Bayer Leverkusen get their UEFA Champions League campaign underway against Feyenoord on Thursday and come into this year's new-look edition as German titleholders. Xabi Alonso's side dislodged Bayern Munchen from the summit and will open their quest against last year's Eredivisie runners-up at De Kuip in one of the early kick-offs.

Feyenoord lost 0–4 to Bayer Leverkusen in its Champions League 2024/25 debut with Santiago Giménez failing to score for a third straight game.

In-form Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz enjoyed a dream Champions League debut Thursday, as two first-half goals powered the Bundesliga winners to a 4-0 humiliation of Dutch side Feyenoord.

The match is scheduled to start at 12:45 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on TUDN and UniMás. Fans looking to watch can do so through FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.

Bayer Leverkusen's resounding victory takes them third in the young Champions League standings, with Milan their next opponents in the competition on October 1

It took Florian Wirtz less than five minutes to score his first Champions League goal on his debut in Europe’s elite club competition