UEFA Europa League

Bayer Leverkusen vs Nice, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 11': Nadiem Amiri
  • 16': Lucas Alario
  • 61': Moussa Diaby
  • 79': Karim Bellarabi
  • 83': Karim Bellarabi
  • 87': Florian Wirtz
FT
6 - 2
Nice
  • 31': Amine Gouiri
  • 90': Alexis Claude-Maurice

About

Bayer Leverkusen are hosting Nice at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Robson Bambu (Nice).
  • 7': Foul by Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 7': Stanley N'Soki (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lars Bender.
  • 9': Foul by Dante (Nice).
  • 9': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 11': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Nice 0. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a through ball.
  • 13': Foul by Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 13': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Hand ball by Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
  • 16': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Nice 0. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 18': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
  • 18': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 18': Walter Benítez (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 20': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Stanley N'Soki.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Alario.
  • 30': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Leon Bailey tries a through ball, but Lars Bender is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robson Bambu.
  • 31': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Nice 1. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanley N'Soki.
  • 32': Amine Gouiri (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 40': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Hassane Kamara (Nice) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
  • 42': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 42': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45': Foul by Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Nice 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Nice 1.
  • 50': Foul by Stanley N'Soki (Nice).
  • 50': Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Stanley N'Soki (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Leon Bailey tries a through ball, but Edmond Tapsoba is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 54': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amine Gouiri following a corner.
  • 57': Foul by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 57': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Stanley N'Soki.
  • 60': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice).
  • 61': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Nice 1. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 62': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 63': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
  • 63': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude Maurice replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
  • 63': Substitution, Nice. Rony Lopes replaces Stanley N'Soki.
  • 66': Foul by Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice).
  • 66': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a cross.
  • 71': Substitution, Nice. Myziane Maolida replaces Kasper Dolberg.
  • 74': Foul by Robson Bambu (Nice).
  • 74': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  • 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Lucas Alario.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Myziane Maolida (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice.
  • 78': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Morgan Schneiderlin.
  • 79': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Nice 1. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Nice. Youcef Atal replaces Jordan Lotomba.
  • 79': Substitution, Nice. Dan Ndoye replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonathan Tah replaces Sven Bender.
  • 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic replaces Lars Bender.
  • 83': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
  • 83': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, Nice 1. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey following a corner.
  • 84': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 84': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6, Nice 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 88': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 89': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Karim Bellarabi.
  • 90': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6, Nice 2. Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Robson Bambu (Nice).
  • 90'+1': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6, Nice 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6, Nice 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 1
43 Possession 57
10 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.9
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
401 Accurate Passes 568
483 Passes 650
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 1
13 Crosses 8
0.4 Cross % 0.1
48 Long Balls 64
29 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 16
19 Tackles 32
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 9
6 Effective Clearances 14
6 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
12 Edmond Tapsoba
5 Sven Bender
15 Julian Baumgartlinger
18 Wendell Yellow Card
8 Lars Bender Yellow Card
11 Nadiem Amiri
25 Exequiel Palacios
19 Moussa Diaby
9 Leon Bailey
13 Lucas Alario
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Aleksandar Dragovic, Karim Bellarabi, Emrehan Gedikli, Daley Sinkgraven, Kerem Demirbay, Lennart Grill, Florian Wirtz, Tin Jedvaj, Jonathan Tah, Niklas Lomb.

NICE Nice (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK)
4 Dante
2 Stanley N'Soki
3 Robson Bambu
8 Pierre Lees-Melou
28 Hicham Boudaoui
6 Morgan Schneiderlin
13 Hassane Kamara
23 Jordan Lotomba
9 Kasper Dolberg
11 Amine Gouiri
Nice Substitutes:
Flavius Daniliuc, Youcef Atal, Yoan Cardinale, Rony Lopes, Andy Pelmard, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Alexis Trouillet, Khéphren Thuram, Dan Ndoye, Danilo Barbosa, Myziane Maolida, Racine Coly.

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