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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.

Stake

Possible Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen

4-2-3-1

HOME

Marseille

4-1-4-1

AWAY
F
Flekken
DL
De Lange
G
Gutierrez
M
Medina
T
Tapsoba
Q
Quansah
E
Emerson
A
Aguerd
ER
Egan-Riley
W
Weah
G
Garcia
F
Fernandez
H
Hojbjerg
M
Moreira
M
Maza
V
Vazquez
P
Paixao
N
Nnadi
A
Abdelli
H
Harit
S
Schick
G
Gouiri

Bayer 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

🇩🇪 Germany
RTLRTL+
🇫🇷 France
Canal+ FranceCanal+ Live 1myCANAL
🇬🇧 Great Britain
TNT Sports 5HBO Max
🇮🇪 Ireland
TNT Sports 5HBO Max
🇺🇸 USA
CBS Sports NetworkTUDN USAUniMásParamount+fuboTVTUDN.comTUDN AppUnivision NOWViX
🇨🇦 Canada
DAZN CanadafuboTV Canada
🇪🇸 Spain
Movistar Liga de Campeones 3Movistar Liga de Campeones 5Movistar+
🇦🇹 Austria
RTLRTL+
🇨🇭 Switzerland
RTLCanal+ FranceSunrise TVBlue SportRTL+
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Ziggo Sport 5Ziggo Go
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
Sport 2 CZ/SKOnePlay
TV Channel Streaming Radio

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
2 Bayer Leverkusen 3 3 0 0 8 0 8 9
WWW
3 AFC Bournemouth 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9
WWW
4 Ferencváros 3 3 0 0 9 3 6 9
WWW
5 Olympiakos Piraeus 3 3 0 0 4 1 3 9
WWW
6 Union Saint-Gilloise 3 2 1 0 8 1 7 7
WDW
7 Juventus 3 2 1 0 9 3 6 7
DWW
8 Beşiktaş 3 2 1 0 9 5 4 7
DWW
9 Sunderland 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 7
DWW
10 AZ 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 6
WWL
11 Omonia Nicosia 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 6
LWW
12 Olympique Lyonnais 3 2 0 1 5 6 -1 6
LWW
13 Rennes 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 5
DWD
14 Real Sociedad 3 1 1 1 8 3 5 4
WDL
15 Crystal Palace 3 1 1 1 8 5 3 4
DLW
16 Sparta Praha 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 4
LDW
17 Levski Sofia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
WDL
18 Dinamo Zagreb 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
LWD
19 Sturm Graz 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2 4
WLD
20 NEC 3 1 1 1 5 8 -3 4
WDL
21 Salzburg 3 1 1 1 3 6 -3 4
DLW
22 Anderlecht 3 1 0 2 4 3 1 3
WLL
23 Hoffenheim 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
WLL
24 Milan 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3
LWL
25 Celta de Vigo 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3
WLL
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
33 Viktoria Plzeň 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0
LLL
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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