German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 23': Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 57': Odilon Kossounou
  • 73': Jonathan Tah
  • 83': Nathan Tella
FT
4 - 0
1. FC Union Berlin

    Leverkusen stretch winning run by beating Union 4-0 to reclaim top spot

    Unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen thundered Union Berlin 4-0 on Sunday and move back to the top of the Bundesliga

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Frederik Rønnow.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 15': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Aïssa Laïdouni.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
    • 16': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Paul Jaeckel.
    • 17': VAR Decision: No Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
    • 19': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonathan Tah tries a through ball, but Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 20': Jérôme Roussillon (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 22': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 24': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Robin Knoche replaces Leonardo Bonucci because of an injury.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
    • 26': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Frederik Rønnow.
    • 27': David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 30': Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
    • 30': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 35': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Frederik Rønnow.
    • 37': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 37': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
    • 43': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz tries a through ball, but Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Frederik Rønnow.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 45'+1': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
    • 45': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel replaces Josip Juranovic.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 50': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon.
    • 54': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
    • 56': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Aïssa Laïdouni.
    • 57': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
    • 58': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
    • 63': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 63': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson replaces Sheraldo Becker.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 72': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Aïssa Laïdouni.
    • 73': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 78': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces David Datro Fofana.
    • 78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Robin Gosens replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
    • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
    • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 82': Alex Král (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 82': Hand ball by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 83': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Amine Adli following a fast break.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
    • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Noah Mbamba replaces Florian Wirtz.
    • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Victor Boniface.
    • 88': Foul by Noah Mbamba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 88': Paul Jaeckel (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 90': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 10
    7 Saves 2
    31.2 Possession 68.8
    2 SHOTS 18
    2 ON GOAL 10
    1.0 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    290 Accurate Passes 750
    368 Passes 819
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 41
    20 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 4
    16 Tackles 9
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    7 Interceptions 5
    18 Effective Clearances 10
    18 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: BayArena
    Location: Leverkusen, Germany
    Attendance: 29,387

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 11 +29 29
    2 RB Leipzig 10 +10 21
    3 Eintracht Frankfurt 10 +10 20
    4 Bayer Leverkusen 10 +5 17
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    4 Jonathan Tah
    3 Piero Hincapié
    6 Odilon Kossounou
    25 Exequiel Palacios
    34 Granit Xhaka
    20 Alejandro Grimaldo
    30 Jeremie Frimpong
    22 Victor Boniface
    10 Florian Wirtz
    7 Jonas Hofmann
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Adam Hlozek, Robert Andrich, Nathan Tella, Nadiem Amiri, Josip Stanisic, Gustavo Puerta, Amine Adli, Matej Kovar, Noah Mbamba.

    FCU 1. FC Union Berlin (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Frederik Ronnow (GK) Yellow Card
    23 Leonardo Bonucci
    4 Diogo Leite
    3 Paul Jaeckel
    20 Aïssa Laïdouni
    33 Alex Král
    26 Jérôme Roussillon
    18 Josip Juranovic
    11 David Datro Fofana
    27 Sheraldo Becker
    19 Janik Haberer
    1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:
    Aljoscha Kemlein, Lucas Tousart, Jakob Busk, Robin Knoche, Christopher Trimmel, Benedict Hollerbach, Kevin Behrens, Robin Gosens, Brenden Aaronson.

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