UEFA Champions League

Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Liverpool
  • 61': Luis Díaz
  • 63': Cody Gakpo
  • 83': Luis Díaz
  • 90'+2': Luis Díaz
FT
4 - 0
Bayer Leverkusen

    Liverpool maintain perfect UCL run with win over Leverkusen

    Liverpool's Luis Diaz scored a second-half hat trick as they maintained their perfect Champions League campaign with a 4-0 victory over Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
    • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
    • 11': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
    • 14': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 16': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Hand ball by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 22': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 24': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 25': Foul by Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 25': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 30': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 33': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
    • 33': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 34': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 38': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 40': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 41': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
    • 41': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
    • 42': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 43': Hand ball by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 45'+2': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 48': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
    • 51': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 53': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 55': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 60': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
    • 60': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Goal! Liverpool 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a through ball.
    • 63': Goal! Liverpool 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 65': VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool 2-0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Cody Gakpo).
    • 66': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
    • 66': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface is caught offside.
    • 72': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Exequiel Palacios.
    • 73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Aleix García.
    • 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Curtis Jones.
    • 75': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
    • 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
    • 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
    • 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
    • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Álex Grimaldo.
    • 81': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
    • 81': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
    • 83': Goal! Liverpool 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 84': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 85': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 87': Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 87': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
    • 88': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Liverpool 4, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
    • 90'+3': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/131.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originB04 LIVhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/364.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    10 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 1
    4 Saves 4
    52.9 Possession 47.1
    12 SHOTS 22
    4 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    452 Accurate Passes 411
    525 Passes 472
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    14 Crosses 11
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 44
    22 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 9
    10 Effective Tackles 6
    14 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    7 Interceptions 10
    20 Effective Clearances 10
    20 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Anfield
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 59,790

    UEFA Champions League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 6 +12 18
    2 Barcelona 6 +14 15
    3 Arsenal 6 +9 13
    4 Bayer Leverkusen 6 +7 13
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    62 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    5 Ibrahima Konaté
    21 Kostas Tsimikas
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    38 Ryan Gravenberch
    10 Alexis Mac Allister
    17 Curtis Jones
    7 Luis Díaz
    18 Cody Gakpo
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Jarell Quansah, Wataru Endo, Darwin Núñez, Harvey Davies, Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson, Conor Bradley, Dominik Szoboszlai, Tyler Morton, Vitezslav Jaros.

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Jonathan Tah
    3 Piero Hincapié
    12 Edmond Tapsoba
    24 Aleix García Yellow Card
    25 Exequiel Palacios
    34 Granit Xhaka
    20 Alejandro Grimaldo
    30 Jeremie Frimpong
    22 Victor Boniface
    10 Florian Wirtz
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka, Patrik Schick, Robert Andrich, Nathan Tella, Jonas Hofmann, Arthur, Matej Kovar, Niklas Lomb.

    UEFA Champions League News

    From Miami to Wrexham, Macron made some of 2024's best kits
    From Miami to Wrexham, Macron made some of 2024's best kits

    While Nike, Adidas and Puma have been kitting out most of the world's top teams, Macron has produced some of the finest jerseys we've seen this year.

    The Christmas party that had 16 Tottenham players fined
    The Christmas party that had 16 Tottenham players fined

    James Olley remembers the consequences of when 16 Tottenham players flew to Dublin for Christmas under Harry Redknapp's management.

    The Man United Christmas pantomime that had Ronaldo and Nani fuming
    The Man United Christmas pantomime that had Ronaldo and Nani fuming

    Rob Dawson tells the story of Manchester United's youth team putting on a Christmas pantomime that did not go down well with Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani.

    'Onana, Oh yeah!' Who is Aston Villa's creative set-piece coach?
    'Onana, Oh yeah!' Who is Aston Villa's creative set-piece coach?

    Bruce Schoenfeld explains how Austin MacPhee creativity has helped power Aston Villa's set-pieces.

    Marcotti: Haaland is part of the solution at Man City
    Marcotti: Haaland is part of the solution at Man City

    Gab & Juls praise Erling Haaland after his self-critical post-match interview following Man City's defeat to Aston Villa.