Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 Celje
- Seslar 15' (o.g.)
- Medina 74'
16 September 2026
The match in data
A 2–0 win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen against Celje on 16 September 2026, in the 2026-27 Europa League (League Stage 1).
Player of the match: Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), rated 74, thanks above all to 16 final-third passes and 2 big chances created. García produced 2.2 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.
For Celje, the highest-rated player was Mark Zabukovnik, with 69.
Aleix García
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 90'
Produced 2.16× and cost 0.68× their position's average
- 16 final-third passes 2.7×
- 2 big chances created 4.0×
- 4 key passes 3.1×
- 10 misplaced passes 1.6×
- 0.38 xG not converted 4.0×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleix García ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 74 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | Defender | 90 | 69 |
| Jarell Quansah | Defender | 30 | 62 |
| Robert Andrich | Midfielder | 90 | 61 |
| Loïc Badé | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Patrik Schick | Forward | 71 | 55 |
| Afonso Moreira | Forward | 29 | 53 |
| Martin Terrier | Forward | 61 | 50 |
| Facundo Medina | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Malik Tillman | Midfielder | 61 | 39 |
| Equi Fernández | Midfielder | 29 | 34 |
| Lucas Vázquez | Defender | 60 | 30 |
| Moussa Diaby | Midfielder | 80 | 25 |
| Mark Flekken | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Christian Kofane | Forward | 19 | no rating |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Zabukovnik | Midfielder | 90 | 69 |
| Matic Ivansek | Forward | 29 | 57 |
| Artemijus Tutyškinas | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Armandas Kučys | Forward | 61 | 51 |
| Luka Tičić | Midfielder | 80 | 48 |
| Yaya Dukuly | Midfielder | 61 | 41 |
| Milot Avdyli | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Benjamin Verbic | Midfielder | 69 | 39 |
| Svit Seslar | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Pijus Širvys | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Veton Tusha | Forward | 21 | 36 |
| Łukasz Bejger | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Blaz Kramer | Forward | 29 | 22 |
| Zan-Luk Leban | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Papa Daniel | Midfielder | 10 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.