Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaLeverkusen suffer shock 2-0 home loss to Werder Bremen, Wirtz injured
Bayer Leverkusen suffered a shock 2-0 home loss to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday to miss their chance to close in on leaders Bayern Munich.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 5': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 7': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, SV Werder Bremen 1. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jens Stage.
- 9': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Amos Pieper.
- 11': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
- 13': André Silva (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 17': Attempt saved. André Silva (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Senne Lynen with a headed pass.
- 18': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
- 18': Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 21': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleix García.
- 24': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mitchell Weiser.
- 26': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
- 27': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen).
- 27': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
- 29': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Nathan Tella.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Oliver Burke (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romano Schmid with a cross.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Oliver Burke (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 30': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Milos Veljkovic is caught offside.
- 35': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
- 39': André Silva (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 39': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Milos Veljkovic is caught offside.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mitchell Weiser.
- 44': Emiliano Buendía (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
- 45'+1': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, SV Werder Bremen 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, SV Werder Bremen 1.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nordi Mukiele replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
- 46': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
- 47': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 48': Attempt missed. André Silva (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romano Schmid with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 48': Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Arthur.
- 52': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen).
- 52': Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Attempt saved. Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
- 59': Foul by Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 59': Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo replaces Florian Wirtz because of an injury.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury André Silva (SV Werder Bremen).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt saved. André Silva (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell Weiser.
- 65': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Oliver Burke is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Arthur.
- 66': Foul by André Silva (SV Werder Bremen).
- 66': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by André Silva (SV Werder Bremen).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 69': Oliver Burke (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah replaces Oliver Burke.
- 70': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Agu.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 71': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Attempt saved. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 72': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
- 72': Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Hermoso with a headed pass.
- 73': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 73': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 73': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 74': Attempt saved. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
- 74': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
- 75': Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
- 75': Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Agu.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt replaces Senne Lynen.
- 78': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Marco Grüll replaces André Silva.
- 81': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Adli with a cross.
- 84': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
- 85': Amos Pieper (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 86': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jens Stage.
- 87': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 88': Attempt saved. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
- 88': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 88': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Attempt missed. Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
- 90'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Agu.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Amos Pieper.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Keke Topp replaces Romano Schmid.
- 90'+4': Foul by Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen).
- 90'+4': Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, SV Werder Bremen 2. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Keke Topp.
- 90'+7': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+7': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, SV Werder Bremen 2.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, SV Werder Bremen 2.
Statistics
 SVW |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 27.3 | Possession | 72.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 187 | Accurate Passes | 625 |
| 265 | Passes | 692 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 8 | Crosses | 38 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 34 | Clearances | 18 |
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 | Bayern Munich | 25 | +51 | 61 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | +25 | 53 |
| 3 | Mainz | 25 | +16 | 44 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 25 | +12 | 42 |
Line-Ups
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 5 | Mario Hermoso |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 24 | Aleix García  |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 19 | Nathan Tella |
| 13 | Arthur |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 16 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 21 | Amine Adli |
Werder Bremen (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Zetterer (GK) |
| 13 | Milos Veljkovic |
| 3 | Anthony Jung |
| 5 | Amos Pieper |
| 20 | Romano Schmid |
| 6 | Jens Stage |
| 14 | Senne Lynen |
| 27 | Felix Agu |
| 8 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 9 | André Silva |
| 15 | Oliver Burke |
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