UEFA Champions League

Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Bayern Munich
  • 9': Harry Kane
  • 54': Jamal Musiala
  • 75': Harry Kane (P)
FT
3 - 0
1st Leg
Bayer Leverkusen
  • Red Card 62': Nordi Mukiele

Kane double as Bayern outclass error-prone Leverkusen

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored once in each half to guide his team to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Bayer Leverkusen in the all-German Champions League round of 16 first-leg match on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Michael Olise (FC Bayern München).
  • 3': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 3': Min-Jae Kim (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Min-Jae Kim (FC Bayern München).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 6': Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
  • 9': Goal! FC Bayern München 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München).
  • 13': Mario Hermoso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 14': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
  • 14': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 14': Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München).
  • 17': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München).
  • 18': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
  • 21': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 22': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 23': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
  • 34': Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 37': Foul by Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
  • 37': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 39': Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 39': Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by Min-Jae Kim (FC Bayern München).
  • 40': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
  • 44': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
  • 45'+2': Foul by Michael Olise (FC Bayern München).
  • 45'+2': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Min-Jae Kim (FC Bayern München).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Bayern München 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Bayern München 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
  • 48': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 50': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': Foul by Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
  • 53': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Goal! FC Bayern München 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jonas Urbig replaces Manuel Neuer because of an injury.
  • 59': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
  • 60': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 62': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 62': Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Second yellow card to Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) for a bad foul.
  • 64': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München).
  • 68': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leroy Sané replaces Kingsley Coman.
  • 68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Amine Adli.
  • 68': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Josip Stanisic replaces Konrad Laimer.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
  • 71': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 72': Penalty FC Bayern München. Harry Kane draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Penalty conceded by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': VAR Decision: Penalty FC Bayern München.
  • 73': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Goal! FC Bayern München 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Granit Xhaka.
  • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Emiliano Buendía replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 89': Substitution, FC Bayern München. João Palhinha replaces Leon Goretzka.
  • 89': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Dier replaces Min-Jae Kim.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+3': Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München) with an attempt from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': João Palhinha (FC Bayern München) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Bayern München 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
35.4 Possession 64.6
3 SHOTS 17
1 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
232 Accurate Passes 480
309 Passes 556
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
4 Crosses 18
0.0 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 58
21 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 7
29 Effective Clearances 12
29 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 75,000

Line-Ups

MUN Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
3 Kim Min-Jae
2 Dayot Upamecano
19 Alphonso Davies
27 Konrad Laimer Yellow Card
42 Jamal Musiala
6 Joshua Kimmich
8 Leon Goretzka Yellow Card
9 Harry Kane
11 Kingsley Coman
17 Michael Olise
Bayern Munich Substitutes:
Eric Dier, Josip Stanisic, Leroy Sané, Thomas Müller, Gabriel Vidovic, Jonas Urbig, Sacha Boey, Raphaël Guerreiro, Sven Ulreich, Hiroki Ito, João Palhinha, Serge Gnabry.

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2)

No. Name
17 Matej Kovar (GK)
5 Mario Hermoso
4 Jonathan Tah Yellow Card
3 Piero Hincapié
23 Nordi Mukiele Yellow Card
25 Exequiel Palacios
34 Granit Xhaka
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
30 Jeremie Frimpong
10 Florian Wirtz
21 Amine Adli
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Aleix García, Lukas Hradecky, Arthur, Nathan Tella, Victor Boniface, Patrik Schick, Emiliano Buendía, Jonas Hofmann, Edmond Tapsoba, Niklas Lomb.

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