UEFA Europa League

Legia Warsaw vs Leicester City, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

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Legia Warsaw
  • 31': Mahir Emreli
FT
1 - 0
Leicester City

    About

    Legia Warsaw are hosting Leicester City at Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Jozefa Pilsudskiego, Warsaw, Poland, 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.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Mattias Johansson (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josué.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. André Martins (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 2': Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
    • 6': Attempt saved. André Martins (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattias Johansson.
    • 7': Hand ball by Bartosz Slisz (Legia Warsaw).
    • 8': Foul by Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw).
    • 8': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Maik Nawrocki.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patson Daka.
    • 10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mateusz Wieteska.
    • 14': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
    • 14': Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez with a cross.
    • 20': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
    • 20': Mattias Johansson (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
    • 25': Offside, Legia Warsaw. Josué tries a through ball, but Bartosz Slisz is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Bartosz Slisz (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ihor Kharatin following a fast break.
    • 31': Goal! Legia Warsaw 1, Leicester City 0. Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josué.
    • 33': Foul by Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw).
    • 33': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Mattias Johansson (Legia Warsaw).
    • 41': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 44': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
    • 44': Mateusz Wieteska (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Legia Warsaw 1, Leicester City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Legia Warsaw 1, Leicester City 0.
    • 47': Foul by Ihor Kharatin (Legia Warsaw).
    • 47': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mahir Emreli.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré with a headed pass.
    • 48': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mahir Emreli.
    • 48': Foul by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
    • 48': Ihor Kharatin (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw).
    • 49': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
    • 51': Josué (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josué.
    • 52': Offside, Legia Warsaw. Mateusz Wieteska tries a through ball, but Bartosz Slisz is caught offside.
    • 52': Josué (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card.
    • 54': Foul by Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw).
    • 54': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 56': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Ihor Kharatin (Legia Warsaw).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bartosz Slisz following a fast break.
    • 60': Bartosz Slisz (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
    • 61': Foul by Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw).
    • 61': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré with a cross.
    • 65': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Maik Nawrocki.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.
    • 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mateusz Wieteska.
    • 67': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Ayoze Pérez.
    • 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Filip Mladenovic.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
    • 70': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Lirim Kastrati replaces André Martins.
    • 71': Offside, Legia Warsaw. Ihor Kharatin tries a through ball, but Lirim Kastrati is caught offside.
    • 72': Foul by Lirim Kastrati (Legia Warsaw).
    • 72': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Daniel Amartey is caught offside.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Amartey with a cross.
    • 75': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mateusz Wieteska.
    • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Daniel Amartey.
    • 78': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Joel Abu Hanna replaces Mattias Johansson because of an injury.
    • 81': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw).
    • 81': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patson Daka.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic.
    • 81': Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Patson Daka.
    • 82': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Rafael Lopes replaces Josué.
    • 83': Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Tomas Pekhart replaces Mahir Emreli.
    • 85': Foul by Tomas Pekhart (Legia Warsaw).
    • 85': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Cezary Miszta (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
    • 88': Foul by Tomas Pekhart (Legia Warsaw).
    • 88': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Tomas Pekhart (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Lirim Kastrati (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Lopes.
    • 88': Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Tomas Pekhart (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lirim Kastrati following a fast break.
    • 90'+1': Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 90'+2': Hand ball by Tomas Pekhart (Legia Warsaw).
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a through ball.
    • 90'+5': Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Legia Warsaw 1, Leicester City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Legia Warsaw 1, Leicester City 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 3
    64.4 Possession 35.6
    18 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    506 Accurate Passes 242
    590 Passes 333
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    30 Crosses 7
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    37 Long Balls 65
    18 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 11
    11 Effective Clearances 25
    11 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Jozefa Pilsudskiego
    Location: Warsaw, Poland
    Attendance: 27,087

    Line-Ups

    LEGI Legia Warsaw (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    31 Cezary Miszta (GK)
    4 Mateusz Wieteska
    17 Maik Nawrocki
    55 Artur Jedrzejczyk
    8 André Martins
    99 Bartosz Slisz
    14 Ihor Kharatin
    25 Filip Mladenovic Yellow Card
    6 Mattias Johansson
    11 Mahir Emreli
    27 Josué Pesqueira
    Legia Warsaw Substitutes:
    Kacper Skibicki, Rafael Lopes, Lindsay Rose, Kacper Kostorz, Yuri Ribeiro, Jurgen Celhaka, Joel Abu Hanna, Tomás Pekhart, Lirim Kastratii, Ernest Muçi, Mateusz Holownia, Kacper Tobiasz.

    LEI Leicester City (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
    23 Jannik Vestergaard
    4 Caglar Söyüncü
    18 Daniel Amartey
    8 Youri Tielemans
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    42 Boubakary Soumaré
    33 Luke Thomas Yellow Card
    27 Timothy Castagne
    29 Patson Daka
    17 Ayoze Pérez
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Ryan Bertrand, Hamza Choudhury, Jamie Vardy, Marc Albrighton, Filip Benkovic, Ricardo Pereira, James Maddison, Ademola Lookman, Danny Ward, Eldin Jakupovic, Harvey Barnes.

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