Dortmund vs Leverkusen 2021-22 German Bundesliga
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2 - 5
2 - 5
- 10': Manuel Akanji (OG)
- 20': Florian Wirtz
- 28': Robert Andrich
- 53': Jonathan Tah
- 87': Moussa Diaby
Borussia Dortmund's title hopes fade further with heavy home defeat
Borussia Dortmund were thrashed 5-2 at home by Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Own Goal by Manuel Akanji, Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 16': Own Goal by Jeremie Frimpong, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 20': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi following a fast break.
- 26': Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
- 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Thomas Meunier.
- 46': Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Thorgan Hazard.
- 68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Karim Bellarabi.
- 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Donyell Malen.
- 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Patrik Schick.
- 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Charles Aránguiz replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 85': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Steffen Tigges replaces Marco Reus.
- 87': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross following a fast break.
- 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 89': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5. Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 10,000
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 10,000
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| +12 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| +14 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| +6 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 14 | 0 |
Statistics
 DOR |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 64.4 | Possession | 35.6 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 535 | Accurate Passes | 252 |
| 635 | Passes | 341 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 20 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 10 | Clearances | 22 |
Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 5 | Dan-Axel Zagadou |
| 16 | Manuel Akanji |
| 13 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 24 | Thomas Meunier |
| 8 | Mahmoud Dahoud  |
| 22 | Jude Bellingham |
| 19 | Julian Brandt |
| 21 | Donyell Malen |
| 10 | Thorgan Hazard |
| 11 | Marco Reus |
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Lennart Grill (GK) |
| 33 | Piero Hincapié |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 5 | Mitchel Bakker |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Kerem Demirbay |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 38 | Karim Bellarabi |
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