European football: Elversberg stun Leverkusen in dream Bundesliga debut

Published by The Guardian on August 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM ET

Team from town of 13,000 shock 2024 champions Juventus 2-0 Parma; Sevilla 1-3 Atlético Madrid The Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg began their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning Bayer Leverkusen with an impressive 3-2 home victory on Saturday. Lukas Petkov and Cole Campbell scored within 60 seconds of each other to put Elversberg 2-0 up before the 10-minute mark. David Mokwa added another early in the second half in front of 9,307 delirious fans. Continue reading...

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