Bayer Leverkusen vs Atlético Madrid, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Bayer Leverkusen spring to life with ugly win over Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen sprang to life in their Champions League group as they picked up their first points with a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 4': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Koke.
- 4': Attempt missed. Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 8': Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri following a fast break.
- 11': Attempt missed. Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz.
- 14': Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
- 16': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 16': Kai Havertz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Santiago Arias (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Foul by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 20': Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
- 22': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Arias.
- 24': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 24': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 25': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid).
- 27': Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Santiago Arias (Atlético de Madrid).
- 28': Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid).
- 31': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wendell.
- 32': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.
- 34': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid).
- 34': Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
- 36': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
- 37': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felipe.
- 38': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 38': Santiago Arias (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid).
- 39': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
- 41': Own Goal by Thomas Partey, Atlético de Madrid. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Atlético de Madrid 0.
- 44': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Koke tries a through ball, but Renan Lodi is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Atlético de Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Atlético de Madrid 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez with a through ball.
- 49': Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 49': Santiago Arias (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 50': Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 52': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Renan Lodi.
- 55': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Atlético de Madrid 0. Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi with a cross.
- 58': Attempt saved. Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 59': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 59': Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Vitolo replaces Diego Costa.
- 61': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 61': Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 63': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a through ball.
- 64': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 64': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Julian Baumgartlinger replaces Charles Aránguiz.
- 65': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Kai Havertz.
- 65': Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross.
- 66': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Partey tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 67': Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Felipe (Atlético de Madrid).
- 68': Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
- 70': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Ángel Correa.
- 70': Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 70': Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Kerem Demirbay.
- 71': Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 73': Attempt saved. Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Arias.
- 74': Foul by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 74': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Arias.
- 75': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Vitolo tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 76': Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felipe.
- 77': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 79': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Jan Oblak (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Attempt missed. Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 80': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 80': Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 80': Santiago Arias (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Panagiotis Retsos replaces Wendell.
- 82': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
- 83': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 83': Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 84': Santiago Arias (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the red card.
- 87': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Sven Bender.
- 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic replaces Kai Havertz.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Atlético de Madrid 1. Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Partey with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+5': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Atlético de Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Atlético de Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Atlético de Madrid 1.
Statistics
 ATM |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 47.6 | Possession | 52.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 476 | Passes | 522 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 18 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 28,160
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 28,160
Line-Ups
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 5 | Sven Bender |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah  |
| 18 | Wendell |
| 23 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 10 | Kerem Demirbay |
| 20 | Charles Aránguiz |
| 31 | Kevin Volland |
| 11 | Nadiem Amiri  |
| 38 | Karim Bellarabi |
Atlético Madrid (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 18 | Felipe |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 12 | Renan Lodi |
| 4 | Santiago Arias |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
| 8 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 6 | Koke |
| 19 | Diego Costa |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
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