German Bundesliga

FC Cologne vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
FC Cologne
    FT
    0 - 4
    Bayer Leverkusen
    • 8': Mitchell Weiser
    • 10': Moussa Diaby
    • 54': Patrik Schick
    • 58': Florian Wirtz

    About

    FC Cologne are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sava-Arangel Cestic.
    • 2': Hand ball by Jannes Horn (1. FC Köln).
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
    • 3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jan Thielmann.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sava-Arangel Cestic.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger following a corner.
    • 7': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
    • 7': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 10': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
    • 15': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 15': Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 17': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
    • 20': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Mitchell Weiser tries a through ball, but Jonathan Tah is caught offside.
    • 23': Hand ball by Ismail Jakobs (1. FC Köln).
    • 23': Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 24': Foul by Sava-Arangel Cestic (1. FC Köln).
    • 24': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri tries a through ball, but Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
    • 26': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey following a corner.
    • 28': Hand ball by Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 29': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 29': Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Sebastiaan Bornauw (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elvis Rexhbecaj following a set piece situation.
    • 34': Foul by Jannes Horn (1. FC Köln).
    • 34': Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Jannes Horn (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': VAR Decision: No card change Jannes Horn (1. FC Köln).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
    • 42': Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dimitris Limnios replaces Jannes Horn.
    • 43': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 43': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
    • 45': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Ehizibue replaces Jan Thielmann.
    • 51': Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 51': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 51': Sebastiaan Bornauw (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Andersson tries a through ball, but Kingsley Ehizibue is caught offside.
    • 54': Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 54': Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
    • 56': Foul by Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln).
    • 56': Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Dragovic.
    • 57': Foul by Dimitris Limnios (1. FC Köln).
    • 57': Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Dimitris Limnios (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elvis Rexhbecaj with a cross.
    • 58': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
    • 60': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Elvis Rexhbecaj with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 62': Foul by Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln).
    • 62': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
    • 65': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jonas Hector replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 65': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jorge Meré replaces Elvis Rexhbecaj.
    • 65': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Anthony Modeste replaces Sebastian Andersson.
    • 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Leon Bailey.
    • 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Julian Baumgartlinger.
    • 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Aleksandar Dragovic.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 72': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
    • 74': Foul by Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln).
    • 74': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': 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.
    • 76': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 76': Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Patrik Schick.
    • 78': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Nadiem Amiri.
    • 79': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay tries a through ball, but Karim Bellarabi is caught offside.
    • 79': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Dimitris Limnios tries a through ball, but Anthony Modeste is caught offside.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 85': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 85': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kingsley Ehizibue with a cross.
    • 86': Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Sava-Arangel Cestic (1. FC Köln).
    • 87': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 87': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Dimitris Limnios (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 88': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Kerem Demirbay.
    • 90': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
    • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 3
    66.4 Possession 33.6
    14 SHOTS 7
    7 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    565 Accurate Passes 235
    650 Passes 324
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    61 Long Balls 60
    37 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 0
    9 Effective Tackles 16
    11 Tackles 20
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 13
    9 Effective Clearances 13
    9 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
    Location: Cologne, 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

    KOE FC Cologne (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Timo Horn (GK)
    33 Sebastiaan Bornauw
    23 Jannes Horn Yellow Card
    26 Sava-Arangel Cestic
    28 Ellyes Skhiri
    20 Elvis Rexhbecaj
    21 Salih Özcan
    8 Ismail Jakobs
    31 Marius Wolf
    9 Sebastian Andersson
    29 Jan Thielmann
    FC Cologne Substitutes:
    Jorge Meré, Dimitrios Limnios, Noah Katterbach, Dominick Drexler, Jonas Hector, Ron-Robert Zieler, Benno Schmitz, Anthony Modeste, Kingsley Ehizibue.

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    6 Aleksandar Dragovic Yellow Card
    4 Jonathan Tah
    18 Wendell
    23 Mitchell Weiser
    27 Florian Wirtz
    11 Nadiem Amiri
    15 Julian Baumgartlinger
    14 Patrik Schick
    19 Moussa Diaby
    9 Leon Bailey
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Emrehan Gedikli, Edmond Tapsoba, Lucas Alario, Daley Sinkgraven, Lars Bender, Karim Bellarabi, Tin Jedvaj, Kerem Demirbay, Niklas Lomb.

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