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title: "Numerous absences for Leverkusen ahead of OFI clash in the Europa League"
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# Numerous absences for Leverkusen ahead of OFI clash in the Europa League

OFI host Bayer Leverkusen in the third round of the league phase of the Europa League, on Thursday 22 October at 19:45 Saudi time, amid multiple absences on both sides.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 21 October 2026، 08:07 Saudi time

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Numerous absences for Leverkusen ahead of OFI clash in the Europa League

[OFI](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/ofi-316) face [Bayer Leverkusen](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/bayer-leverkusen-261) on 22 October 2026 at 19:45 Saudi time (same as Damascus time), in the third round of the league phase of the [UEFA Europa League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/uefa-europa-league-21) in football.

The match will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

OFI go into the match without three players: [N. Marinakis](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/n-marinakis-10302), who is absent due to injury, in addition to [Aaron Leya Iseka](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/aaron-leya-iseka-10318) and [Christos Sielis](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/christos-sielis-10306).

In contrast, Bayer Leverkusen are suffering from wider absences affecting nine players, with [M. Culbreath](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/m-culbreath-7697), [Guéla Maho Lewis Doué](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/gu%C3%A9la-maho-lewis-dou%C3%A9-7688), [Christian Kofane](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/christian-kofane-7711), [Eliesse Ben Seghir](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/eliesse-ben-seghir-7707) and [Martin Albert Frédéric Terrier](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/martin-albert-fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-terrier-7714) all out due to injury.

[K. Eichhorn](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/k-eichhorn-7699) is also absent from Leverkusen's ranks due to illness, while [Victor Okoh Boniface](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/victor-okoh-boniface-7709), [Jonas Hofmann](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jonas-hofmann-7702) and [Tim Oermann](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/tim-oermann-7692) are absent for other reasons.

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