German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, March 3, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen WWWWW 2
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FC Cologne DWDLD 0
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Match Report

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Leverkusen beat Cologne to open up 10-point gap to Bayern

Bayer Leverkusen went 10 points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich with a 2-0 Bundesliga win over struggling neighbours Cologne, who were reduced to 10-men in the first half of a hotly-contested Rhein derby on Sunday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
3
77.7
Possession
22.3
17
SHOTS
6
5
ON GOAL
0
0.3
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
763
Accurate Passes
172
834
Passes
238
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.6
28
Long Balls
46
22
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.8
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
10
12
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
10
4
Effective Clearances
27
4
Clearances
27

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

KOE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Marvin SchwäbeG
  2. 24Jeff ChabotCD-L
  3. 4Timo HübersCD-R
  4. 35Max FinkgrafeLB
  5. 18Rasmus CarstensenRB
  6. 7Dejan LjubicicCM-L
  7. 6Eric MartelCM-R
  8. 37Linton MainaLM
  9. 40Faride AlidouRM
  10. 29Jan ThielmannCF-L
  11. 23Sargis AdamyanCF-R

B04 · 3-4-2-1

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

Timeline

  1. 14' Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) is shown the red card.
  2. 16' Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 23' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 30' Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 37' Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  6. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  7. 59' Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 65' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Justin Diehl replaces Sargis Adamyan.
  9. 65' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  10. 65' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borja Iglesias replaces Patrik Schick.
  11. 69' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Leart Paqarada replaces Justin Diehl because of an injury.
  12. 73' Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  13. 79' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Piero Hincapié.
  14. 82' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Granit Xhaka.
  15. 82' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges replaces Faride Alidou.
  16. 82' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Benno Schmitz replaces Eric Martel.
  17. 82' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Linton Maina.

Bundesliga News

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ESPN PA Bayern Munich hold off Freiburg in first game without Kompany Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga table thanks to a 3-1 away win at Freiburg on Sunday. News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services USMNT's Scally scores, helps Gladbach avoid worst-ever Bundesliga start Borussia Mönchengladbach avoided becoming the first team in Bundesliga history to lose seven straight games to start the season, thanks to a 3-2 win at Stuttgart on Friday. News ESPN News Services Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany hospitalized after collapsing at training Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is undergoing tests in hospital after collapsing during a training session Friday, the German club confirmed.