Issue Nº 27 · Spring 2026

The Footnote.

A magazine of European football, in long form and short

★ Liverpool five clear at the top· Real Madrid host Barcelona Sunday ·★ Mbappé on 22 La Liga goals· Bayern–Dortmund in Munich ·★ PSG unbeaten in 14· Inter top of Serie A ·★ Champions League quarter-finals next week· The Footnote · The Footnote · The Footnote ·★ Liverpool five clear at the top· Real Madrid host Barcelona Sunday ·★ Mbappé on 22 La Liga goals· Bayern–Dortmund in Munich ·★ PSG unbeaten in 14· Inter top of Serie A ·★ Champions League quarter-finals next week· The Footnote · The Footnote · The Footnote ·
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Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

Leverkusen · Founded 1904 · Manager: Xabi Alonso

League Position
2
Points
56
Goals For
58
Goals Against
25
Goal Diff
+33

The Club

Bayer Leverkusen of Leverkusen have, for 122 years, occupied a particular place in the imagination of Germany — a club whose identity is inseparable from BayArena. The current season has tested the squad's composure as often as its quality. A run-in awaits that will ask both questions in earnest.

Stadium
BayArena
Founded
1904
League
Bundesliga

Recent Form

WDWWW
17
Won
5
Drawn
3
Lost

Key Players

AM · Germany

Florian Wirtz

13
Goals
14
Assists
24
Apps
Age 22

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