
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	17	9	8	68	46	+22	60
4	Borussia Dortmund	34	17	6	11	71	51	+20	57
5	SC Freiburg	34	16	7	11	49	53	−4	55	Qualification for the Europa League league phase

Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[19]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(C) Champions

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	19	12	3	72	43	+29	69	10	4	3	38	24	+14	9	8	0	34	19	+15

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	D
Position	4	8	5	2	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Points	3	3	6	9	10	11	14	15	16	17	20	23	26	29	32	35	38	41	42	45	46	47	50	53	53	56	59	62	63	64	67	68	68	69

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.^[20]

23 August 2024 1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Elvedi 59' Kleindienst 85' Lainer 90+13'	Report	Xhaka 12' Wirtz 38', 90+11', 90+11'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,042 Referee: Robert Schröder

31 August 2024 2	Bayer Leverkusen	2–3	RB Leipzig	Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 12' Frimpong 18', 39' Grimaldo 45' Tapsoba 82'	Report	Kampl 45+7' Openda 57', 80' Klostermann 61'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,615 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

14 September 2024 3	TSG Hoffenheim	1–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Prass 35' Berisha 37' Geiger 68' Akpoguma 90+1'	Report	Terrier 17', 39' Boniface 30', 75' Andrich 51' Wirtz 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Daniel Schlager

22 September 2024 4	Bayer Leverkusen	4–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz 14' Tah 32' Belocian 36' Grimaldo 45+5' Hincapié 49' Adli 51' Frimpong 88' Boniface 90+3'	Report	Mukiele 5' (o.g.) Bornauw 37' Svanberg 45+1' Tomás 50' Zesiger 80' Gerhardt 88' Grabara 90+1' Arnold 90+1' Kamiński 90+7'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,250 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

28 September 2024 5	Bayern Munich	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Upamecano 23' Pavlović 39'	Report	Andrich 31', 32' Wirtz 57' Grimaldo 71'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer

5 October 2024 6	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2	Holstein Kiel	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 4' Hofmann 8' Frimpong 68' Tah 90+6'	Report	Geschwill 45+5' Knudsen 60' Arp 69' (pen.) Weiner 90+2'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Hartmann

19 October 2024 7	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 9', 72' Andrich 25' Grimaldo 67' Hincapié 70'	Report	Marmoush 16' (pen.) Tuta 28'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Brych

26 October 2024 8	Werder Bremen	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Weiser 50' Ducksch 74' Schmid 90'	Report	Boniface 30' Agu 77' (o.g.) Hincapié 88'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Florian Badstübner

1 November 2024 9	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Andrich 30' Mukiele 42' Xhaka 51'	Report	Karazor 52' Millot 56' Chase 68' Stiller 69'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert

9 November 2024 10	VfL Bochum	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Miyoshi 89'	Report	Schick 18', 77'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

23 November 2024 11	Bayer Leverkusen	5–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Palacios 30' Schick 32', 52', 71' Xhaka 82'	Report	Dorsch 10' Honsak 21'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,103 Referee: Bastian Dankert

30 November 2024 12	Union Berlin	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rothe 28' Jeong 29' Querfeld 63' Trimmel 67' Skov 90+3'	Report	Frimpong 2' Andrich 21' Schick 71' Mukiele 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Christian Dingert

7 December 2024 13	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	FC St. Pauli	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 6' Tah 21' Hincapié 28'	Report	Guilavogui 37', 84' Saliakas 75' Dźwigała 90+3'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

14 December 2024 14	FC Augsburg	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Onyeka 12' Gouweleeuw 44' Tietz 54'	Report	Terrier 14' Wirtz 40'	Stadium: Augsburg Arena Attendance: 29,310 Referee: Felix Zwayer

21 December 2024 15	Bayer Leverkusen	5–1	SC Freiburg	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 33', 51' Schick 45+1', 67', 74', 77', 78'	Report	Kübler 24' Grifo 55' Röhl 90+1'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler

10 January 2025 16	Borussia Dortmund	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gittens 12' Guirassy 79' (pen.) Nmecha 90+5'	Report	Tella 1' Schick 8', 19', 45+3' Tapsoba 78'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Tobias Stieler

14 January 2025 17	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Mainz 05	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Grimaldo 48' Mukiele 69' Xhaka 87'	Report	Sieb 17' Bell 51' Caci 68'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz

18 January 2025 18	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 32', 62' (pen.) Schick 74'	Report	Čvančara 59' Kleindienst 90+1' Lainer 90+4'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Harm Osmers

25 January 2025 19	RB Leipzig	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Raum 41' Simons 79' Tapsoba 85' (o.g.) Baumgartner 88'	Report	Schick 18' García 36' Andrich 40' Tapsoba 42'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 46,793 Referee: Bastian Dankert

2 February 2025 20	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	TSG Hoffenheim	Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Boniface 15' Frimpong 19' Grimaldo 45+2' 61' Schick 51' Tah 79' García 90+5'	Report	Geiger 34' Orban 62' Yardımcı 79' Bischof 79'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,278 Referee: Robin Braun

8 February 2025 21	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mæhle 75' Koulierakis 90+7'	Report	Boniface 15' Andrich 37' Mukiele 77'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,198 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

15 February 2025 22	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	Bayern Munich	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hincapié 11' Tapsoba 90+4'	Report	Itō 39' Pavlović 53' Upamecano 74'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert

22 February 2025 23	Holstein Kiel	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Holstein
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Knudsen 12' Zec 24' Javorček 75' Komenda 82'	Report	Schick 9' Adli 45' Hincapié 78'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Daniel Schlager

1 March 2025 24	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Frankfurt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ekitike 37' Skhiri 80'	Report	Tella 26' Mukiele 29' Schick 33' García 62' Xhaka 69'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer

8 March 2025 25	Bayer Leverkusen	0–2	Werder Bremen	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 21' Adli 88' Palacios 90+8'	Report	Schmid 7' Lynen 18' Weiser 53' Burke 69' Stage 72' Njinmah 90+4'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz

16 March 2025 26	VfB Stuttgart	3–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Stuttgart
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Demirović 15' Karazor 27' Woltemade 48', 64' Jeltsch 51' Xhaka 62' (o.g.)	Report	Frimpong 56' Hincapié 68', 77' Andrich 74' Stiller 88' (o.g.) Schick 90+4'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert

28 March 2025 27	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	VfL Bochum	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	García 20' Boniface 60' Adli 87'	Report	Passlack 26' Boadu 87'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Sven Jablonski

5 April 2025 28	1. FC Heidenheim	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schöppner 42'	Report	Buendía 90+1'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

12 April 2025 29	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	Union Berlin	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz 90+3' Hofmann 90+3'	Report	Preu 83'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Bastian Dankert

20 April 2025 30	FC St. Pauli	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Hamburg
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boukhalfa 78' Smith 90+1'	Report	Schick 32' Hincapié 63' Hradecky 64' Frimpong 64' Tella 77'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Sören Storks

26 April 2025 31	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	FC Augsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schick 13' Buendía 45+1'	Report	Zesiger 83'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,563 Referee: Christian Dingert

4 May 2025 32	SC Freiburg	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Freiburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Manzambi 27' Eggestein 44' Hincapié 49' (o.g.)	Report	Adli 66' Wirtz 82' Grimaldo 88' Tah 90+3'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Daniel Siebert

11 May 2025 33	Bayer Leverkusen	2–4	Borussia Dortmund	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Frimpong 30' Hofmann 90+2'	Report	Groß 23' Brandt 33' Ryerson 43' Nmecha 45+2' Adeyemi 73' Guirassy 77'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

17 May 2025 34	Mainz 05	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Rhineland-Palatinate
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nebel 35' Bell 40' Burkardt 63' (pen.) Hanche-Olsen 81'	Report	Palacios 40' García 45+7' Schick 49' (pen.), 54' Hincapié 59' Arthur 68' Tah 83' Wirtz 87'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Tobias Reichel

DFB-Pokal

28 August 2024 First round	Carl Zeiss Jena	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Jena
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reddemann 18' Schau 37'	Report	Andrich 18' Hofmann 52'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Welz

29 October 2024 Second round	Bayer Leverkusen	3–0	SV Elversberg	Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 2', 9' García 36' Tapsoba 81'	Report	Pinckert 84'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,787 Referee: Benjamin Brand

3 December 2024 Round of 16	Bayern Munich	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Upamecano 13' Neuer 17' Goretzka 52'	Report	Tapsoba 13' Wirtz 22' Tella 69' Kovář 78'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

5 February 2025 Quarter-finals	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Köln	Leverkusen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 61', 90+6' Xhaka 70' Boniface 98' Wirtz 104' García 119'	Report	Heintz 19' Downs 45+10' Maina 54' Hübers 64' Thielmann 90+5'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Frank Willenborg

1 April 2025 Semi-finals	Arminia Bielefeld	2–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Bielefeld
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Wörl 20' Großer 45+3' Grodowski 63' Schreck 64' Russo 72'	Report	Tah 17' Mukiele 41' Hincapié 51' Boniface 60' Tella 87' Grimaldo 90+1'	Stadium: Schüco-Arena Attendance: 26,601 Referee: Harm Osmers

DFL-Supercup

Bayer Leverkusen secured their spot by winning both the Bundesliga and the domestic cup.

17 August 2024 Final	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2 (4–3 p)	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 11', 80' Terrier 37' Xhaka 61' Tapsoba 71' Wirtz 85' Frimpong 86' Schick 88'	Report	Millot 15', 78' Stiller 44' Undav 63' Demirović 71' Stenzel 82' Chabot 86'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler
	Penalties
	Schick Grimaldo García Tapsoba		Millot Demirović Krätzig Undav Silas

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Inter Milan	8	6	1	1	11	1	+10	19	Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
5	Atlético Madrid	8	6	0	2	20	12	+8	18
6	Bayer Leverkusen	8	5	1	2	15	7	+8	16
7	Lille	8	5	1	2	17	10	+7	16
8	Aston Villa	8	5	1	2	13	6	+7	16

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W
Position	3	4	6	13	6	4	8	6
Points	3	6	7	7	10	13	13	16

Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

19 September 2024 1	Feyenoord	0–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Trauner 44'	Report	Wirtz 5', 36' Grimaldo 30' Wellenreuther 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 42,297 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

1 October 2024 2	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Milan	Leverkusen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	García 8' Boniface 51' Frimpong 74'	Report	Morata 84' Chukwueze 90+4' Tomori 90+5'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

23 October 2024 3	Brest	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Guingamp, France
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lees-Melou 39', 90+5' Salah 84'	Report	Wirtz 24', 74' Frimpong 72' Tah 90+2' Xhaka 90+8'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 15,510 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Note: The match was played at Stade de Roudourou in Guingamp, instead of Brest's regular stadium, Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest, which did not meet UEFA requirements.^[21]

5 November 2024 4	Liverpool	4–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Díaz 61', 83', 90+2' Gakpo 63'	Report	García 26' Hradecky 60'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 59,790 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

26 November 2024 5	Bayer Leverkusen	5–0	Red Bull Salzburg	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 8' (pen.), 30' Grimaldo 11' Schick 61' Andrich 65' García 72'	Report	Yeo 58'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,211 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

10 December 2024 6	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Inter Milan	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mukiele 90'	Report	Çalhanoğlu 25' Carlos Augusto 27'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

21 January 2025 7	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Barrios 23' Giménez 45+2' Alvarez 52', 90' Simeone 66'	Report	Wirtz 44' Hincapié 45+1', 45+4' 76' Tella 45+2'	Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium Attendance: 66,280 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

29 January 2025 8	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	Sparta Prague	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 32' Tella 64' Xhaka 66' Andrich 90+2'	Report	Birmančević 36' Olatunji 63'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.

5 March 2025 First leg	Bayern Munich	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kane 9', 75' (pen.) Laimer 39' Goretzka 51' Musiala 54'	Report	Mukiele 39' 62' Tapsoba 73' Tah 74'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

11 March 2025 Second leg	Bayer Leverkusen	0–2 (0–5 agg.)	Bayern Munich	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hermoso 31' Xhaka 51' Schick 70' Buendía 86'	Report	Laimer 8' Coman 10' Kane 52', 82' Davies 71'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		DFL-Supercup		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	FIN	Lukas Hradecky	15	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
17	GK	CZE	Matěj Kovář	5	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
36	GK	GER	Niklas Lomb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ECU	Piero Hincapié	18	1	10+2	1	0	0	1	0	5	0
4	DF	GER	Jonathan Tah	20	1	12	1	2	0	0+1	0	5	0
5	DF	ESP	Mario Hermoso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	BFA	Edmond Tapsoba	20	0	12	0	2	0	1	0	4+1	0
13	DF	BRA	Arthur	4	0	0+1	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo	20	3	12	1	0+2	0	0+1	0	5	2
23	DF	FRA	Nordi Mukiele	6	0	2+2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	NED	Jeremie Frimpong	19	2	10+2	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	4+1	0
33	DF	TOG	Sadik Fofana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	FRA	Jeanuël Belocian	6	0	1+1	0	1	0	1	0	0+2	0
Midfielders
7	MF	GER	Jonas Hofmann	8	2	3+1	1	2	1	0	0	1+1	0
8	MF	GER	Robert Andrich	16	2	9+1	2	1	0	1	0	2+2	0
11	MF	FRA	Martin Terrier	13	1	5+4	1	0	0	1	0	1+2	0
16	MF	ARG	Emiliano Buendía	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	NGA	Nathan Tella	15	0	1+7	0	2	0	1	0	1+3	0
21	MF	MAR	Amine Adli	12	0	2+5	0	1	0	1	0	1+2	0
24	MF	ESP	Aleix García	18	2	4+6	0	2	1	1	0	3+2	1
25	MF	ARG	Exequiel Palacios	12	1	2+4	1	1	0	0	0	3+2	0
34	MF	SUI	Granit Xhaka	20	2	12	2	1+1	0	1	0	4+1	0
Forwards
10	FW	GER	Florian Wirtz	20	9	10+2	4	0+2	0	0+1	0	5	5
14	FW	CZE	Patrik Schick	17	9	4+6	5	2	2	0+1	1	2+2	1
22	FW	NGA	Victor Boniface	15	8	8+2	6	0+1	0	1	1	3	1
29	FW	UKR	Artem Stepanov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
40	FW	GER	Francis Onyeka	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 30 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Position	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	DFL-Supercup	Champions League	Total
1	Patrik Schick	21	4	1	1	27
2	Florian Wirtz	10	0	0	6	16
3	Victor Boniface	8	1	1	1	11
4	Jeremie Frimpong	5	0	0	0	5
4	Álex Grimaldo	2	0	0	2	4
6	Robert Andrich	2	0	0	0	2
	Piero Hincapié	1	0	0	1	2
	Jonas Hofmann	1	1	0	0	2
	Jonathan Tah	2	0	0	0	2
	Martin Terrier	2	0	0	0	2
	Granit Xhaka	2	0	0	0	2
Own goals		0	0	0	1	0
Total		44	6	2	12	64

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