Great euphoria in Leverkusen: Around two hours before kick-off in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, thousands of Bayer supporters welcomed their stars in front of the stadium when the bus arrived.
With pyrotechnics and chants, fans prepared their side for the home game against Belgian representatives Union Saint-Gilloise, which is set to set the stage for the first European semi-final since 2002 on Thursday.
The days before, the “Nordkurve12” fan club had called on all Bayer fans to gather on Bismarckstrasse from 7 p.m. to give the team bus a proper welcome. The supporters then marched towards the stadium as a whole.