Football
Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig. German Bundesliga.
2:30pm, Saturday 19th August 2023.
BayArenaAttendance: Attendance29,464.
Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, RB Leipzig 2.
Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, RB Leipzig 2.
Attempt saved. Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
Foul by Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig).
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Victor Boniface.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Jonas Hofmann.
Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios tries a through ball, but Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Fábio Carvalho replaces Xaver Schlager.
Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig).
Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Kampl with a cross.
Hand ball by Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Loïs Openda.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Florian Wirtz.
Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
Delay in match (RB Leipzig).
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, RB Leipzig 2. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Simakan with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann tries a through ball, but Victor Boniface is caught offside.
Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, RB Leipzig 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Timo Werner.
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Xavi Simons.
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann following a fast break.
Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by David Raum.
Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Simakan with a headed pass.
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.
Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 1.
First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 1.
Hand ball by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Timo Werner (RB Leipzig).
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 1. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 0. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig).
Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, RB Leipzig 0. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecký.
Attempt saved. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
Attempt saved. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Werner.
Attempt missed. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
