Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Leverkusen crush Bayern to go 5 points clear in Bundesliga
Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen outplayed champions Bayern Munich for a 3-0 victory on Saturday that sent them five points clear at the top of the league and put them firmly in charge of the title race.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 5': Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Tella with a headed pass.
- 12': Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München).
- 12': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 18': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 0. Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a cross.
- 20': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Eric Dier (FC Bayern München).
- 23': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Eric Dier.
- 23': Attempt saved. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 24': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 26': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 26': Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Attempt saved. Noussair Mazraoui (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
- 28': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München).
- 32': Hand ball by Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München).
- 33': Eric Dier (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 33': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 33': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Foul by Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München).
- 36': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 37': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
- 41': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 42': Foul by Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 42': Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
- 44': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 44': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München).
- 45'+2': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 0.
- 46': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 46': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC Bayern München 0. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella with a through ball.
- 52': Attempt missed. Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 52': Foul by Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München).
- 52': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
- 59': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 60': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Joshua Kimmich replaces Dayot Upamecano.
- 60': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic.
- 62': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München).
- 62': Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
- 64': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 64': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nathan Tella.
- 66': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a cross.
- 67': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Eric Dier (FC Bayern München).
- 68': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 68': Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
- 71': Foul by Eric Dier (FC Bayern München).
- 71': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Mathys Tel replaces Leon Goretzka.
- 72': Foul by Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München).
- 72': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 74': Foul by Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München).
- 74': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 76': Kim Min-Jae (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 79': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
- 81': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
- 81': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Choupo-Moting replaces Jamal Musiala.
- 81': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Raphaël Guerreiro replaces Sacha Boey.
- 82': Attempt missed. Mathys Tel (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Amine Adli.
- 83': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 84': Attempt missed. Mathys Tel (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 84': Offside, FC Bayern München. Joshua Kimmich is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
- 90': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gustavo Puerta replaces Álex Grimaldo.
- 90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 90'+2': Foul by Eric Dier (FC Bayern München).
- 90'+2': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+3': Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Eric Choupo-Moting (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+5': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
- 90'+5': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, FC Bayern München 0. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, FC Bayern München 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, FC Bayern München 0.
Statistics
 MUN |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 61 | Possession | 39 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 579 | Accurate Passes | 344 |
| 653 | Passes | 419 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 20 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 10 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | +55 | 81 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 31 | +51 | 69 |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 31 | +32 | 64 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 31 | +38 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK)  |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 2 | Josip Stanisic |
| 21 | Amine Adli |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
| 19 | Nathan Tella |
Bayern Munich (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 45 | Aleksandar Pavlovic |
| 23 | Sacha Boey |
| 40 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 42 | Jamal Musiala |
| 10 | Leroy Sané |
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