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This video can not be played Leverkusen snatch draw at Copenhagen thanks to late own goal Bayer Leverkusen snatched a point in their Champions League opener thanks to an own goal from Copenhagen's Pantelis Hatzidiakos in the 91st minute after a thrilling finish. It came after the hosts thought they had won the match when substitute Robert Silva restored Copenhagen's lead in the 86th minute with a diving header when unmarked six yards out. The home side struck first and took a ninth-minute lead when Jordan Larsson - son of former Celtic and Barcelona striker Henrik – did well with a controlled half-volley following Elias Achouri's cross. Leverkusen's side included former Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken and ex-Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah, and they made it 1-1 in the 82nd minute through Alex Grimaldo's superb 25-yard free-kick, which curled over the wall into the top corner. Champions League: Man City host Napoli and Newcastle face Barcelona 'Unprecedented' - Ten Hag criticises Leverkusen sacking Ten teenage stars to look out for in Champions League For Leverkusen, it continues a mixed start to the season with manager Kasper Hjulmand now having one win and one draw from his two games in charge. He was appointed this month after the German side sacked former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag after only two Bundesliga matches in the beginning of September. Ten Hag was replaced by Hjulmand, who managed Denmark from 2020 to 2024, with his best tournament record coming when his country reached the semi-finals of the European Championship in 2021 when they lost to England at Wembley. Leverkusen beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 in Hjulmand's opening game but they could not repeat that against the Danes, though he will be delighted with his side's fighting spirit as they twice recovered from going a goal behind. Copenhagen have gone out of European competition against English clubs the past two years. They lost 6-2 to Manchester City on aggregate in the last 16 of the Champions League in 2023-24, and were beaten 3-1 by Chelsea in the same phase of the Conference League last season. In their next Champions League group match Copenhagen play in Azerbaijan against Qarabag on 1 October, with Leverkusen at home to PSV Eindhoven on the same night. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 18th September 2025 at 23: 32 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Jacob Neestrup Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Kasper Hjulmand Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Jacob Neestrup Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Kasper Hjulmand Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions Copenhagen have met Bayer Leverkusen just twice before in European competition, losing twice during a qualifying tie in 2014-15 by a 7-2 aggregate scoreline. Copenhagen have won just one of their 14 major European matches against German sides (D5 L8), though they did win their last against 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 in the UEFA Conference League in February last season. Bayer Leverkusen have only played Danish opposition twice before in major European competition, losing 3-0 on aggregate to Brøndby IF in a UEFA Cup Round of 16 clash during the 1990-91 season. Copenhagen have won just two of their last 12 UEFA Champions League games (D5 L7), though both victories during that time have come on home soil (4-3 vs Manchester United in November 2023 and 1-0 vs Galatasaray in December 2023). Bayer Leverkusen will be playing in their second successive UEFA Champions League campaign, with this the first time they’ve achieved that feat since featuring in the competition for four consecutive campaigns between 2013-14 and 2016-17. Copenhagen have scored just 34 goals in their 40 UEFA Champions League games, a rate of 0. 85 per match. Among the 57 other sides to play 40+ games in the competition, only three have a lower goals-per-game ratio. Bayer Leverkusen won five of their 10 UEFA Champions League matches last season (D1 L4); only ever managing more victories in the competition during the 2001-02 season, when they won eight matches en route to the final. Copenhagen’s Thomas Delaney has made 38 appearances in the UEFA Champions League during his career, the fifth-most of any Danish player in the competition’s history. Florian Wirtz – who has since left to join Liverpool – netted six of Bayer Leverkusen’s goals in the UEFA Champions League last season, just two fewer than the rest of his teammates combined (8). No player has more goal involvements for Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League than Lukas Lerager (4), who managed three goals and an assist during their last appearance in the tournament in 2023-24. Robert Silva (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick on the left wing. Handball by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Robert Silva replaces Elias Achouri. Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Yoram Zague replaces Jordan Larsson. Foul by Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Mohamed Elyounoussi (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen). Attempt saved. Rodrigo Huescas (FC Copenhagen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Viktor Claesson. Attempt saved. Claudio Echeverri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dominik Kotarski (FC Copenhagen). Assisted by Ernest Poku. Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen). Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Viktor Claesson replaces Youssoufa Moukoko. Foul by Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo. Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Claudio Echeverri replaces Loïc Badé. Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku replaces Eliesse Ben Seghir. Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Dominik Kotarski. Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dominik Kotarski (FC Copenhagen). Assisted by Jarell Quansah. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.