UEFA Champions League

Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Salzburg, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 8': Florian Wirtz (P)
  • 11': Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 30': Florian Wirtz
  • 61': Patrik Schick
  • 72': Aleix García
FT
5 - 0
RB Salzburg

    Leverkusen romp to 5-0 win over Salzburg in Champions League

    Bayer Leverkusen got their Champions League campaign back on track with a 5-0 home win over RB Salzburg on Tuesday, with Florian Wirtz scoring twice and the visitors having goalkeeper Alexander Schlager to thank for avoiding an even bigger defeat.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
    • 2': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Alexander Schlager.
    • 4': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Aleksa Terzic.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 5': Penalty conceded by Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 7': VAR Decision: Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
    • 8': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 10': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 11': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 12': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Foul by Mamady Diambou (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 16': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Dorgeles Nene replaces Karim Konaté because of an injury.
    • 17': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Moussa Yeo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 21': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 21': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 21': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
    • 25': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Bobby Clark (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 26': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 29': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
    • 29': Dorgeles Nene (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 30': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
    • 32': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Foul by Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 33': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 35': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 35': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 42': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 42': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Dorgeles Nene (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+3': Hand ball by Moussa Yeo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Daouda Guindo replaces Aleksa Terzic.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Mads Bidstrup replaces Bobby Clark.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Lucas Gourna-Douath.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
    • 52': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Moussa Yeo is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 55': Mamady Diambou (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dorgeles Nene following a corner.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Moussa Yeo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
    • 58': Foul by Moussa Yeo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 58': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Moussa Yeo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Dorgeles Nene (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 61': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
    • 62': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Stefan Bajcetic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 63': Daouda Guindo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 63': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 63': Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 65': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Exequiel Palacios.
    • 68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Piero Hincapié.
    • 68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
    • 70': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 70': Moussa Yeo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a fast break.
    • 73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Artem Stepanov replaces Patrik Schick.
    • 74': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Nicolás Capaldo replaces Mamady Diambou.
    • 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Francis Onyeka replaces Florian Wirtz.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a through ball.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 79': Daouda Guindo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 81': Foul by Artem Stepanov (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 81': Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dorgeles Nene.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a cross.
    • 86': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nicolás Capaldo.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 89': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
    • 90': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Alexander Schlager.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Dorgeles Nene (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mads Bidstrup.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Dorgeles Nene (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+2': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Arthur.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    8 Saves 2
    37.6 Possession 62.4
    7 SHOTS 29
    2 ON GOAL 13
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    361 Accurate Passes 633
    422 Passes 707
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 5
    12 Crosses 13
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    42 Long Balls 39
    20 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 9
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    22 Tackles 23
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 8
    16 Effective Clearances 12
    16 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: BayArena
    Location: Leverkusen, Germany
    Attendance: 29,211

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    Line-Ups

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-5-2)

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

    SLZ RB Salzburg (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    24 Alexander Schlager (GK)
    6 Samson Baidoo
    91 Kamil Piatkowski
    3 Aleksa Terzic
    70 Amar Dedic
    27 Lucas Gourna Douath
    15 Mamady Diambou
    10 Bobby Clark
    19 Karim Konaté
    30 Oscar Gloukh
    49 Moussa Yeo Yellow Card
    RB Salzburg Substitutes:
    Hendry Blank, Nene Dorgeles, Petar Ratkov, John Mellberg, Nicolás Capaldo, Stefan Bajcetic, Daouda Guindo, Mads Bidstrup, Salko Hamzic, Bryan Okoh, Takuma Kawamura, Adam Daghim.

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