Schalke 04 vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

Schalke 04

FT
0 - 3

Bayer Leverkusen

10': Malick Thiaw (OG)
67': Julian Baumgartlinger
78': Patrik Schick

Leverkusen close in on Bayern after 3-0 win at Schalke

Bayer Leverkusen beat lowly Schalke 04 and moved up to second in the Bundesliga and closed the gap to leaders Bayern Munich to one point.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
5': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
9': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Dragovic.
9': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Benjamin Stambouli.
10': Own Goal by Malick Thiaw, FC Schalke 04. FC Schalke 04 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
11': Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card.
11': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Dragovic with a through ball.
12': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
14': Hand ball by Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04).
14': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
16': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
16': Suat Serdar (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
18': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Michael Langer.
18': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
19': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
20': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Omar Mascarell.
20': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
21': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
23': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
24': Attempt blocked. Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
24': Attempt missed. Nassim Boujellab (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
25': Attempt missed. Steven Skrzybski (FC Schalke 04) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
27': Hand ball by Suat Serdar (FC Schalke 04).
29': Foul by Malick Thiaw (FC Schalke 04).
29': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Offside, FC Schalke 04. Steven Skrzybski tries a through ball, but Mark Uth is caught offside.
34': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Foul by Steven Skrzybski (FC Schalke 04).
34': Foul by Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
34': Steven Skrzybski (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
39': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
39': Steven Skrzybski (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Ozan Kabak (FC Schalke 04).
39': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
40': Nassim Boujellab (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt blocked. Ozan Kabak (FC Schalke 04) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Uth with a cross.
42': Attempt saved. Suat Serdar (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malick Thiaw with a headed pass.
43': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lars Bender.
44': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Omar Mascarell (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bastian Oczipka.
45'+2': First Half ends, FC Schalke 04 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
45': Second Half begins FC Schalke 04 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
46': Benito Raman (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Foul by Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
48': Foul by Bastian Oczipka (FC Schalke 04).
48': Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Suat Serdar (FC Schalke 04).
51': Attempt saved. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
51': Foul by Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04).
51': Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Daley Sinkgraven.
54': Foul by Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04).
54': Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt missed. Benito Raman (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bastian Oczipka.
56': Foul by Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
56': Nassim Boujellab (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (FC Schalke 04) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Stambouli following a set piece situation.
58': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
58': Foul by Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
58': Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
59': Nassim Boujellab (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Hand ball by Steven Skrzybski (FC Schalke 04).
62': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
63': Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Benjamin Stambouli (FC Schalke 04).
64': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
65': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Matthew Hoppe replaces Nassim Boujellab.
65': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
66': Attempt saved. Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
66': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Michael Langer.
67': Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross following a corner.
69': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
69': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Benjamin Stambouli.
69': Attempt missed. Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
70': Penalty FC Schalke 04. Suat Serdar draws a foul in the penalty area.
70': Penalty conceded by Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
71': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Penalty saved! Steven Skrzybski (FC Schalke 04) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
72': Attempt saved. Benito Raman (FC Schalke 04) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
72': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
72': Foul by Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04).
72': Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Florian Wirtz.
74': Attempt missed. Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Mascarell.
75': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04).
78': Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a through ball.
79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Patrik Schick.
79': Attempt missed. Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Hoppe.
81': Foul by Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04).
81': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Malick Thiaw (FC Schalke 04).
82': Attempt blocked. Ozan Kabak (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bastian Oczipka.
82': Attempt blocked. Suat Serdar (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
83': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
83': Malick Thiaw (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Can Bozdogan replaces Steven Skrzybski.
83': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Hamza Mendyl replaces Bastian Oczipka.
83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Mitchell Weiser replaces Lars Bender.
85': Benjamin Stambouli (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
87': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi tries a through ball, but Leon Bailey is caught offside.
88': Attempt saved. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
88': Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
89': Foul by Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04).
89': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt missed. Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Schalke 04 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
0': Match ends, FC Schalke 04 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.

Statistics

B04		S04
11	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	2
4	Saves	7
64.3	Possession	35.7
25	SHOTS	15
9	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
466	Accurate Passes	214
559	Passes	311
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	3
18	Crosses	11
0.4	Cross %	0.3
69	Long Balls	58
42	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	12
18	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	15
12	Effective Clearances	17
12	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: VELTINS-Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, 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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Schalke 04 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
34	Michael Langer (GK)
17	Benjamin Stambouli
4	Ozan Kabak
24	Bastian Oczipka
33	Malick Thiaw
16	Nassim Boujellab
8	Suat Serdar
6	Omar Mascarell
7	Mark Uth
9	Benito Raman
22	Steven Skrzybski

Schalke 04 Substitutes:

Matthew Hoppe, Alessandro Schöpf, Kilian Ludewig, Hamza Mendyl, Kerim Çalhanoglu, Munir Mercan, Sören Ahlers, Can Bozdogan, Timo Becker.

Bayer Leverkusen (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
6	Aleksandar Dragovic
4	Jonathan Tah
22	Daley Sinkgraven
8	Lars Bender
15	Julian Baumgartlinger
11	Nadiem Amiri
27	Florian Wirtz
14	Patrik Schick
19	Moussa Diaby
9	Leon Bailey

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Emrehan Gedikli, Tin Jedvaj, Karim Bellarabi, Wendell, Mitchell Weiser, Sven Bender, Edmond Tapsoba, Niklas Lomb, Cem Tuna Türkmen.

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