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The second European away game in 2023/24 takes the Werkself to the Azerbaijani capital Baku. The team led by head coach Xabi Alonso face the Azerbaijani league champions Qarabag on Thursday 9 November. The fourth group match in the UEFA Europa League this term kicks off at 18.45 CET and will be bro…
It is the top match in Group H in the UEFA Europa League: Qarabag, second in the table, face group leaders Bayer 04 on Thursday 26 October (kick-off: 21.00 CEST). Both teams have won their first two games. The champions of Azerbaijan have yet to concede a goal and could well be a tough opponent at …
He came, he scored, he conquered: Javier 'Chicharito' Hernández brought goals aplenty and a sizeable sprinkling of Mexican flair during two noteworthy seasons in the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen.
Javier Hernández, better known as Chicharito, is the most famous Mexican ever to have graced the Bundesliga (and arguably the whole world!), inspiring a number of his compatriots to follow suit. But he was by no means the first of his countrymen to play in Germany’s top flight.
While Victor Boniface, Florian Wirtz and Jonas Hofmann have stolen the headlines this campaign, Granit Xhaka’s arrival from Arsenal is a key factor in Bayer Leverkusen’s rise to title challengers. bundesliga.com takes a closer look at Die Werkself’s unsung hero...