UEFA Champions League

Bayer Leverkusen vs Club Brugge, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Bayer Leverkusen
FT
0 - 0
Club Brugge

Draw sees Brugge finish second and Leverkusen third in Group B

Club Brugge finished second in their Champions League group after drawing 0-0 at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
  • 12': Offside, Club Brugge. Kamal Sowah tries a through ball, but Noa Lang is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Jutglà.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 14': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
  • 14': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 25': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 25': Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Bjorn Meijer (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noa Lang with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 27': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 27': Noa Lang (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a through ball.
  • 33': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 35': Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Eduard Sobol (Club Brugge).
  • 36': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Eduard Sobol (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Tah.
  • 38': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 38': Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 42': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Noa Lang (Club Brugge).
  • 43': Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 43': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Eduard Sobol.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Club Brugge 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Club Brugge 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  • 46': Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Eduard Sobol with a cross.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Eduard Sobol (Club Brugge) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 49': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 53': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 57': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 58': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 58': Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Offside, Club Brugge. Casper Nielsen tries a through ball, but Eduard Sobol is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 63': Noa Lang (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Hand ball by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 67': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba tries a through ball, but Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Club Brugge. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Noa Lang.
  • 73': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tajon Buchanan.
  • 73': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 73': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Moussa Diaby.
  • 77': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri tries a through ball, but Amine Adli is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 78': Foul by Bjorn Meijer (Club Brugge).
  • 78': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Club Brugge. Cyle Larin replaces Eduard Sobol.
  • 80': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hans Vanaken.
  • 80': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 80': Simon Mignolet (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Club Brugge).
  • 82': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Dedryck Boyata (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
  • 84': Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Club Brugge. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Ferran Jutglà.
  • 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Patrik Schick.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri tries a through ball, but Amine Adli is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Club Brugge 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Club Brugge 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 1
46.6 Possession 53.4
8 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
373 Accurate Passes 455
469 Passes 536
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
76 Long Balls 47
36 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 7
19 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 8
11 Effective Clearances 12
11 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
12 Edmond Tapsoba
6 Odilon Kossounou
25 Exequiel Palacios Yellow Card
8 Robert Andrich Yellow Card
5 Mitchel Bakker
30 Jeremie Frimpong
14 Patrik Schick
17 Callum Hudson-Odoi
19 Moussa Diaby
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Paulinho, Andrey Lunev, Kerem Demirbay, Amine Adli, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Nadiem Amiri, Niklas Lomb, Ayman Azhil, Adam Hlozek.

BRU Club Brugge (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
22 Simon Mignolet (GK)
44 Brandon Mechele
14 Bjorn Meijer
28 Dedryck Boyata Yellow Card
27 Casper Nielsen Yellow Card
20 Hans Vanaken
19 Kamal Sowah
2 Eduard Sobol Yellow Card
17 Tajon Buchanan
10 Noa Lang
9 Ferran Jutglà
Club Brugge Substitutes:
Andreas Skov Olsen, Jorne Spileers, Antonio Nusa, Lynnt Audoor, Cisse Sandra, Senne Lammens, Kyriani Sabbe, Roman Yaremchuk, Cyle Larin.

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