Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, 2020-21 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
4 - 3
4 - 3
Alario scores another brace as Leverkusen win seven-goal thriller
Bayer Leverkusen forward Lucas Alario scored a brace as his side came from behind to beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-3.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
- 5': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 8': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 8': Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
- 12': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 15': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 15': Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 17': Penalty Borussia Mönchengladbach. Breel Embolo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 17': Penalty conceded by Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 18': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 20': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
- 20': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri tries a through ball, but Edmond Tapsoba is caught offside.
- 22': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 24': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 24': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 27': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 31': VAR Decision: Goal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach (Lars Stindl).
- 33': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
- 34': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Nadiem Amiri.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
- 34': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 34': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
- 35': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 37': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 38': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Moussa Diaby tries a through ball, but Lucas Alario is caught offside.
- 39': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Nico Elvedi tries a through ball, but Breel Embolo is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
- 41': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Moussa Diaby.
- 43': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 43': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 43': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 43': Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 45'+4': Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2.
- 45': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Hannes Wolf replaces Florian Neuhaus.
- 46': Foul by Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 46': Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Foul by Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 51': Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 53': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Christoph Kramer.
- 59': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 59': Attempt missed. Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 62': Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 62': Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 63': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Valentino Lazaro replaces Breel Embolo.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 67': Attempt saved. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 67': Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 68': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
- 70': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 74': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 74': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Alassane Plea replaces Stefan Lainer.
- 74': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. László Bénes replaces Christoph Kramer.
- 75': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 79': Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 79': Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Patrick Herrmann replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Lucas Alario.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi with a headed pass.
- 81': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
- 82': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2. Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri following a corner.
- 84': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 84': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic replaces Lars Bender.
- 86': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 86': Hannes Wolf (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 89': Foul by Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 89': László Bénes (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 90': Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+1': Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+2': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by László Bénes with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3. Valentino Lazaro (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Herrmann with a cross.
- 90'+5': Foul by Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+5': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3.
Statistics
 BMG |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 40.6 | Possession | 59.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 519 |
| 432 | Passes | 621 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 22 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 17 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 28 | +73 | 73 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | +32 | 64 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 28 | +19 | 53 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 28 | +18 | 53 |
Line-Ups
Bayer Leverkusen (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK)  |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 5 | Sven Bender |
| 18 | Wendell |
| 8 | Lars Bender |
| 15 | Julian Baumgartlinger |
| 11 | Nadiem Amiri |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 13 | Lucas Alario |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 9 | Leon Bailey |
Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 30 | Nico Elvedi |
| 28 | Matthias Ginter |
| 25 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 18 | Stefan Lainer |
| 13 | Lars Stindl |
| 32 | Florian Neuhaus |
| 6 | Christoph Kramer |
| 36 | Breel Embolo |
| 10 | Marcus Thuram |
| 23 | Jonas Hofmann |
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