RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2021-22 German Bundesliga
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Leipzig lose 3-1 to Leverkusen for second defeat in a row
RB Leipzig suffered a 3-1 home loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday, their second defeat in a row in the Bundesliga that dropped them to eighth place.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 3': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 7': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
- 7': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick tries a through ball, but Amine Adli is caught offside.
- 10': VAR Decision: No Goal RB Leipzig 0-0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 14': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 14': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Brian Brobbey (RB Leipzig).
- 15': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
- 16': Attempt blocked. André Silva (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 16': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 16': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele following a corner.
- 17': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
- 17': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié tries a through ball, but Amine Adli is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
- 20': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.
- 24': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
- 25': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrik Schick following a fast break.
- 28': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Amine Adli.
- 30': Brian Brobbey (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Tah with a through ball.
- 35': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 38': Foul by Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig).
- 38': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 43': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz tries a through ball, but Amine Adli is caught offside.
- 43': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Brian Brobbey.
- 43': Angeliño (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 45'+3': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 47': Attempt saved. Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 47': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
- 51': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 51': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 52': Attempt saved. André Silva (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
- 55': Offside, RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer tries a through ball, but Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
- 56': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
- 57': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig).
- 57': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
- 57': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 58': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 60': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
- 61': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 62': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. André Silva (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross.
- 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Patrik Schick.
- 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Charles Aránguiz replaces Amine Adli.
- 64': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 65': André Silva (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 68': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
- 72': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
- 73': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Konrad Laimer.
- 73': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Tyler Adams replaces Kevin Kampl.
- 74': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
- 75': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 76': Attempt blocked. André Silva (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 77': Offside, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs tries a through ball, but Nordi Mukiele is caught offside.
- 79': André Silva (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Robert Andrich.
- 82': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Solomon Bonnah replaces Lukas Klostermann.
- 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Emil Forsberg.
- 85': Penalty conceded by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 86': VAR Decision: Penalty RB Leipzig.
- 88': Penalty missed! Still RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
- 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Silva.
- 90'+2': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Angeliño.
- 90'+3': Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+3': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
- 0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
Statistics
 B04 |
RBL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.4 | Possession | 58.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 500 |
| 431 | Passes | 592 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 25 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 34 | +67 | 82 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | +29 | 69 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | +22 | 60 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | +20 | 57 |
Line-Ups
RB Leipzig (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Josep Martínez (GK) |
| 32 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 16 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 3 | Angeliño |
| 22 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 33 | André Silva |
| 44 | Kevin Kampl |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 27 | Konrad Laimer |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg  |
| 21 | Brian Brobbey |
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 33 | Piero Hincapié |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 31 | Amine Adli |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
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