German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, March 8, 2025
Werder Bremen LLLLL 2
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Bayer Leverkusen DDWWL 0
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SVW112
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Match Report

Leverkusen suffer shock 2-0 home loss to Werder Bremen, Wirtz injured

Bayer Leverkusen suffered a shock 2-0 home loss to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday to miss their chance to close in on leaders Bayern Munich.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
5
27.3
Possession
72.7
11
SHOTS
18
7
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
187
Accurate Passes
625
265
Passes
692
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
11
8
Crosses
38
0.4
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
44
10
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.2
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
7
10
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
6
34
Effective Clearances
18
34
Clearances
18

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 5Mario HermosoCD-L
  4. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-R
  5. 24Aleix GarcíaCM-L
  6. 34Granit XhakaCM-R
  7. 19Nathan TellaLM
  8. 13ArthurRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 16Emiliano BuendíaCF-L
  11. 21Amine AdliCF-R

SVW · 3-5-2

  1. 1Michael ZettererG
  2. 13Milos VeljkovicCD
  3. 3Anthony JungCD-L
  4. 5Amos PieperCD-R
  5. 20Romano SchmidCM-L
  6. 6Jens StageCM-R
  7. 14Senne LynenAM
  8. 27Felix AguLM
  9. 8Mitchell WeiserRM
  10. 9André SilvaCF-L
  11. 15Oliver BurkeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, SV Werder Bremen 1. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jens Stage.
  2. 18' Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 21' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Granit Xhaka.
  5. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  6. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nordi Mukiele replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
  7. 52' Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo replaces Florian Wirtz because of an injury.
  9. 65' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Arthur.
  10. 69' Oliver Burke (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 69' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah replaces Oliver Burke.
  12. 72' Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 78' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt replaces Senne Lynen.
  14. 78' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Marco Grüll replaces André Silva.
  15. 88' Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Keke Topp replaces Romano Schmid.
  17. 90'+4' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, SV Werder Bremen 2. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Keke Topp.
  18. 90'+7' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+8' Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.

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.