
Monaco vs Leverkusen 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
2 - 3
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - B04 advance 5-3 on penalties
Leverkusen fight back to sink Monaco on penalties
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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
Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 8,504
Statistics
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MON![]() |
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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 |
AS Monaco (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
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16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
23 | Malang Sarr |
6 | Axel Disasi |
12 | Caio Henrique ![]() |
34 | Chrislain Matsima |
19 | Youssouf Fofana ![]() |
4 | Mohamed Camara |
17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
27 | Krépin Diatta |
10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
44 | Eliesse Ben Seghir |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
4 | Jonathan Tah |
3 | Piero Hincapié |
12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
8 | Robert Andrich ![]() |
25 | Exequiel Palacios |
5 | Mitchel Bakker |
30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
23 | Adam Hlozek |
27 | Florian Wirtz |
21 | Amine Adli |
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