UEFA Champions League

Atlético Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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  • 78': Álvaro Morata
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Alvaro Morata's goal gives Atletico Madrid win win over Bayer Leverkusen

Atletico Madrid substitute Alvaro Morata scored a late second half header to give his team a 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Sven Bender.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kieran Trippier (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi.
  • 9': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Héctor Herrera.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay following a corner.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
  • 15': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Mario Hermoso replaces José Giménez because of an injury.
  • 19': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 19': Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 20': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 22': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Felipe (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 26': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 26': Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
  • 35': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
  • 37': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 37': Kai Havertz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 38': Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 40': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
  • 44': Foul by Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 44': Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 46': Hand ball by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 50': Foul by Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 50': Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Felipe (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 53': Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 54': Kai Havertz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
  • 60': Foul by Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 60': Kieran Trippier (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Felipe (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
  • 62': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Ángel Correa.
  • 63': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 64': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Lemar tries a through ball, but Héctor Herrera is caught offside.
  • 66': Foul by Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 66': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger.
  • 70': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 70': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Koke.
  • 73': Felipe (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 75': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felipe.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Paulinho replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
  • 78': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a cross.
  • 80': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 80': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 83': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 83': Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Kerem Demirbay.
  • 85': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Partey tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felipe.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic replaces Sven Bender.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+3': Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 90'+4': Mitchell Weiser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 1
60 Possession 40
12 SHOTS 6
1 ON GOAL 2
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
515 Accurate Passes 312
616 Passes 414
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 10
0.0 Cross % 0.4
80 Long Balls 63
54 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 9
22 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 12
13 Effective Clearances 28
13 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 56,776

Line-Ups

ATM Atlético Madrid (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
18 Felipe
2 José María Giménez
5 Thomas Partey
12 Renan Lodi
23 Kieran Trippier
8 Saúl Ñíguez
6 Koke Yellow Card
16 Héctor Herrera
19 Diego Costa
10 Ángel Correa

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

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
5 Sven Bender
4 Jonathan Tah
8 Lars Bender
23 Mitchell Weiser
29 Kai Havertz
15 Julian Baumgartlinger
10 Kerem Demirbay
31 Kevin Volland
11 Nadiem Amiri
38 Karim Bellarabi Yellow Card

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