UEFA Champions League

FT Thursday, September 19, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen WWWLW 4
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Feyenoord Rotterdam WDWDD 0
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Stadion Feijenoord · 42,297 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Wirtz double helps Leverkusen rout Feyenoord to start UCL

Germany's 'Invincibles' Bayer Leverkusen opened their Champions League campaign with a resounding 4-0 away win over Feyenoord on Thursday, after running riot in the first half.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
49.4
Possession
50.6
11
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
456
Accurate Passes
459
517
Passes
519
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
2
6
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
39
22
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
10
24
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
3
22
Effective Clearances
5
22
Clearances
5

Lineups

FEY · 4-3-3

  1. 22Timon WellenreutherG
  2. 3Thomas BeelenCD-L
  3. 18Gernot TraunerCD-R
  4. 33Dávid HanckoLB
  5. 30Jordan LotombaRB
  6. 6Ramiz ZerroukiCM
  7. 8Quinten TimberLM
  8. 4Hwang In-BeomRM
  9. 29Santiago GimenezF
  10. 14Igor PaixãoLF
  11. 27Antoni MilamboRF

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. 11Martin TerrierCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Feyenoord 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
  2. 30' Goal! Feyenoord 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  3. 36' Goal! Feyenoord 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong following a fast break.
  4. 43' Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 44' Own Goal by Timon Wellenreuther, Feyenoord. Feyenoord 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
  6. 45' Substitution, Feyenoord. Gijs Smal replaces Ramiz Zerrouki.
  7. 60' Substitution, Feyenoord. Anis Hadj Moussa replaces Jordan Lotomba.
  8. 61' Substitution, Feyenoord. Ayase Ueda replaces Igor Paixão.
  9. 62' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
  10. 72' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Martin Terrier.
  11. 72' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Florian Wirtz.
  12. 72' Substitution, Feyenoord. Jeyland Mitchell replaces Gernot Trauner.
  13. 74' Substitution, Feyenoord. Chris-Kévin Nadje replaces Antoni Milambo.
  14. 80' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeanuël Belocian replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  15. 81' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Granit Xhaka.

UEFA Champions League News

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