Feb 23rd features a match where Monaco hosts Bayer Leverkusen at Stade Louis Ii. in a meeting of these two Europa League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Monaco recorded a 2-1 win against Brest. Aleksandr Golovin struck first for Monaco in the 39th minute, then Myron Boadu added another in the 73rd minute. Monaco looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in Bayer Leverkusen’s last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Mainz 05. Anthony Caci scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 26th minute, then Nadiem Amiri tied it up for Bayer Leverkusen in the 32nd minute , but fortunately for Mainz 05 it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 16th of February, Bayer Leverkusen hosted Monaco at the Bayarena in their last match together. Monaco was victorious by a score of 3 to 2 in front of almost 28000 spectators. Lukáš Hrádecký scored the first goal for Monaco on an own goal in the 9th minute, but Moussa Diaby got the equalizer for Bayer Leverkusen in the 48th minute , but Monaco kept scoring and walked away with the win.
Bayer Leverkusen’s most prolific scorer has been Moussa Diaby. The French attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Wissam Ben Yedder has been the most prolific scorer on Monaco in the last five matches with 3 goals.