Bayer Leverkusen inflicted a first defeat in 10 matches on Monaco in their Champions League Group E dead rubber. Vladlen Yurchenko and Julian Brandt put the German side 2-0 up inside 48 minutes and victory was wrapped up eight minutes from time when Wendell's penalty hit the crossbar and went in off goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis. The defeat was Monaco's first in 11 matches in all competitions b...Full Story »

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have announced that Vladlen Yurchenko has signed a contract extension which ties him to the club until the end of the 2017/18 campaign. The Under-21 Ukraine international is in his second season at the BayArena, having joined the Werkself in 2014 from Shakhtar Donetsk. Yurchenko’s current deal was due to expire in June, but after impressing for Roger Schmidt’s...Full Story »