SC Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2020-21 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
2 - 4
2 - 4
Alario double helps Leverkusen past Freiburg
Lucas Alario scored twice for the second game in a row to help unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen come from behind and cruise past hosts Freiburg 4-2.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 3': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Kübler with a through ball.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 7': Offside, Sport-Club Freiburg. Christian Günter tries a through ball, but Lucas Höler is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Dominique Heintz (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 12': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 15': Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 16': Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Julian Baumgartlinger tries a through ball, but Daley Sinkgraven is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 19': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Baptiste Santamaría.
- 20': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Dominique Heintz (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 21': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 21': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 21': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': VAR Decision: No Red Card Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 24': Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt missed. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 28': Offside, Sport-Club Freiburg. Lukas Kübler tries a through ball, but Lucas Höler is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Alario.
- 28': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger.
- 29': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 33': Attempt saved. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Schmid with a headed pass.
- 33': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 34': Foul by Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 34': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lukas Kübler.
- 39': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Jonathan Schmid (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 41': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lars Bender tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 42': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lars Bender.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 45'+1': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 45'+1': Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Foul by Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 45'+1': Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Sport-Club Freiburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 47': Attempt missed. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Günter.
- 48': Hand ball by Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 49': Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 50': Foul by Dominique Heintz (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 50': Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Dominique Heintz (Sport-Club Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Daley Sinkgraven.
- 55': Offside, Sport-Club Freiburg. Philipp Lienhart tries a through ball, but Roland Sallai is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 59': Attempt missed. Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 60': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 60': Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 61': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Julian Baumgartlinger tries a through ball, but Sven Bender is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Lukas Kübler.
- 64': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonathan Tah replaces Sven Bender.
- 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Julian Baumgartlinger.
- 65': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Daley Sinkgraven.
- 66': Foul by Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 66': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 70': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 70': Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Lucas Alario.
- 72': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Nils Petersen (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.
- 72': Foul by Nils Petersen (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 72': Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 76': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Philipp Lienhart.
- 76': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Lucas Höler.
- 79': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Woo-Yeong Jeong replaces Roland Sallai.
- 79': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Chang-Hoon Kwon replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
- 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 82': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Leon Bailey tries a through ball, but Karim Bellarabi is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt saved. Nils Petersen (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Chang-Hoon Kwon with a cross.
- 83': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Christian Günter.
- 84': Chang-Hoon Kwon (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 86': Foul by Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 86': Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
- 86': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Chang-Hoon Kwon.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Alario.
- 87': Attempt saved. Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chang-Hoon Kwon.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Lucas Alario.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 90'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Florian Müller.
- 90'+3': Dominique Heintz (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
- 0': Match ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
- 0': Match ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
Statistics
 B04 |
SCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 60 | Possession | 40 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 487 | Accurate Passes | 291 |
| 577 | Passes | 377 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 8 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Dreisamstadion
Location: , Germany
Venue: Dreisamstadion
Location: , Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 34 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | +22 | 62 |
Line-Ups
SC Freiburg (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Florian Müller (GK) |
| 23 | Dominique Heintz  |
| 3 | Philipp Lienhart |
| 30 | Christian Günter |
| 17 | Lukas Kübler |
| 27 | Nicolas Höfler |
| 8 | Baptiste Santamaria |
| 9 | Lucas Höler |
| 22 | Roland Sallai |
| 32 | Vincenzo Grifo |
| 7 | Jonathan Schmid |
Bayer Leverkusen (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 5 | Sven Bender |
| 22 | Daley Sinkgraven |
| 8 | Lars Bender |
| 15 | Julian Baumgartlinger |
| 11 | Nadiem Amiri |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 13 | Lucas Alario |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 9 | Leon Bailey |
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