FC Copenhagen and Bayer Leverkusen opened their UEFA Champions League 2025 league-stage campaigns with a 2–2 draw on Thursday, 18 September 2025. The match, refereed by Aliyar Aghayev of Azerbaijan, kicked off at 16:45 UTC and saw the Danish hosts lead 1–0 at half-time. The result left both sides with a single point from Matchday 1 of the 36-team league phase, a format where every point carries weight in the battle for knockout-stage qualification.

For FC Copenhagen, the point at home represent...