Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso lamented his side's failure to hold onto a first-half lead at 10-man Atletico Madrid, who fought back to beat them 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday, saying his side lacked the maturity to cope with the pressure.

Atletico Madrid fought back to rescue a 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday as Julian Alvarez's second-half brace cancelled out Piero Hincapie's opener in an action-packed game which ended with both sides down to 10 men.

Bayer Leverkusen welcomes Mainz 05 to the BayArena for what promises to be a thrilling Bundesliga encounter. Both teams have hit impressive patches of form, ensuring a match that will demand attention from start to finish.

Bayer LeverkusenStarting as if they were the home side, Bayer Leverkusen were in complete control of the encounter's opening stage at in Madrid. However, as matches so often do at

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Bayer Leverkusen forward Martin Terrier has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury. Leverkusen says an MRI scan confirmed a torn Achilles.

Bayer Leverkusen return from the Bundesliga's winter break with victory at Borussia Dortmund to maintain the pressure on leaders Bayern Munich.

Leverkusen is currently in fourth place with four wins and a draw in six games. Atletico is on the outside of the top eight looking in, with 12 points. The winner of this game will gain a massive advantage over the rest of the field to qualify for the next round.

Atletico Madrid went third in the Champions League table with a 2-1 comeback victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.

Borussia Dortmund have fired struggling head coach Nuri Sahin after Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League loss at Bologna, saying on Wednesday they had

Things were looking good for Bayer Leverkusen when they went into the break 1-0 up against a 10-man Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.However, the Spanish side came from behind to win 2-1 after a hectic