Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

10': Alejandro Grimaldo
45'+4': Patrik Schick (P)
59': Robert Andrich
90'+2': Ezequiel Fernández
90'+8': Alejandro Grimaldo

FT
3 - 1

Eintracht Frankfurt

52': Can Uzun

Nine-man Leverkusen win 1st game since Ten Hag sacking

Leverkusen coaches celeb vs. Frankfurt [1296x729]

Bayer Leverkusen boss Kasper Hjulmand won his first Bundesliga game in charge as his side beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 after finishing the game with nine men.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Theate with a headed pass.
2': Delay in match (Eintracht Frankfurt).
2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
3': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Oscar Højlund (Eintracht Frankfurt).
4': Delay in match because of an injury Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Foul by Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt).
7': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Delay in match because of an injury Rasmus Kristensen (Eintracht Frankfurt).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Nathaniel Brown replaces Rasmus Kristensen because of an injury.
10': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
13': Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
15': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Exequiel Palacios because of an injury.
16': Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
17': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
18': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Farès Chaïbi.
19': Attempt saved. Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
19': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
19': Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathan Tella following a fast break.
24': Attempt missed. Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
25': Delay in match because of an injury Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt).
25': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
26': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Attempt saved. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Nathan Tella.
31': Attempt missed. Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
32': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
35': Attempt blocked. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
35': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Oscar Højlund.
36': Attempt saved. Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt).
36': Attempt missed. Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Burkardt.
37': Attempt missed. Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jean-Mattéo Bahoya with a cross.
38': Attempt blocked. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Koch.
43': Foul by Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt).
43': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
45'+3': Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella draws a foul in the penalty area.
45'+3': Penalty conceded by Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+4': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
45'+5': Foul by Nnamdi Collins (Eintracht Frankfurt).
45'+5': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
49': Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
49': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
49': Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Delay in match (Eintracht Frankfurt).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Attempt missed. Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ritsu Doan with a cross following a set piece situation.
52': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Malik Tillman.
52': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
55': Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
56': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a through ball.
56': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Koch.
57': Attempt missed. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
58': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
58': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
58': Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Second yellow card to Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) for a bad foul.
61': Nnamdi Collins (Eintracht Frankfurt) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Robin Koch.
62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ezequiél Fernández replaces Malik Tillman.
64': Attempt missed. Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robin Koch.
66': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Ezequiél Fernández.
67': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
67': Attempt missed. Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ritsu Doan with a cross following a corner.
70': Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt).
71': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Michy Batshuayi replaces Oscar Højlund.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
72': Delay in match because of an injury Michy Batshuayi (Eintracht Frankfurt).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
75': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
77': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Mattéo Bahoya.
78': Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
79': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
79': Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt missed. Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
82': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Mattéo Bahoya with a cross.
82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Axel Tape replaces Patrik Schick.
83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Christian Kofane replaces Nathan Tella.
83': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Elye Wahi replaces Jonathan Burkardt.
83': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Can Uzun.
83': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ansgar Knauff replaces Jean-Mattéo Bahoya.
84': Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Eintracht Frankfurt).
84': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Axel Tape (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Mark Flekken.
85': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
86': Attempt missed. Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
88': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
88': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
89': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Farès Chaïbi.
90': Attempt missed. Axel Tape (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
90'+2': Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Foul by Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+2': Second yellow card to Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) for a bad foul.
90'+3': Foul by Axel Tape (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+3': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Elye Wahi (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Eintracht Frankfurt).
90'+6': Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Foul by Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt).
90'+7': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.

Statistics

SGE		B04
9	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	2
0	Offsides	3
8	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	1
61.1	Possession	38.9
13	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
412	Accurate Passes	243
477	Passes	313
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
9	Accurate Crosses	3
29	Crosses	7
0.3	Cross %	0.4
34	Long Balls	47
15	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	12
13	Tackles	25
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
3	Interceptions	4
18	Effective Clearances	28
18	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	3	+12	9
2	Borussia Dortmund	3	+5	7
3	FC Cologne	3	+4	7
4	Eintracht Frankfurt	3	+3	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Mark Flekken (GK)
5	Loïc Badé
12	Edmond Tapsoba
4	Jarell Quansah
25	Exequiel Palacios
8	Robert Andrich
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
21	Lucas Vázquez
14	Patrik Schick
10	Malik Tillman
23	Nathan Tella

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Janis Blaswich, Ibrahim Maza, Aleix García, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Ezequiel Fernández, Christian Kofane, Ernest Poku, Axel Tape, Claudio Echeverri.

Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Michael Zetterer (GK)
4	Robin Koch
34	Nnamdi Collins
3	Arthur Theate
13	Rasmus Kristensen
42	Can Uzun
8	Farès Chaïbi
6	Oscar Højlund
9	Jonathan Burkardt
19	Jean-Mattéo Bahoya
20	Ritsu Doan

Eintracht Frankfurt Substitutes:

Fousseny Doumbia, Ellyes Skhiri, Buta, Nathaniel Brown, Kauã Santos, Ansgar Knauff, Mahmoud Dahoud, Michy Batshuayi, Elye Wahi.

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