Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille Competition – Europa League Stadium: BayArena Date: 5th November 2026 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Second meets 34th at the BayArena on Thursday night. Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten and yet to concede in the Europa League league phase, while Marseille are still waiting for their first point. Domestic form tells a different story, though. Marseille arrive on a two-game winning run in Ligue 1, while Leverkusen were beaten 4-2 at home by Stuttgart on Saturday. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT.
Saturday’s 4-2 home defeat to Stuttgart was Leverkusen’s second league loss in three games. Three days earlier, they beat Nürnberg 5-2 at the BayArena in the DFB-Pokal, and before that they lost 3-0 at Hoffenheim. The two oldest results were wins, 2-0 away at OFI Crete in the Europa League and 2-1 at home to Freiburg. That makes three wins and two defeats, with 11 goals scored and 10 conceded, and seven of those goals against came in the two league defeats. In Europe, their record so far is spotless.
Marseille have three wins and two defeats from their last five, scoring 11 and conceding seven, and the split is stark: all three wins came in Ligue 1, and both defeats came in the Europa League. Sunday’s 2-0 home win over Toulouse was the latest, a week after a 4-3 home win over Le Havre. Before those, they lost 1-0 at Sturm Graz, won 5-2 at Angers and were beaten 1-0 at home by Olympiacos. Marseille failed to score in either of those European games.
Thursday’s game will be the first competitive meeting between the clubs. The only previous meetings in the record are two pre-season friendlies, with one win each. The most recent was a 2-1 Leverkusen win away at Marseille in August 2023, and before that Marseille won 4-1 away at Leverkusen in July 2014. The away side won both games, so there is no competitive history to draw on at the BayArena.
Bayer Leverkusen sit second in the league phase with nine points from three games, while Marseille are 34th without a point. A Leverkusen win would take them to 12 points and top of the table on current standings.
In Germany, the match is live on RTL with streaming on RTL+, while French viewers can watch on Canal+ France and Canal+ Live 1 or stream through myCANAL. UK viewers can tune in on TNT Sports 5 or stream on HBO Max, and in the USA it’s on CBS Sports Network, TUDN USA and UniMás, with Paramount+ among the streaming options.
Possible Lineups
Bayer Leverkusen
4-2-3-1
HOMEMarseille
4-1-4-1
AWAYBayer Leverkusen — Form
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✕ | Bayer Leverkusen | 2-4 | Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 31.10.26 |
| ✓ | Bayer Leverkusen | 5-2 | Nurnberg | DFB-Pokal | 28.10.26 |
| ✕ | Hoffenheim | 3-0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 25.10.26 |
| ✓ | OFI Crete | 0-2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Europa League | 22.10.26 |
| ✓ | Bayer Leverkusen | 2-1 | Freiburg | Bundesliga | 18.10.26 |
Marseille — Form
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | Marseille | 2-0 | Toulouse | Ligue 1 | 01.11.26 |
| ✓ | Marseille | 4-3 | Le Havre | Ligue 1 | 25.10.26 |
| ✕ | Sturm Graz | 1-0 | Marseille | Europa League | 22.10.26 |
| ✓ | Angers | 2-5 | Marseille | Ligue 1 | 18.10.26 |
| ✕ | Marseille | 0-1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | Europa League | 15.10.26 |
Head to Head
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille | 1-2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Club Friendly | 02.08.23 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1-4 | Marseille | Club Friendly | 19.07.14 |
Where to Watch
Table
Europa League Standings
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
WWW
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| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
WWW
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| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
WWW
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| 4 | Ferencváros | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
WWW
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| 5 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
WWW
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| 6 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
WDW
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| 7 | Juventus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
DWW
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| 8 | Beşiktaş | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
DWW
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| 9 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
DWW
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| 10 | AZ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
WWL
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| 11 | Omonia Nicosia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
LWW
|
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
LWW
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| 13 | Rennes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
DWD
|
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
WDL
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| 15 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
DLW
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| 16 | Sparta Praha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
LDW
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| 17 | Levski Sofia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
WDL
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| 18 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
LWD
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| 19 | Sturm Graz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
WLD
|
| 20 | NEC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
WDL
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| 21 | Salzburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
DLW
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| 22 | Anderlecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
WLL
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| 23 | Hoffenheim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
WLL
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| 24 | Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
LWL
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| 25 | Celta de Vigo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
WLL
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| 26 | OFI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
LLW
|
| 27 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
LWL
|
| 28 | Torreense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
LLW
|
| 29 | Celje | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
DLL
|
| 30 | Hapoel Be’er Sheva | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
LLD
|
| 31 | Lillestrøm | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
LDL
|
| 32 | Lech Poznań | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
DLL
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| 33 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
LLL
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| 34 | Olympique Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
LLL
|
| 35 | Celtic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
LLL
|
| 36 | Ararat-Armenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
LLL
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