Kick-off on 23.02.23 19:45.

The Red-Whites entered the playoffs from second place in Group N of the Europa League (ten points). The club from the principality defeated Trabzonspor 3-1 and Red Star Belgrade 4-1 on their home field, but lost to Ferencvaros 0-1. In the Champions League standings, the team drew with PSV 1-1. The Pharmacists played in Group B of the Champions League (five points). On the road, the Lions lost to Brugge 0-1 and Porto 0-2, but tied with Atlético 2-2. Diaby scored two goals, and Frimpong gave two assists.

Watch the online game Monaco-Bayer, the teams met three times at the Louis II Stadium, but all matches were played in the Champions League group stage. In the 1997/98 and 2014/15 seasons, the hosts were stronger (4-0 and 1-0), and in the 2016/17 tournament, they drew 1-1. In 2014, Ukrainian midfielder Yurchenko was on the bench for Bayer Leverkusen, and in 2016 he missed the match due to injury.

In the autumn part of the Champions League, Die Werkself became one of the three least scoring participants in the tournament (four goals). The team from North Rhine-Westphalia made their debut in the 1/16 UEFA Cup in the 1986/87 competition, losing to Czech Dukla (1-1, 0-0). In the next campaign, the Pharmacists eliminated Toulouse (1-0, 1-1). Watch the online match between Monaco and Bayer.

In the 1990/91 season, the Black-Reds defeated Polish Katowice (2-1, 4-0), and in the 1994/95 tournament, they did not notice Hungarian Honved (2-0, 5-0). In the future, the Lions made it to this round 11 times (six eliminations). In the 2010/11 Europa League, Leverkusen passed Kharkiv Metalist (2-0, 4-0).

The Monégasques participated in the 1/16 finals for the first time in the 1979/80 competition, losing to Bulgarian Lokomotiv (2-1, 2-4). In the 1990/91 tournament, the team defeated Chornomorets Odesa (0-0, 1-0). In the 1996/97 campaign, the Rock defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach (0-1, 4-2), and in the 1998/99 season, they eliminated Grazer AK (3-3, 4-0). In the 1999/00 UEFA Cup, the Red-Whites defeated Greek AEK (2-2, 1-0), and in the 2005/06 tournament, they were eliminated by Basel (1-1, 0-1). Watch the match between Monaco and Bayer online.