In the 1987/88 season, Bayer 04 won their only European club competition to date when it was called the UEFA Cup. The first leg of the final against Espanyol ended in a 3-0 defeat but the team under head coach Erich Ribbeck levelled the scores in the 90 minutes and went on to lift the trophy on penalties.
Close but deserved – that was the unanimous view of the media in describing the 2-1 defeat for the Werkself in the Europa League quarter-final against Inter Milan.
Show moreLars Bender and Co. have completed the final pre-match training session at the 'Düsseldorf Arena', the referee has been confirmed for tonight's Europa League quarter-final against Inter Milan (kick-off: 21.00 CEST) and the 'Nerazzurri' coach Antonio Conte talked about Leverkusen's strengths: the matchday news in brief.
Show moreThe Werkself start the Europa League finals tournament. After the departure of the Bayer 04 team and staff on Sunday afternoon from Leverkusen in the direction of the team hotel in Düsseldorf, head coach Peter Bosz and defender Sven Bender were at the pre-match press conference where they talked about the quarter-final clash with Inter Milan on Monday night in the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia (kick-off: 21.00 CET/live on RTL and DAZN as well as Werkself Radio at bayer04.de).
Show moreRoma, Atalanta, Juventus, Napoli and Inter: Oliver Birkner is certainly busy at the moment. The 50-year-old is the Italy correspondent for kicker and he reports on the Italian teams appearances on the European stage. In an interview with bayer04.de, the Gelsenkirchen-born journalist, who has lived in Florence since 2007, talks about Inter Milan, the Europa League quarter-final opponents for the Werkself – and reveals some interesting expert knowledge about the ‘Nerazzurri’.
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