union saint-gilloise – leverkusen

Union Saint-Gilloise and Bayer Leverkusen are two football clubs with vastly different histories and levels of success. 

Union Saint-Gilloise, also known as Union SG, is a Belgian football club based in the municipality of Saint-Gilles in Brussels. 

The club was founded in 1897 and has a long and storied history in Belgian football. Bayer Leverkusen, on the other hand, is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. 

Despite their different histories and levels of success, Union Saint-Gilloise and it Leverkusen have played each other in the past.

 The most notable match between the two clubs took place in the first round of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in the 1993-1994 season. 

In that match, Union Saint-Gilloise was the underdog, while Bayer Leverkusen was one of the top teams in the German Bundesliga.

The first leg of the tie was played at the Stade Joseph Marien in Brussels, and Union SG put in a strong performance to win the match 1-0. 

The lone goal was scored by defender Vital Borkelmans in the 23rd minute. The second leg of the tie was played at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion in Leverkusen, and Bayer Leverkusen needed a win to advance to the next round.

 However, Union SG held on for a 0-0 draw to win the tie 1-0 on aggregate and advance to the next round of the tournament.

The victory over Bayer Leverkusen was one of the highlights of Union Saint-Gilloise’s history in European competition. 

   

The Belgian club went on to face Paris Saint-Germain in the next round, but they were eliminated after losing both legs of the tie. 

Bayer Leverkusen, meanwhile, went on to win the Bundesliga in the 1993-1994 season and finished as the runners-up in the DFB-Pokal.

In conclusion, while Union Saint-Gilloise and Bayer Leverkusen may not be two clubs that are frequently associated with each other, they have a history of playing each other in European competition. 

The victory of Union SG over Bayer Leverkusen in the 1993-1994 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup remains a memorable moment in the history of the Belgian club.