German Bundesliga

FT Friday, August 23, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen WWLDW 3
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Borussia Mönchengladbach DDDLW 2
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B04213
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Match Report

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'Laterkusen' strike again to beat Gladbach in thrilling opener

A stoppage-time goal by Florian Wirtz secured a 3-2 win for champions Bayer Leverkusen at Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga season opener on Friday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
7
57.7
Possession
42.3
25
SHOTS
14
10
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
528
Accurate Passes
366
612
Passes
444
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
51
19
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
16
15
Effective Clearances
30
15
Clearances
30

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BMG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonas OmlinG
  2. 30Nico ElvediCD-L
  3. 3Kou ItakuraCD-R
  4. 20Luca NetzLB
  5. 29Joe ScallyRB
  6. 7Kevin StögerAM
  7. 8Julian WeiglLM
  8. 27Rocco ReitzRM
  9. 11Tim KleindienstF
  10. 14Alassane PléaAM-L
  11. 9Franck HonoratAM-R

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-R
  5. 8Robert AndrichCM-L
  6. 34Granit XhakaCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 22Victor BonifaceF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 7Jonas HofmannCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a fast break.
  2. 38' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 59' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  4. 65' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  5. 71' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Tomás Cvancara replaces Alassane Pléa.
  6. 71' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Philipp Sander replaces Rocco Reitz.
  7. 82' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Robert Andrich.
  8. 82' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Victor Boniface.
  9. 85' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Stöger with a through ball.
  10. 90'+5' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Stefan Lainer replaces Franck Honorat.
  11. 90'+5' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Fabio Chiarodia replaces Luca Netz.
  12. 90'+6' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Nathan Ngoumou replaces Tim Kleindienst.
  13. 90'+11' Penalty saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  14. 90'+11' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  15. 90'+13' Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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.