Leverkusen vs Celtic 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

Bayer Leverkusen

16': Robert Andrich
82': Robert Andrich
87': Moussa Diaby

FT
3 - 2

Celtic

40': Josip Juranovic (P)
56': Jota

Introduction

Bayer Leverkusen are hosting Celtic at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
16': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 0. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
33': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 1. Josip Juranovic (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 1.
56': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 2. Jota (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi following a fast break.
69': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Celtic. Michael Johnston replaces Jota.
72': Substitution, Celtic. Liel Abada replaces James Forrest.
75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Paulinho.
75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Piero Hincapié.
76': Substitution, Celtic. James McCarthy replaces Nir Bitton because of an injury.
76': Substitution, Celtic. Albian Ajeti replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
82': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Celtic 2. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
87': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Celtic 2. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Florian Wirtz.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 19,830

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

CEL		B04
7	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	1
42.5	Possession	57.5
5	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	7
0.6	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
381	Accurate Passes	523
455	Passes	612
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	7
12	Crosses	21
0.0	Cross %	0.3
37	Long Balls	53
19	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	7
25	Effective Clearances	16
25	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
6	Odilon Kossounou
33	Piero Hincapié
30	Jeremie Frimpong
25	Exequiel Palacios
8	Robert Andrich
7	Paulinho
19	Moussa Diaby
27	Florian Wirtz
31	Amine Adli

Substitutes:

Nadiem Amiri, Emrehan Gedikli, Daley Sinkgraven, Niklas Lomb, Andrey Lunev, Edmond Tapsoba, Panagiotis Retsos.

Celtic (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
15	Joe Hart (GK)
57	Stephen Welsh
20	Cameron Carter-Vickers
6	Nir Bitton
88	Josip Juranovic
56	Anthony Ralston
42	Callum McGregor
14	David Turnbull
17	Jota
49	James Forrest
8	Kyogo Furuhashi

Substitutes:

Oluwatobi Oluwayemi, Dane Murray, Liam Scales, Osaze Urhoghide, Albian Ajeti, James McCarthy, Liam Shaw, Michael Johnston, Scott Bain, Liel Abada, Adam Montgomery, Ismaila Soro.

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