UEFA Europa League

Monaco vs Leverkusen 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

  • 19': Wissam Ben Yedder (P)
  • 84': Breel Embolo
FT - Penalties
2 - 3
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - B04 advance 5-3 on penalties
  • 13': Florian Wirtz
  • 21': Exequiel Palacios
  • 58': Amine Adli

Leverkusen fight back to sink Monaco on penalties

Bayer Leverkusen beat AS Monaco 5-3 on penalties after winning a frantic second leg of their Europa League playoff 3-2 on Thursday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 13': Goal! Monaco 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Goal! Monaco 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 21': Goal! Monaco 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 41': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Goal! Monaco 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
  • 61': Substitution, Monaco. Edan Diop replaces Chrislain Matsima.
  • 65': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Mohamed Camara.
  • 70': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Adam Hlozek.
  • 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Amine Adli.
  • 78': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 78': Substitution, Monaco. Breel Embolo replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
  • 78': Substitution, Monaco. Ismail Jakobs replaces Eliesse Ben Seghir.
  • 84': Goal! Monaco 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Breel Embolo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Krépin Diatta with a cross.
  • 90': First Half Extra Time begins Monaco 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
  • 99': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 103': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Moussa Diaby replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 110': Substitution, Monaco. Kevin Volland replaces Krépin Diatta because of an injury.
  • 115': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 119': Caio Henrique (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 120': Ismail Jakobs (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout begins Monaco 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 8,504

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 5
51 Possession 49
17 SHOTS 12
8 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
597 Accurate Passes 558
716 Passes 670
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 8
15 Crosses 29
0.3 Cross % 0.3
73 Long Balls 71
36 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 17
25 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 19
33 Effective Clearances 11
33 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

MON AS Monaco (4-4-2)

No. Name
16 Alexander Nübel (GK)
23 Malang Sarr
6 Axel Disasi
12 Caio Henrique Yellow Card
34 Chrislain Matsima
19 Youssouf Fofana Yellow Card
4 Mohamed Camara
17 Aleksandr Golovin
27 Krépin Diatta
10 Wissam Ben Yedder
44 Eliesse Seghir

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
3 Piero Hincapié
12 Edmond Tapsoba
8 Robert Andrich Yellow Card
25 Exequiel Palacios
5 Mitchel Bakker
30 Jeremie Frimpong
23 Adam Hlozek
27 Florian Wirtz
21 Amine Adli

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