Both teams will be aiming to maintain their perfect records in the Europa League this season when Bayer Leverkusen host Qarabag FK on Thursday.
The two sides sit level on six points in Group H after winning both of their matches against Scandinavian sides Molde and Hacken.
As such, Die Werkself have to be regarded as one of the strongest teams in European football on current form, and a major contender to win the Europa League after reaching the semi-finals last season. Their improvement since appointing Alonso a little over a year ago has been stark, especially as the Spaniard inherited them sitting in the Bundesliga's relegation zone.
Fast forward 12 months and an impressive 2-1 win away to Wolfsburg on Saturday maintained their status at the top of their domestic table, with 22 points from eight games. There is a serious chasing pack with Stuttgart, Bayern and Borussia Dortmund all within two points of them, but Leverkusen's fans are beginning to dream of lifting their first ever Bundesliga title.
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