German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, June 6, 2020
Bayern Munich WWWWW 4
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Bayer Leverkusen WWWLW 2
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Match Report

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Bayern Munich survive scare to thump Leverkusen as cruise to Bundesliga title continues

Bayern Munich came from a goal down to ease past hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on Saturday and remain firmly on course to retain the Bundesliga title.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
6
52.2
Possession
47.8
16
SHOTS
10
10
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
487
Accurate Passes
435
578
Passes
523
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
64
41
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
14
13
Effective Clearances
11
13
Clearances
11

Head to Head

MUN leads series 3-2

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-3

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 5Sven BenderCD
  3. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  4. 6Aleksandar DragovicCD-R
  5. 20Charles AránguizCM-L
  6. 15Julian BaumgartlingerCM-R
  7. 9Leon BaileyLM
  8. 11Nadiem AmiriRM
  9. 13Lucas AlarioF
  10. 19Moussa DiabyCF-L
  11. 38Karim BellarabiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Kevin VollandSUB
  2. 18WendellSUB
  3. 4Jonathan TahSUB
  4. 10Kerem DemirbaySUB
  5. 23Mitchell WeiserSUB
  6. 28Ramazan ÖzcanSUB
  7. 7PaulinhoSUB
  8. 25Exequiel PalaciosSUB
  9. 27Florian WirtzSUB

MUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 27David AlabaCD-L
  3. 17Jérôme BoatengCD-R
  4. 19Alphonso DaviesLB
  5. 5Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 25Thomas MüllerAM
  7. 18Leon GoretzkaLM
  8. 32Joshua KimmichRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 22Serge GnabryAM-L
  11. 29Kingsley ComanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Ivan PerisicSUB
  2. 26Sven UlreichSUB
  3. 8Javi MartínezSUB
  4. 21Lucas HernándezSUB
  5. 2Álvaro OdriozolaSUB
  6. 6Thiago AlcantaraSUB
  7. 35Joshua ZirkzeeSUB
  8. 28Sarpreet SinghSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 9' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 0. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger with a through ball.
  3. 10' VAR Decision: Goal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0 FC Bayern München (Lucas Alario).
  4. 27' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 1. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Goretzka with a through ball following a fast break.
  5. 30' Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 32' Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 35' Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 40' Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 42' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 2. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
  10. 45' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 3. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a through ball.
  11. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Karim Bellarabi.
  12. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Nadiem Amiri.
  13. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Wendell replaces Leon Bailey.
  14. 62' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Paulinho replaces Julian Baumgartlinger.
  15. 66' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 4. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a cross.
  16. 66' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Ivan Perisic replaces Kingsley Coman.
  17. 74' Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 74' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Javi Martínez replaces Leon Goretzka.
  19. 74' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thiago replaces Serge Gnabry.
  20. 76' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kevin Volland replaces Lucas Alario.
  21. 85' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Lucas Hernández replaces Alphonso Davies.
  22. 89' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC Bayern München 4. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Paulinho.

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