The 1997–98 season was the 94th season in the history of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Leverkusen participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League.
Season summary Leverkusen dropped a place to third in the final league table. They also impressed on their Champions League debut, reaching the quarter-finals before elimination by eventual champions Real Madrid. Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Bayer 04 Leverkusen II
Transfers Out Lars Leese - Barnsley, June, £250,000 Daniel Schumann - Freiburg Claudio Reyna - Wolfsburg, loan Mike Rietpietsch - Fortuna Düsseldorf Zé Elias - Inter Milan References
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