Following the successful completion of his scheduled medical, Argentina international Emiliano Buendia was officially unveiled as a new Bayer Leverkusen signing on Wednesday afternoon. The

Bayer Leverkusen has signed Argentine offensive midfielder Emiliano Buendia on loan from Aston Villa to compensate for the injured Martin Terrier. The defending Bundesliga champion said Wednesday that the 28-year-old Buendia had signed until the end of the season,

With just over an hour to go until kick-off, Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso has announced his starting eleven to take on a plucky Sparta Prague side. The team from the Czechia capital are

Leverkusen are eighth in the final automatic qualification spot with 13 points but their 2-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid on January 21 means they head into the final Champions League matchweek level on points with the five teams below them, while Sparta are 29th with four points and have already been eliminated.