UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, April 20, 2023
Bayer Leverkusen WWWDD 4
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Union St.-Gilloise WWDDW 1
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2nd Leg - Bayer Leverkusen advance 5-2 on aggregate · Lotto Park · 17,069 att.

Match Report

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Leverkusen crush hosts Union 4-1 to book Europa League semifinal spot

Bayer Leverkusen eased into the Europa League semifinals after crushing hosts Union Saint-Gilloise 4-1 on Thursday to win 5-2 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
3
50.3
Possession
49.7
10
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
2
0.7
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
392
Accurate Passes
364
470
Passes
457
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
32
23
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
16
20
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
11
20
Effective Clearances
8
20
Clearances
8

Head to Head

Lineups

USG · 3-5-2

  1. 49Anthony MorisG
  2. 16Christian BurgessCD
  3. 28Koki MachidaCD-L
  4. 59Ismal KandoussCD-R
  5. 10Teddy TeumaCM-L
  6. 8Lazare AmaniCM-R
  7. 20Senne LynenAM
  8. 94Loic LapoussinLM
  9. 2Bart NieuwkoopRM
  10. 7Victor BonifaceCF-L
  11. 18Yorbe VertessenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Oussama El AzzouziSUB
  2. 35Nathan HuygeveldeSUB
  3. 26Ross SykesSUB
  4. 11Simon AdingraSUB
  5. 23Cameron PuertasSUB
  6. 29Gustaf NilssonSUB
  7. 33Imad FellousSUB
  8. 14Joachim ImbrechtsSUB
  9. 9Dennis DargahiSUB
  10. 17Casper TerhoSUB

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-R
  5. 8Robert AndrichCM-L
  6. 11Nadiem AmiriCM-R
  7. 5Mitchel BakkerLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 23Adam HlozekF
  10. 27Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 19Moussa DiabyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 38Karim BellarabiSUB
  2. 32Ayman AzhilSUB
  3. 6Odilon KossounouSUB
  4. 28Patrick PentzSUB
  5. 24Timothy Fosu-MensahSUB
  6. 21Amine AdliSUB
  7. 10Kerem DemirbaySUB
  8. 9Sardar AzmounSUB
  9. 36Niklas LombSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner.
  2. 32' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Simon Adingra replaces Yorbe Vertessen because of an injury.
  3. 37' Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
  4. 45' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Casper Terho replaces Ismaël Kandouss.
  5. 59' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
  6. 59' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Nadiem Amiri.
  7. 60' Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
  8. 64' Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Casper Terho (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Loïc Lapoussin.
  9. 71' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  10. 75' Teddy Teuma (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  12. 81' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Cameron Puertas replaces Lazare Amani.
  13. 81' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Victor Boniface.
  14. 86' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Adam Hlozek.
  15. 86' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Moussa Diaby.
  16. 87' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Teddy Teuma.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.