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title: "Europa League: OFI host Leverkusen in matchday 3 of the league phase"
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description: "OFI face Bayer Leverkusen on 22 October at 19:45 Saudi time in matchday 3 of the league phase of the UEFA Europa League."
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# Europa League: OFI host Leverkusen in matchday 3 of the league phase

OFI face Bayer Leverkusen on 22 October at 19:45 Saudi time in matchday 3 of the league phase of the UEFA Europa League.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 21 October 2026، 07:51 Saudi time

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Europa League: OFI host Leverkusen in matchday 3 of the league phase

[OFI](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/ofi-316) will host [Bayer Leverkusen](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/bayer-leverkusen-261) on 22 October 2026 at 19:45 Saudi time in matchday 3 of the league phase of the 2026/27 [UEFA Europa League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/uefa-europa-league-21) season, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Bayer Leverkusen sit second in the standings with 6 points from two matches, having won both games and scored 6 goals without conceding, while OFI are in 18th place with 3 points from two matches as well, after a win and a loss, scoring 3 goals and conceding two.

OFI's results in their last matches have been mixed, as they lost 1-2 at home to Rennes on 15 October 2026, following two consecutive wins over CSKA Sofia, 2-0 away and 3-0 at home, and a 2-0 home win over Hoffenheim.

In contrast, Bayer Leverkusen go into the match on a run of consecutive wins, having beaten Freiburg 2-1 at home on 18 October 2026, Lech Poznan 4-0 away, and Mainz 4-3 also away, in addition to two earlier wins over Leipzig and Celje, 2-0 in each, both at home.

OFI will be without N. Mariniakis due to injury, as well as Aaron Leya Iseka and Christos Celis.

Bayer Leverkusen, meanwhile, are dealing with numerous absences including Victor Okoh Boniface, M. Kulbreth due to injury, Gueida Mahou Lovis Doue due to injury, K. Eichhorn due to illness, Jonas Hofmann, Christian Kofane due to injury, Tim Oermann, Ilyas Ben Seghir due to injury, and Martin Albert Frederik Terrier due to injury.

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