Bayer Leverkusen are taking the belief gained from finishing in the top eight of the Champions League standings into the latter stages of their Bundesliga title defence.

After an underwhelming 2023/24 season, Mainz are now in the running for the UEFA Champions League places. So what's clicking for Bo Henriksen's side this time around?

Leverkusen emerged as 3-2 victors against Borussia Monchengladbach on August 23, though they did need Florian Wirtz to score a 101st-minute winner after squandering their 2-0 first-half lead.

MainzAfter beating Bochum by two goals to nil after returning from the winter break, Mainz have since recorded two successive losses, with the club looking to reset their form against a Stuttgart

Steffen Baumgart has overseen his first win as Union Berlin coach as his team ended its 11-game winless run with a 2-1 victory over Mainz in the Bundesliga

Sky Germany and Fabrizio Romano report that Bayer Leverkusen are in talks to sign Manchester City’s James McAtee as they look to replace the injured Martin Terrier.The first offer for Leverkusen

Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen will seek to keep the pressure on Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga when they welcome Monchengladbach to the BayArena.  Leverkusen vs Monchengladbach best

Young England striker wants more playing time ahead of this summer’s European Under-21 Championship and is keen for switch to the Bundesliga

According to Florian Plettenberg, Mainz 05 are eager to complete the loan signing of Manchester City midfielder James McAtee.It has previously been reported that the Bundesliga would be the

Gabriel Vidovic (ankle), Jonathan Burkardt (thigh), and Moritz Jenz (muscle) are unlikely to feature for the sixth-placed Mainz 05 due to injuries, although Jenz’s condition will be assessed closer to kickoff.

Sky Germany and Fabrizio Romano report that Bayer Leverkusen are in talks to sign Manchester City’s James McAtee as they look to replace the injured Martin Terrier.

Crystal Palace and West Ham United could attempt to land James McAtee after Bayer Leverkusen moved onto an alternative target