German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, August 31, 2024
RB Leipzig DDDWW 3
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Bayer Leverkusen LDWWW 2
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RBL123
B04202
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Match Report

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Leverkusen's unbeaten Bundesliga run ends after 35 games

Bayer Leverkusen's 35-game unbeaten Bundesliga run ended on Saturday when visiting RB Leipzig came from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 win helped by a Loïs Openda double.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
18
8
Saves
1
37.5
Possession
62.5
8
SHOTS
26
4
ON GOAL
10
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
292
Accurate Passes
501
352
Passes
577
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
14
9
Crosses
33
0.3
Cross %
0.4
42
Long Balls
51
18
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
7
13
Effective Tackles
14
25
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
14
Interceptions
8
36
Effective Clearances
8
36
Clearances
8

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-2

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 17Matej KovárG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-R
  5. 24Aleix GarcíaCM-L
  6. 34Granit XhakaCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 22Victor BonifaceF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 11Martin TerrierCF-R

RBL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 5El Chadaille BitshiabuCD
  3. 23Castello LukebaCD-L
  4. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  5. 44Kevin KamplCM-L
  6. 8Amadou HaidaraCM-R
  7. 22David RaumLM
  8. 39Benjamin HenrichsRM
  9. 11Loïs OpendaF
  10. 10Xavi SimonsCF-L
  11. 30Benjamin SeskoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 15' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Amadou Haidara because of an injury.
  3. 18' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 38' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, RB Leipzig 0. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 45' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 0. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  6. 45'+7' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 1. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs with a cross.
  7. 57' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 2. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko with a through ball.
  8. 61' Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 67' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Antonio Nusa replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  10. 71' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Martin Terrier.
  11. 77' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
  12. 77' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
  13. 80' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 3. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
  14. 82' Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 86' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
  16. 89' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Kevin Kampl.
  17. 89' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Loïs Openda.
  18. 89' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Arthur Vermeeren replaces Benjamin Henrichs.

Bundesliga News

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