German Bundesliga

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Match Report

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Leverkusen set another record with Mainz draw with Xabi Alonso set to depart

Bayer Leverkusen came from a goal down to rescue a 2-2 draw at hosts Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga finale on Saturday and hand departing coach Xabi Alonso another record as they went two league seasons without an away defeat.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
6
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
2
52.4
Possession
47.6
7
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
304
Accurate Passes
241
394
Passes
337
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
9
5
Crosses
27
0.4
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
60
22
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
8
6
Effective Tackles
9
8
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
12
37
Effective Clearances
13
37
Clearances
13

Head to Head

B04 leads series 4-1

Lineups

M05 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 27Robin ZentnerG
  2. 16Stefan BellCD
  3. 25Andreas Hanche-OlsenCD-L
  4. 21Danny da CostaCD-R
  5. 18Nadiem AmiriCM-L
  6. 6Kaishu SanoCM-R
  7. 2Phillipp MweneLM
  8. 19Anthony CaciRM
  9. 29Jonathan BurkardtF
  10. 7Lee Jae-SungCF-L
  11. 8Paul NebelCF-R

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-R
  5. 25Exequiel PalaciosCM-L
  6. 24Aleix GarcíaCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 19Nathan TellaRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 7Jonas HofmannCF-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Álex Grimaldo because of an injury.
  2. 35' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
  3. 40' Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 40' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+7' Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Nathan Tella.
  7. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  8. 49' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  9. 54' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
  10. 59' Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 63' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  12. 68' Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 71' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nikolas Veratschnig replaces Anthony Caci because of an injury.
  14. 81' Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 83' Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 87' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 87' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Emiliano Buendía replaces Aleix García.
  18. 87' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silvan Widmer replaces Phillipp Mwene.
  19. 90'+2' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Hyun-Seok Hong replaces Jae-Sung Lee.
  20. 90'+2' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lennard Maloney replaces Nadiem Amiri.
  21. 90'+2' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper replaces Jonathan Burkardt.

Bundesliga News

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