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In the 16th final of the Europa League, the Young Boys face a formidable rival. You will meet Bayer Leverkusen, the current leader of the Bundesliga.
The first leg in Wankdorf will be played on Thursday, February 18, the return one a week later.
Bavarian fort
Two years ago, FC Zurich showed how to defeat the Bundesliga club. In the group stage, the Zurich team won 3-2 in Letzigrund, but lost only 0-1 in the second leg.
However, it is difficult to compare Bayer in 2018 and Bayer in 2020. The official team was fourth in the Bundesliga at the time, 20 points behind champion Bayern Munich and 18 points behind second Borussia Dortmund. This season it looks like Leverkusen’s team could put pressure on the usual favorites. They started with three draws in the Bundesliga, but then only gave up more points in the 0-0 draw against Hertha Berlin. You are the only undefeated team besides the draw specialist Wolfsburg.
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Dutch manager Peter Bosz was able to maintain the team’s performance even after the well-known transfer of young star Kai Havertz to Chelsea.
For the Young Boys, the task in their first European knockout games since the 2014/15 season will be even more difficult as they have to do without Jean-Pierre Nsame. The scorer was sent off in injury time in the group match against Cluj for a red card foul.
All encounters at a glance:
Young Boys – Bayer Leverkusen
Wolfsberg – Tottenham Hotspur
Dynamo Kiev – Bruges
San Sebastian – Manchester United
Benfica Lisbon – Arsenal
Red Star of Belgrade – Milan
Royal Antwerp – Glasgow Rangers
Slavia Prag – Leicester City
Salzburg – Villarreal
Braga – Rome
Krasnodar – Dinamo Zagreb
Mold – Hoffenheim
Granada – Naples
Maccabi Tel-Aviv – Shakhtar Donetsk
Lille – Ajax Amsterdam
Olympiakos Piraeus – PSV Eindhoven
The first leg matches are on February 18, the return matches on February 25, 2021.
