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Petah Tikva (dpa / lnw) - Bayer Leverkusen can take a big step towards the knockout round in the football Europa League.

In the home game against the Israeli cup winner Hapoel Be'er Sheva, the Werkself are the clear favorites today (9 p.m. / Nitro and DAZN), and if they win, Bayer would have winter in the European Cup with nine points from four games.

While Leverkusen is in very good shape with eight wins from the last nine mandatory games, the Israelis are in a crisis.

After six competitive games without a win, they are only eleventh and fourth from bottom in their league.

Bayer won the first leg in Israel 4-2.

UEFA press kit in German