UEFA Europa League

Bayer Leverkusen vs Atalanta, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Atalanta advance 4-2 on aggregate
Bayer Leverkusen
    FT
    0 - 1
    2nd Leg - Atalanta advance 4-2 on aggregate
    Atalanta
    • 90'+1': Jérémie Boga

    About

    Bayer Leverkusen are hosting Atalanta 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.
    • 2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a corner.
    • 3': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 6': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
    • 7': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
    • 7': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
    • 10': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Rafael Tolói because of an injury.
    • 11': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
    • 11': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 14': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Foul by Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 17': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 19': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz with a headed pass.
    • 22': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Davide Zappacosta.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 24': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Charles Aránguiz tries a through ball, but Amine Adli is caught offside.
    • 30': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
    • 30': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
    • 31': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Merih Demiral (Atalanta).
    • 32': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
    • 33': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
    • 33': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 35': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti following a corner.
    • 37': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 37': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 39': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 40': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 40': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
    • 44': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 44': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Hand ball by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Atalanta 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Atalanta 0.
    • 47': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
    • 47': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
    • 47': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a through ball.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Davide Zappacosta.
    • 49': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 49': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
    • 51': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Juan Musso.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a cross.
    • 56': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 56': Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Hand ball by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
    • 60': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
    • 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
    • 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Exequiel Palacios.
    • 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Kerem Demirbay.
    • 64': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
    • 64': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marten de Roon.
    • 65': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
    • 66': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Davide Zappacosta.
    • 66': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli with a cross.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
    • 69': Foul by Merih Demiral (Atalanta).
    • 69': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
    • 75': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 75': Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
    • 78': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker with a cross following a corner.
    • 78': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonathan Tah tries a through ball, but Mitchel Bakker is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, Atalanta. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Davide Zappacosta.
    • 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Luis Muriel.
    • 81': Offside, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga tries a through ball, but Giuseppe Pezzella is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Charles Aránguiz.
    • 83': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 83': Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
    • 89': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 89': Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
    • 89': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 89': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Merih Demiral.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Atalanta 1. Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Merih Demiral following a fast break.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90'+3': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Atalanta 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Atalanta 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 15
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 10
    3 Saves 2
    36.6 Possession 63.4
    13 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    263 Accurate Passes 504
    365 Passes 626
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    9 Crosses 21
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 76
    23 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    18 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    20 Interceptions 11
    36 Effective Clearances 7
    36 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: BayArena
    Location: Leverkusen, Germany
    Attendance: 19,871

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    12 Edmond Tapsoba
    33 Piero Hincapié
    4 Jonathan Tah
    20 Charles Aránguiz
    25 Exequiel Palacios
    10 Kerem Demirbay
    5 Mitchel Bakker
    24 Timothy Fosu-Mensah Yellow Card
    31 Amine Adli
    19 Moussa Diaby Yellow Card
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Lennart Grill, Sardar Azmoun, Paulinho, Robert Andrich, Karim Bellarabi, Daley Sinkgraven, Lucas Alario, Niklas Lomb, Odilon Kossounou.

    ATA Atalanta (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Juan Musso (GK)
    28 Merih Demiral
    6 José Palomino
    2 Rafael Tolói
    11 Remo Freuler
    15 Marten de Roon
    77 Davide Zappacosta
    33 Hans Hateboer
    9 Luis Muriel
    7 Teun Koopmeiners
    18 Ruslan Malinovskyi
    Atalanta Substitutes:
    Francesco Rossi, Matteo Pessina, Joakim Maehle, Giuseppe Pezzella, Jérémie Boga, Marco Sportiello, Valentin Mihaila, Berat Djimsiti, Mario Pasalic, Giorgio Scalvini.

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