The Werkself entertain the current Swedish champions BK Häcken at the BayArena on the first matchday in the Europa League group stage. Bayer 04 then travel to Norway to play Molde on matchday two. At the end of October, there is the home game against Qarabag and the team led by head coach Xabi Alonso then travel to Azerbaijan two weeks later. The last match in Group H is at home to Molde on 14 December (kick-off: 18.45 CET).
Group H fixtures:
Matchday 1, 21 September, 18.45 CEST: Bayer 04 vs BK Häcken
Matchday 2, 5 October, 21.00 CEST: Molde vs Bayer 04
Matchday 3, 26 October, 21.00 CEST: Bayer 04 vs Qarabag
Matchday 4, 9 November, 18.45 CET: Qarabag vs Bayer 04
Matchday 5, 30 November, 21.00 CET: BK Häcken vs Bayer 04
Matchday 6, 14 December, 18.45 CET: Bayer 04 vs Molde
Bosnia U19 international Kerim Alajbegovic is moving from Bayer 04 Leverkusen's youth set-up to Red Bull Salzburg. The talented attacking midfielder has signed a long-term contract with the Austrian club. At the same time, the works club secured a buy-back option for the 17-year-old, who was one of the mainstays of the Leverkusen U19s.
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