Bayer Leverkusen manager Carles Martinez has explained the decision to leave Nigeria striker Victor Boniface out of the club’s UEFA Europa League squad ahead of Saturday’s Bundesliga clash with Union Berlin. Boniface was omitted from the continental squad despite an impressive pre-season, having endured a difficult loa…

…Tella, meanwhile, has been handed a fresh boost at Leverkusen after new coach Carles Martinez personally reached out to the winger during his holiday in Ibiza to assure him of an important role in his plans for the new season, following an injury-hit 2025-26 campaign. “The coach is very vocal and provides a lot of comm…