Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - 21/2/17 Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt and Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone Reuters / Wolfgang Rattay Livepic
BERLIN (Reuters) - Champions League contenders Bayer Leverkusen sacked coach Roger Schmidt on Sunday, a day after his team suffered their fourth loss in the last six league games with a 6-2 demolition by Borussia Dortmund.
Leverkusen are in ninth place in the Bundesliga after an erratic campaign and risk losing out on European action altogether next season.
