Bayer Leverkusen moved up to third in the Bundesliga, a position which would secure them a place in the group stage of next season's Champions League, with a 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, whose top-flight future is looking increasingly precarious. Kevin Kampl and Julian Brandt scored two quick-fire goals in the second half before Karim Bellarabi added a third with the last kick of the game ...Full Story »

A brace from Karim Bellarabi was enough for Bayer Leverkusen to seal a place in the last 16 of the Europa League as they beat Sporting 3-1. The German side held a slender one-goal advantage going back to the BayArena after Bellarabi's winner in Lisbon, and the lead was doubled as the winger fired the ball beneath the body of Rui Patricio after half an hour. Joao Mario capitalised on a sloppy s...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen beat 10-man Sporting Lisbon 1-0 in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 clash away in Portugal. The Germans, who had failed to qualify from the Champions League group stages, took the lead on 26 minutes when Karim Bellarabi swept the ball in at the back post following a deep right wing cross from Tin Jedvaj. Sporting's task of getting back into the match was made harde...Full Story »

Schalke face an uphill struggle to qualify for the Champions League next season after falling to a 1-0 defeat at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday evening. Karim Bellarabi's goal 10 minutes before half-time was enough to earn Roger Schmidt's men all three points and put their midweek Champions League disappointment behind them, establishing a six-point gap between the two clubs in the race f...Full Story »

Karim Bellarabi salvaged Bayer Leverkusen a 1-1 draw late on against Eintracht Frankfurt as two of the Bundesliga's most entertaining sides disappointed in their final match before the winter break. The expected fireworks did not arrive at the BayArena, leaving Alexander Meier to net his customary goal and Bellarabi to snatch an 83rd-minute leveller. A full house did not get the expected spect...Full Story »

Stuttgart came from three goals down to snatch a 3-3 draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen and continue their recent revival. Two goals from Son Heung-min and a Karim Bellarabi strike seemed to have done enough damage with the Stuttgart fans seeing an all-too familiar sight at half-time with their team seemingly beaten. However, Armin Veh's men refused to throw in the towel and goals from Timo Wern...Full Story »

Karim Bellarabi celebrated his first Germany call-up with a last-minute equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw for Bayer Leverkusen at home to plucky Paderborn. Paderborn looked to have snatched a memorable win when Moritz Stoppelkamp put them 2-1 ahead with three minutes remaining but Bellarabi, who on Thursday was called up by national team coach Joachim Low for the first time, levelled right at the...Full Story »

Karim Bellarabi scored the quickest goal in Bundesliga history and then set up another for Stefan Kiessling as Bayer Leverkusen stunned hosts Borussia Dortmund with a 2-0 win on Saturday evening. Bellarabi struck after only nine seconds, beating the previous quickest goals scored by Giovane Elber and Ulf Kirsten by two seconds to leave the Westfalenstadion shellshocked. He then teed up Kiessli...Full Story »