German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund, 2021-22 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
  • 9': Florian Wirtz
  • 45'+1': Patrik Schick
  • 55': Moussa Diaby
FT
3 - 4
  • 37': Erling Haaland
  • 49': Julian Brandt
  • 71': Raphaël Guerreiro
  • 77': Erling Haaland (P)

Erling Haaland inspires Borussia Dortmund to thrilling Bundesliga win over Bayer Leverkusen

Erling Haaland scored two goals and made another as Dortmund repeatedly came from behind before beating Leverkusen 4-3 in a Bundesliga thriller.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 1': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 4': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 4': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 8': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 8': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulinho.
  • 10': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 10': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 13': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 13': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Mitchel Bakker tries a through ball, but Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 18': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
  • 20': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 20': Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 32': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 32': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
  • 39': Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 39': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': VAR Decision: No Goal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-1 Borussia Dortmund.
  • 43': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 43': Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Borussia Dortmund 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a fast break.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Borussia Dortmund 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Borussia Dortmund 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 49': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Borussia Dortmund 2. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 51': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 51': Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 52': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Reus.
  • 54': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
  • 55': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Borussia Dortmund 2. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 57': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 57': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 58': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Paulinho.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mahmoud Dahoud.
  • 65': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen replaces Axel Witsel.
  • 67': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
  • 68': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 69': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 70': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 70': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Borussia Dortmund 3. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 73': Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Penalty conceded by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 74': VAR Decision: Penalty Borussia Dortmund.
  • 75': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Borussia Dortmund 4. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Patrik Schick.
  • 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Kerem Demirbay.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 80': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 84': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels replaces Marin Pongracic.
  • 85': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 85': Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 87': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
  • 89': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Jude Bellingham because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+2': Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Reus.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 90'+2': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Borussia Dortmund 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Borussia Dortmund 4.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 2
57.7 Possession 42.3
14 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
436 Accurate Passes 293
527 Passes 373
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
6 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 51
21 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 11
16 Effective Clearances 15
16 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 17,605

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 26 +68 67
2 Borussia Dortmund 26 +29 58
3 TSG Hoffenheim 26 +20 50
4 VfB Stuttgart 26 +17 50
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
6 Odilon Kossounou Yellow Card
5 Mitchel Bakker
30 Jeremie Frimpong Yellow Card
27 Florian Wirtz
8 Robert Andrich
10 Kerem Demirbay
14 Patrik Schick
7 Paulinho
19 Moussa Diaby

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
16 Manuel Akanji
34 Marin Pongracic
13 Raphaël Guerreiro
24 Thomas Meunier Yellow Card
28 Axel Witsel
8 Mahmoud Dahoud
22 Jude Bellingham
9 Erling Haaland
11 Marco Reus
19 Julian Brandt

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