Nigeria international Nathan Tella is eager to help Bayer Leverkusen secure the UEFA Europa League title this season, Completesports.com reports. The former Bundesliga champions will face Polish side Lech Poznan in a Matchday Two fixture at the Poznan Stadium on Thursday (today). Tella reflected on Leverkusen’s memorable Europa League campaign in the 2023/24 season, when the German side went unbeaten on their way to the final in Dublin.
The winger described those European nights as special and expressed his desire to build on the club’s previous successes. “Those were magical nights. We want to build on those, as well as the last few games,” the Nigeria international was quoted as saying on the club’s official website.
Tella also has fond personal memories of the competition, having scored his first goal for Leverkusen in the Europa League during a 2-1 victory over Molde on October 5, 2023. The former Burnley player admitted that the tournament holds a special place in his heart, as it marked his first experience of European football. “This competition means a lot to me. They were my first games in Europe,” Tella said.
The Nigerian winger will now hope to play a key role as Leverkusen pursue another successful European campaign and aim to lift the Europa League trophy.