James Rodriguez inspires Bayern Munich to defeat of Leverkusen
Bayern Munich ran out 3-1 winners against Bayer Leverkusen in Friday night Bundesliga action at the BayArena.
German Bundesliga
FULL TIME
- Kevin Volland 70'
- Javi Martínez 32'
- Franck Ribéry 59'
- James Rodríguez 90'+1'
BayArena · 30,210 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ FC Cologne | W 2-1 | German Bundesliga |
| 11/5/26 | vs Marseille | L 0-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| 10/31/26 | vs VfB Stuttgart | L 2-4 | German Bundesliga |
| 10/28/26 | vs 1. FC Nürnberg | W 5-2 | German Cup |
| 10/25/26 | @ TSG Hoffenheim | L 0-3 | German Bundesliga |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Corentin Tolisso replaces Thomas Müller.
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Goal - Free-kick 90'+1'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 3. James Rodríguez (FC Bayern München) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Sandro Wagner replaces Franck Ribéry.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Admir Mehmedi replaces Julian Brandt.
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Goal 70'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 2. Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Arjen Robben.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Dominik Kohr.
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Substitution 60'
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Karim Bellarabi.
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Goal 59'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 2. Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Rodríguez.
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Yellow Card 42'
Rafinha (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 32'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 1. Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.
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Yellow Card 27'
Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 15'
Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 10'
Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Corentin Tolisso replaces Thomas Müller.
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Goal - Free-kick 90'+1'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 3. James Rodríguez (FC Bayern München) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Sandro Wagner replaces Franck Ribéry.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Admir Mehmedi replaces Julian Brandt.
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Goal 70'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 2. Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Arjen Robben.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Dominik Kohr.
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Substitution 60'
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Karim Bellarabi.
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Goal 59'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 2. Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Rodríguez.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+1'
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Yellow Card 42'
Rafinha (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 32'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 1. Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.
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Yellow Card 27'
Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 15'
Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 10'
Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
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Kickoff
Showing the last 19 of 19 events.
Team Stats
MUN
B04
13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
6
0
Saves
3
56.2
Possession
43.8
16
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
1
40
On Target %
10
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
407
Accurate Passes
291
517
Passes
400
80
Pass Completion %
70
6
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
19
30
Cross %
20
72
Long Balls
57
33
Accurate Long Balls
25
50
Long Balls %
40
4
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
15
19
Tackles
22
60
Tackle %
70
17
Effective Clearances
20
17
Clearances
20
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedB04 · 3-4-2-1
Bernd LenoG13 saves
Sven BenderCD52 shots
WendellCD-L18
Jonathan TahCD-R4
Dominik KohrCM-L212 shots
Lars BenderCM-R81 shot
Leon BaileyLM92 shots
Karim BellarabiRM38 yellow card
Kevin VollandF31 yellow card1 shot on target1 goal3 shots
Julian BrandtCF-L101 shot
Kai HavertzCF-R291 assist
Substitutes
Benjamin HenrichsSUB39
Lucas AlarioSUB131 shot
Admir MehmediSUB14
Charles AránguizSUB20
Panagiotis RetsosSUB3
Julian BaumgartlingerSUB15
Ramazan ÖzcanSUB28
MUN · 4-3-3
Sven UlreichG26
Niklas SüleCD-L41 shot
Jérôme BoatengCD-R17
David AlabaLB271 shot
RafinhaRB13 yellow card
Javi MartínezCM81 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Arturo VidalLM233 shots on target5 shots
James RodríguezRM111 assist1 shot on target1 goal3 shots
Thomas MüllerF25 yellow card1 shot
Franck RibéryLF71 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Arjen RobbenRF101 shot
Substitutes
Sandro WagnerSUB2
Sebastian RudySUB19
Kingsley ComanSUB29
Tom StarkeSUB22
Joshua KimmichSUB32
Corentin TolissoSUB24
Juan BernatSUB14
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