Union Saint-Gilloise to face Bayer Leverkusen in Europa League quarter-finals

Union Saint-Gilloise to face Bayer Leverkusen in Europa League quarter-finals
Union Saint-Gilloise's head coach Karel Geraerts. Credit: Belga / Bruno Fahy

Union Saint-Gilloise drew Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Friday. If they beat the German side they would face either Feyenoord or Roma in the competition's semi-finals.

After beating Union Berlin 3-0 on Tuesday, Union Saint-Gilloise will now face another German side in the form of Bayer Leverkusen, who beat Hungarian club Ferencvaros to make it to the quarter-finals.

Bayer Leverkusen, who finished third in the Bundesliga last season, now sit in ninth place in the league and is currently managed by former Spanish star midfielder Xabi Alonso. The first leg will be played in Leverkusen on 13 April, with the second leg to be held on 20 April at RSC Anderlecht's Lotto Park.

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The winner will face either Feyenoord or Roma in the semi-finals, with the view of making it to the final on 31 May in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.


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