00:04So it's a first-ever Europa League campaign for the Slovenian champion Celia.
00:11Maz is missing through injury, while Gutierrez, Kwanza, Fernandes, Moreira
00:16and the other goal scorer from Saturday, Kofane, all go to a very sparse-looking bench.
00:22Mario Kvezic, who had five years playing in the lower tiers of German football.
00:29So Bayer Leverkusen, a kick-off in the UEFA Europa League
00:33for the first time since playing away to Bravo Ljubljana in the league last weekend.
00:41Second defeat in a row for Celia, and the third in the past two weeks,
00:45which is perhaps why it led to the straw that broke the camel's back for the club's hierarchy.
00:53Schick score that late leveller against Augsburg at the weekend.
00:59Given a start this evening, Schick.
01:02Four games in a row that he is netted in coming into this.
01:08Started off in need.
01:14Group now for Tillman.
01:17First time hit is off the post.
01:22It's in the way for a corner.
01:24This was mightily close though.
01:26An accident.
01:35In from Garcia, and it's another good save from LeBan.
01:42Certainly onside, it would have counted.
01:45Liverpool had trials with Barcelona, almost signed for them,
01:48but it was Everton's youth academy that he went to.
01:51It didn't work out for him there though.
01:56Oh, it's an own goal.
01:59A nightmare moment for Schickler there.
02:02And there was little hope for LeBan in keeping that out.
02:07Leverkusen have been knocking at the door.
02:09And they have the advantage,
02:13courtesy of an own goal from Svit Schickler.
02:23And it looked like the danger had been dealt with here.
02:27But Schickler, in trying to clear it away.
02:31No Slovenian side has actually ever won an away game in Germany.
02:36There have been seven previous matches in the country
02:39between teams from the nations.
02:43Vasquez, lovely stuff from Schick.
02:46Schickler should be 2-0.
02:48Alex Garcia didn't really have much conviction with the strike there, did he?
02:55This is a long way out.
03:01He's gone for goal, and it's safely fielded by LeBan.
03:08Alex Garcia getting his range here,
03:10and trying to add to that tally of one mistake
03:16coming from Schickler so far
03:18that ended up in the back of his own net.
03:24Verbić, flecking down well,
03:26and up again quickly to gather at the second attempt
03:30that the away side have had all night.
03:32And Benjamin Verbić created it all on his own.
03:36Wonderful weaving run to get in,
03:38but having seemingly done the hard work
03:40by getting past the defenders,
03:42put it too close to Fleck,
03:44and who still had work to do,
03:45but shouldn't really have been given the chance
03:48to even make a save.
03:50And that says it all.
03:53Won't get many opportunities.
03:57Schick's layoff.
03:58Garcia was trying to send it forwards quickly to Tillman.
04:01It's been work wide to Diaby anyway.
04:03That's inviting.
04:06And was very nearly two.
04:11Comes back to Vázquez again.
04:20Lovely pass.
04:21Oh, surely some save that.
04:27Jean-Luc LeBan.
04:31Well, instinctive stuff here.
04:32He's certainly onside, isn't he, Martin Terrier.
04:37Instant control for him,
04:38but look how quickly the keeper was out.
04:40He made himself as big as possible,
04:42and look at his reaction.
04:44And keep it.
04:50Fervic,
04:51and most likely to make something happen,
04:53and he very nearly did there
04:54with an excellent pull in,
04:56and Fleckham with a splendid save,
04:58snatching an equalizer.
05:01Verbić's delivery.
05:04Nobody was picking up the free run in the center.
05:09and Fleckham with the aid of the upright
05:12has ensured that Leverkusen...
05:18Leverkusen leads at the interval.
05:21Carlos Martinez's men have been
05:23very much a dominant force, but...
05:29No changes from either of the head coaches
05:32at the interval.
05:36Schick trying to extend that Leverkusen lead.
05:39Tillman, Andrisch...
05:42flighted in,
05:44and they're queuing up,
05:45and it's another terrific stop
05:47from Jean-Luc LeBan.
05:49Well, this was so close to a second goal.
05:52Perhaps a case of the wrong man
05:54in the right place,
05:55as Facundo Medina
05:57went for goal,
05:58and he was denied a goal
06:00by the sprawling stop of the...
06:0632-year-old Slovenia international.
06:10111 goals,
06:1259 assists in his career,
06:14as that
06:15is absolutely skied over the top.
06:18Well, Leverkusen guilty
06:20of overplaying that.
06:25Teary me.
06:27Yaya Dukuli
06:28to
06:29the
06:30club and
06:32take it
06:34cellular after nine
06:35years abroad.
06:37Is that?
06:37He's smacked onto the crossbar,
06:40and that was the chance
06:41for the youngster,
06:43Afonso Moreira,
06:44for the keeper.
06:45Hasn't really put a foot wrong all night,
06:47but he nearly made a big error here.
06:50Very fortunate to see it
06:51deflect onto the crossbar
06:54after a ripper
06:55of a hit from the substitute.
06:57Would have been three goals
06:58in nine European matches
07:00for the 21-year-old Portuguese.
07:02As it is,
07:03it's a Leverkusen corner.
07:08On Medina,
07:10that
07:10is in.
07:11And Leverkusen
07:13are surely
07:14home and dry now.
07:21It is a
07:22first-ever
07:23European goal
07:24for the Argentinian.
07:26And one.
07:28Diaby.
07:31Kwanza.
07:33Kofane.
07:34Nice turn
07:35and hit!
07:36Just the wrong side
07:38of the post.
07:40Some under too many chances.
07:43Same problem
07:44for them again tonight
07:45and
07:47Kofane
07:48tried to take it
07:50in his stride there.
07:56Leverkusen
07:57back in the UEFA Europa League
07:59and beginning
08:00with a win.
08:01The 20-24
08:03runners-up
08:04seeing off
08:05the competition
08:06debutant Selya
08:08by two goals
08:09to nil.
08:10We'll see you all.
08:11We'll see you all.
08:14Julie and
