Schick's Double Helps Bayer Leverkusen Beat Sevilla

Bayer Leverkusen has won the first major test of the season two weeks before the start of the season against Spanish La Liga side FC Sevilla with 2:1 (0:1). For new coach Carles Martinez, the test game in the official season opener in front of 25,193 spectators in the BayArena in Leverkusen was the first appearance.

Thanks to a double from striker Patrik Schick, Bayer Leverkusen has won the first major test of the season two weeks before the start of the season against Spanish La Liga side FC Sevilla with 2:1 (0:1).

The win is a key test before the season starts. Bayer Leverkusen must prepare for the challenges of the new season and shows with this win that they are ready.

Bayer Leverkusen must prepare for the challenges of the new season. The club is on the verge of signing Argentine World Cup participant and left-back Facundo Medina. With his club Olympique Marseille, an agreement has already been reached.

Sporting leadership extended in Leverkusen

On the morning, the club announced the premature extension of the contract with its managing directors Fernando Carro and Simon Rolfes. Carro will remain until June 2029 as chairman of the management, Rolfes as sports managing director until June 2031.

Bayer Leverkusen is on the verge of its first official game of the season on August 22 in the DFB-Pokal against Wehen Wiesbaden. The club is currently in 6th place in the Bundesliga with 59 points. In the last season, Bayer Leverkusen finished the season in 6th place with 17 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses. In the current season, Bayer Leverkusen has scored 68 goals and conceded 47. The league leader Bayern Munich is 30 points ahead of Bayer Leverkusen.

The last match report from Bayer Leverkusen was a 1:1 draw against Hamburger SV on May 16, 2026. Currently, Eliesse Ben Seghir is injured. Bayer Leverkusen has had 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last four games.

Before the men's game, the Bayer women's team beat the Dutch first-division side Feyenoord Rotterdam 7:0 (3:0) in the Ulrich-Haberland Stadium. Before 3,000 spectators, Cornelia Kramer led the clear victory in the penultimate test before the start of the season with a hat-trick.