German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 37': Lucas Vázquez
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Werder Bremen

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    Bayer Leverkusen are hosting Werder Bremen at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 3': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Marco Grüll with a through ball.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
    • 7': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Amos Pieper (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 12': Handball by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 14': VAR Decision: No Goal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-0 SV Werder Bremen.
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Amos Pieper (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 15': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Julián Malatini replaces Amos Pieper because of an injury.
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 15': Foul by Isaac Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 15': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Karim Coulibaly.
    • 17': Foul by Karim Coulibaly (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 17': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
    • 22': Foul by Isaac Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 22': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Loïc Badé.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Marco Grüll.
    • 29': Dangerous play by Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 29': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ernest Poku.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ernest Poku.
    • 33': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 33': Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Marco Grüll is caught offside.
    • 34': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Justin Njinmah.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 37': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SV Werder Bremen 0. Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Maza with a through ball.
    • 41': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Romano Schmid with a cross.
    • 41': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 45': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 45': Yukinari Sugawara (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Aleix García.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Julián Malatini.
    • 45'+5': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Romano Schmid.
    • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
    • 45': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Olivier Deman replaces Isaac Schmidt.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jarell Quansah with a cross.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen). Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Grüll.
    • 56': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Loïc Badé.
    • 57': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Malik Tillman replaces Ernest Poku.
    • 57': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ezequiél Fernández replaces Lucas Vázquez.
    • 59': Foul by Karim Coulibaly (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 59': Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Jovan Milosevic replaces Marco Grüll.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Ibrahim Maza.
    • 65': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Foul by Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 66': Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Deman with a headed pass.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Jovan Milosevic (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Njinmah.
    • 68': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 71': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jarell Quansah.
    • 72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Ibrahim Maza.
    • 72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Aleix García.
    • 73': Foul by Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 73': Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen). Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a through ball.
    • 75': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mio Backhaus.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 78': Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 79': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Keke Topp replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 80': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Jovan Milosevic (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Coulibaly with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Keke Topp (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Friedl with a cross.
    • 87': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 87': Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Foul by Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 88': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Malatini.
    • 90'+6': Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen).
    • 90'+6': Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 6
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 3
    50.5 Possession 49.5
    17 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    473 Accurate Passes 473
    555 Passes 551
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    18 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 41
    33 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    16 Interceptions 15
    5 Effective Clearances 29
    5 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: BayArena
    Location: Leverkusen, Germany
    Attendance: 30,210

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 24 +65 63
    2 Borussia Dortmund 24 +26 52
    3 TSG Hoffenheim 24 +18 46
    4 VfB Stuttgart 24 +16 46
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    28 Janis Blaswich (GK)
    8 Robert Andrich
    5 Loïc Badé Yellow Card
    4 Jarell Quansah
    24 Aleix García
    30 Ibrahim Maza
    20 Alejandro Grimaldo
    21 Lucas Vázquez
    14 Patrik Schick
    19 Ernest Poku
    7 Jonas Hofmann Yellow Card
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Jeanuël Belocian, Ezequiel Fernández, Niklas Lomb, Christian Kofane, Malik Tillman, Arthur, Axel Tape, Martin Terrier, Exequiel Palacios.

    SVW Werder Bremen (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    30 Mio Backhaus (GK)
    32 Marco Friedl Yellow Card
    31 Karim Coulibaly
    5 Amos Pieper
    6 Jens Stage
    20 Romano Schmid
    14 Senne Lynen
    23 Isaac Schmidt
    3 Yukinari Sugawara
    17 Marco Grüll
    11 Justin Njinmah
    Werder Bremen Substitutes:
    Mick Schmetgens, Jovan Milosevic, Karl Hein, Cameron Puertas, Keke Topp, Olivier Deman, Patrice Covic, Julian Malatini, Isak Hansen-Aarøen.

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