FC Cologne vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

FC Cologne

77': Luca Waldschmidt

FT
1 - 2

Bayer Leverkusen

43': Patrik Schick (P)
52': Patrik Schick

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FC Cologne are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, 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': Attempt missed. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
4': Attempt missed. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
7': Attempt blocked. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
7': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Jakub Kaminski is caught offside.
9': Attempt saved. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Linton Maina.
9': Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
10': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Attempt saved. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Marius Bülter.
12': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
12': Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
16': Attempt saved. Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln).
16': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
16': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
16': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt saved. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Linton Maina.
20': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln).
20': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
21': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Eric Martel.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln).
27': Delay in match because of an injury Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt saved. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
31': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kristoffer Lund.
32': Handball by Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln).
35': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln).
35': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
38': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
38': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
38': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.
39': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
41': Penalty conceded by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) with a handball in the penalty area.
43': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
45': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln).
45': Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba is caught offside.
45'+3': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
48': Attempt saved. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
49': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ibrahim Maza is caught offside.
51': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Linton Maina.
52': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella following a fast break.
55': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
56': Attempt missed. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marius Bülter following a fast break.
59': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Alessio Castro-Montes replaces Linton Maina.
59': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Marius Bülter.
61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Malik Tillman replaces Ibrahim Maza.
61': Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (1. FC Köln).
61': Montrell Culbreath (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
63': Attempt missed. Alessio Castro-Montes (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jan Thielmann with a cross.
66': Attempt blocked. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Martel.
66': Attempt missed. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
68': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Nathan Tella following a fast break.
71': Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71': Attempt missed. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jan Thielmann.
72': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
72': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Felipe Chávez replaces Kristoffer Lund.
72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Montrell Culbreath.
72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Eliesse Ben Seghir replaces Nathan Tella.
72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ezequiél Fernández replaces Aleix García.
74': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
74': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt saved. Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Jan Thielmann with a cross.
76': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
76': Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saïd El Mala following a fast break.
81': Attempt blocked. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
82': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Felipe Chávez (1. FC Köln).
84': Delay in match because of an injury Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Youssoupha Niang replaces Eric Martel.
85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Loïc Badé replaces Jarell Quansah.
87': Attempt blocked. Felipe Chávez (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Thielmann.
87': Attempt missed. Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
89': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Felipe Chávez (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.
90'+3': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Loïc Badé.
90'+5': Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
90'+5': Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Foul by Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln).
90'+7': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
90'+7': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessio Castro-Montes with a cross.
90'+7': Attempt saved. Felipe Chávez (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
90'+7': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.

Statistics

B04		KOE
5	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	2
8	Saves	1
55.5	Possession	44.5
8	SHOTS	25
3	ON GOAL	10
0.4	On Target %	0.4
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
499	Accurate Passes	390
574	Passes	459
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.3
54	Long Balls	42
26	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	7
12	Effective Tackles	9
19	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	9
25	Effective Clearances	18
25	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Cologne, Germany
Attendance: 50,000

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	31	+81	82
2	Borussia Dortmund	30	+30	64
3	RB Leipzig	31	+24	62
4	TSG Hoffenheim	31	+16	57

Full Table

Line-Ups

FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
39	Cenk Özkacar
22	Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
32	Kristoffer Lund
28	Sebastian Sebulonsen
16	Jakub Kaminski
6	Eric Martel
18	Ísak Jóhannesson
13	Said El Mala
30	Marius Bulter
37	Linton Maina

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Ron-Robert Zieler, Youssoupha Niang, Rav van den Berg, Tom Krauss, Alessio Castro-Montes, Felipe Chávez, Joel Schmied, Luca Waldschmidt, Jan Thielmann.

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
28	Janis Blaswich (GK)
8	Robert Andrich
12	Edmond Tapsoba
4	Jarell Quansah
24	Aleix García
25	Exequiel Palacios
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
42	Montrell Culbreath
14	Patrik Schick
23	Nathan Tella
30	Ibrahim Maza

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Ezequiel Fernández, Jonas Omlin, Malik Tillman, Jonas Hofmann, Tim Oermann, Arthur, Ernest Poku, Loïc Badé, Eliesse Ben Seghir.

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