German Cup

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart, 2023-24 German DFB Pokal, Quarterfinals

· German Cup
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 50': Robert Andrich
  • 66': Amine Adli
  • 90': Jonathan Tah
FT
3 - 2
VfB Stuttgart
  • 11': Waldemar Anton
  • 58': Chris Führich

Bayer Leverkusen win DFB Pokal thriller, go 30 games unbeaten

Bayer Leverkusen reached 30 games unbeaten in all competitions this season with a 3-2 comeback win over VfB Stuttgart to reach the DFB Pokal semifinals Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 5': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 7': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
  • 10': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 10': Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
  • 11': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Angelo Stiller with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 18': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 18': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
  • 25': Foul by Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 25': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 25': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 33': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
  • 34': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
  • 34': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrik Schick with a headed pass.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 40': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 41': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 43': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 44': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Führich.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 48': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
  • 50': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 1. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 52': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 53': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Führich with a cross.
  • 58': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 2. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
  • 60': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 60': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
  • 62': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Enzo Millot.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a through ball.
  • 63': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  • 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borja Iglesias replaces Patrik Schick.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 66': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 2. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 70': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Leonidas Stergiou replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 77': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 77': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Führich.
  • 78': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 79': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Chris Führich.
  • 80': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Anthony Rouault.
  • 84': Hand ball by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 85': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
  • 86': Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 86': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
  • 90': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 2. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 90'+4': Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mahmoud Dahoud.
  • 90'+5': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 6
4 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 3
43.7 Possession 56.3
12 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
440 Accurate Passes 579
522 Passes 663
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 54
25 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 5
18 Effective Tackles 9
25 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
20 Interceptions 5
15 Effective Clearances 7
15 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

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

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
17 Matej Kovar (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
3 Piero Hincapié
12 Edmond Tapsoba
34 Granit Xhaka
8 Robert Andrich Yellow Card
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
30 Jeremie Frimpong Yellow Card
14 Patrik Schick
10 Florian Wirtz
7 Jonas Hofmann
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Amine Adli, Josip Stanisic, Nathan Tella, Borja Iglesias, Gustavo Puerta, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Adam Hlozek, Lukas Hradecky, Noah Mbamba.

VFB VfB Stuttgart (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
33 Alexander Nübel (GK)
2 Waldemar Anton
21 Hiroki Ito
29 Anthony Rouault
6 Angelo Stiller
16 Atakan Karazor
7 Maximilian Mittelstädt Yellow Card
4 Josha Vagnoman
26 Deniz Undav
27 Chris Führich
8 Enzo Millot
VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:
Anrie Chase, Jamie Leweling, Fabian Bredlow, Roberto Massimo, Mahmoud Dahoud, Moussa Cissé, Leonidas Stergiou, Jovan Milosevic, Pascal Stenzel.

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