Elversberg's miracle village stuns Leverkusen in Bundesliga debut

A town of 13,000 takes on the champions and writes a fairytale opening day.

SV Elversberg

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NS · Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

What happened. SV Elversberg, Bundesliga first-timers, faced Bayer Leverkusen in their opening fixture, representing the 'miracle village' of Spiesen-Elversberg.

• Elversberg is from a town of just over 13,000 people.
• Leverkusen had a turbulent summer with €300m player sales.
• The match was the curtain-raiser for the Bundesliga season.

Elversberg's debut shows Bundesliga still holds surprises beyond the title race.

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