German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, December 21, 2024
SC Freiburg LWLDW 1
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Bayer Leverkusen WWWWW 5
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SCF011
B04145
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Match Report

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Leverkusen's 5-1 win over Freiburg tougher than it seemed, says Alonso

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso praised his team's determination after a commanding 5-1 win over Freiburg on Saturday, stressing the contest was more difficult than the scoreline suggested.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
7
Saves
1
33.1
Possession
66.9
8
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
12
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
251
Accurate Passes
603
335
Passes
680
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
7
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.5
48
Long Balls
44
23
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
18
12
Clearances
18

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-R
  5. 34Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 25Exequiel PalaciosCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 19Nathan TellaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Aleix GarcíaSUB
  2. 17Matej KovárSUB
  3. 29Artem StepanovSUB
  4. 40Francis-Ikechukwu OnyekaSUB
  5. 13ArthurSUB
  6. 11Martin TerrierSUB
  7. 8Robert AndrichSUB
  8. 23Nordi MukieleSUB
  9. 44Jeanuël BelocianSUB

SCF · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Noah AtuboluG
  2. 3Philipp LienhartCD-L
  3. 28Matthias GinterCD-R
  4. 30Christian GünterLB
  5. 17Lukas KüblerRB
  6. 9Lucas HölerAM
  7. 8Maximilian EggesteinLM
  8. 6Patrick OsterhageRM
  9. 38Michael GregoritschF
  10. 32Vincenzo GrifoAM-L
  11. 42Ritsu DoanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Johan ManzambiSUB
  2. 33Jordy MakengoSUB
  3. 25Kiliann SildilliaSUB
  4. 21Florian MüllerSUB
  5. 27Nicolas HöflerSUB
  6. 37Max RosenfelderSUB
  7. 20Junior AdamuSUB
  8. 23Florent MuslijaSUB
  9. 34Merlin RöhlSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Penalty saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SC Freiburg 0. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  4. 51' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.
  5. 55' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 1. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch.
  6. 58' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Merlin Röhl replaces Ritsu Doan.
  7. 67' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, SC Freiburg 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
  8. 69' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Nathan Tella.
  9. 74' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, SC Freiburg 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a fast break.
  10. 75' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Junior Adamu replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
  11. 75' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Patrick Osterhage.
  12. 75' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Max Rosenfelder replaces Lukas Kübler.
  13. 77' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, SC Freiburg 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
  14. 78' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  15. 80' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nordi Mukiele replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  16. 80' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Patrik Schick.
  17. 80' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  18. 83' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeanuël Belocian replaces Piero Hincapié.
  19. 85' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nicolas Höfler replaces Maximilian Eggestein.
  20. 90'+1' Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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