German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, January 20, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen DWWWW 3
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RB Leipzig WWWDL 2
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Match Report

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Leverkusen score late goal to snatch 3-2 win at Leipzig

Xabi Alonso's team are now on 48 points from 18 games, with second-placed Bayern Munich, who play Werder Bremen on Sunday, on 41 from 16 matches.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
2
60.3
Possession
39.7
18
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
579
Accurate Passes
347
646
Passes
431
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
8
0.4
Cross %
0.5
27
Long Balls
55
12
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
6
23
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.3
8
Interceptions
7
16
Effective Clearances
14
16
Clearances
14

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-2

Lineups

RBL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 21Janis BlaswichG
  2. 23Castello LukebaCD-L
  3. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 2Mohamed SimakanRB
  6. 24Xaver SchlagerCM-L
  7. 13Nicolas SeiwaldCM-R
  8. 30Benjamin SeskoCF-L
  9. 17Loïs OpendaCF-R
  10. 7Dani OlmoAM-L
  11. 20Xavi SimonsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Kevin KamplSUB
  2. 5El Chadaille BitshiabuSUB
  3. 1Péter GulácsiSUB
  4. 39Benjamin HenrichsSUB
  5. 46Yannick EduardoSUB
  6. 14Christoph BaumgartnerSUB
  7. 9Yussuf PoulsenSUB
  8. 6Eljif ElmasSUB
  9. 3Christopher LenzSUB

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 2Josip StanisicCD-R
  5. 25Exequiel PalaciosCM-L
  6. 34Granit XhakaCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 7Jonas HofmannCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Gustavo PuertaSUB
  2. 19Nathan TellaSUB
  3. 8Robert AndrichSUB
  4. 18Noah MbambaSUB
  5. 24Timothy Fosu-MensahSUB
  6. 23Adam HlozekSUB
  7. 38Ken IzekorSUB
  8. 17Matej KovárSUB
  9. 11Nadiem AmiriSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xaver Schlager with a cross.
  2. 12' Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
  4. 38' Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 47' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
  6. 56' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball following a fast break.
  7. 63' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
  8. 66' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  9. 71' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  11. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Dani Olmo.
  12. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Mohamed Simakan.
  13. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
  14. 84' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Eljif Elmas replaces Xavi Simons.
  15. 87' Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 88' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  17. 90'+1' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
  18. 90'+2' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Patrik Schick.

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