Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
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Leverkusen's first-half blitz leaves Frankfurt reeling in 4-1 win
Bayer Leverkusen delivered a ruthless first-half performance, striking three times in just seven minutes, to leave hosts Eintracht Frankfurt reeling with a 4-1 victory in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 4': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 5': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García.
- 8': Foul by Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 8': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 11': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Elye Wahi following a fast break.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
- 12': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Koch.
- 13': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
- 15': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 15': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 19': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nathaniel Brown.
- 25': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleix García.
- 26': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 29': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 29': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
- 29': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
- 29': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 31': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
- 33': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
- 37': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 38': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 38': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Koch.
- 39': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 41': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 45'+1': Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
- 45': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Nnamdi Collins replaces Ansgar Knauff.
- 45': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Oscar Højlund replaces Hugo Larsson.
- 48': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 49': Nnamdi Collins (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oscar Højlund.
- 51': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 51': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 53': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 54': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 58': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Patrik Schick.
- 58': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
- 60': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
- 61': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleix García.
- 62': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown.
- 66': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
- 67': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 68': Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 68': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Michy Batshuayi replaces Robin Koch because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya replaces Elye Wahi.
- 73': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 74': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 74': Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Nathan Tella.
- 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 78': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Niels Nkounkou replaces Nathaniel Brown.
- 79': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
- 80': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 80': Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Emiliano Buendía replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 84': Foul by Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 84': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Oscar Højlund.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
- 0': Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
Statistics
 B04 |
SGE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 60 | Possession | 40 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 518 | Accurate Passes | 323 |
| 607 | Passes | 408 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 15 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 12 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 58,000
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 58,000
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 24 | +52 | 61 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | +27 | 53 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 | Mainz | 24 | +14 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Eintracht Frankfurt (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 4 | Robin Koch |
| 3 | Arthur Theate |
| 13 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 16 | Hugo Larsson |
| 27 | Mario Götze |
| 15 | Ellyes Skhiri  |
| 21 | Nathaniel Brown |
| 36 | Ansgar Knauff |
| 17 | Elye Wahi |
| 11 | Hugo Ekitike |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 5 | Mario Hermoso |
| 23 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 24 | Aleix García |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 19 | Nathan Tella |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
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