Ludogorets 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report

Europa League · Thursday 20 September 2018

Result

Ludogorets 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Europa League · Thursday 20 September 2018, 19:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Ludogorets · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Europa League predictions

Ludogorets 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report

Ludogorets were beaten by Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-3 in the Europa League on Thursday 20 September 2018. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Claudiu Keseru opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Ludogorets's goals came from Claudiu Keseru (8') and Marcelinho (31'). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through Kai Havertz (38'), Isaac Kiese Thelin (63') and Kai Havertz (69').

Discipline: Ludogorets received 3 yellow cards; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 4 yellow cards.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.

Ludogorets lined up in a 4-4-2 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kai Havertz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (9.1), ahead of Claudiu Keșerü (7.5).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Claudiu KeseruLudogorets · 1-0
  • 20'Yellow card · MarcelinhoLudogorets
  • 31'Goal · MarcelinhoLudogorets · 2-0
  • 38'Goal · Kai HavertzBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-1
  • 44'Yellow card · Lars BenderBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 61'Yellow card · Dominik KohrBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 63'Goal · Isaac Kiese ThelinBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-2
  • 69'Goal · Kai HavertzBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-3
  • 71'Yellow card · Isaac Kiese ThelinBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 83'Yellow card · Gustavo CampanharoLudogorets
  • 85'Yellow card · Kevin VollandBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 88'Yellow card · Cosmin MoțiLudogorets

Team news

Ludogorets line-up (4-4-2)

Renan, Cicinho, Cosmin Moți, Anton Nedyalkov, Natanael, Jody Lukoki, Campanharo, Svetoslav Dyakov, Wanderson, Marcelinho, Claudiu Keșerü

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-4-1-1)

Lukas Hradecky, Mitchell Weiser, Jonathan Tah, Aleksandar Dragovic, Wendell, Julian Brandt, Lars Bender, Dominik Kohr, Paulinho, Kai Havertz, Isaac Kiese Thelin