German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs Leverkusen 2021-22 German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig
  • 62': André Silva
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Bayer Leverkusen
  • 21': Florian Wirtz
  • 34': Moussa Diaby
  • 64': Jeremie Frimpong

Leipzig lose 3-1 to Leverkusen for second defeat in a row

RB Leipzig suffered a 3-1 home loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday, their second defeat in a row in the Bundesliga that dropped them to eighth place.

Match Commentary

  • 14': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.
  • 34': Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Tah with a through ball.
  • 38': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Brian Brobbey.
  • 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
  • 62': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. André Silva (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross.
  • 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Patrik Schick.
  • 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Charles Aránguiz replaces Amine Adli.
  • 64': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 73': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Konrad Laimer.
  • 73': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Tyler Adams replaces Kevin Kampl.
  • 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Robert Andrich.
  • 82': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Solomon Bonnah replaces Lukas Klostermann.
  • 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Emil Forsberg.
  • 88': Penalty missed! Still RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  • 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Moussa Diaby.
  • 90'+3': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+57 Bayern Munich 18 50 0
+18 Borussia Dortmund 18 39 1
+14 TSG Hoffenheim 17 33 4
+9 RB Leipzig 17 32 5
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 1
41.4 Possession 58.6
11 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
330 Accurate Passes 500
431 Passes 592
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 7
5 Crosses 28
0.0 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 40
23 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 10
13 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 10
25 Effective Clearances 7
25 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

RBL RB Leipzig (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
31 Josep Martínez (GK)
32 Josko Gvardiol
16 Lukas Klostermann
3 Angeliño
22 Nordi Mukiele
33 André Silva
44 Kevin Kampl
18 Christopher Nkunku
27 Konrad Laimer
10 Emil Forsberg Yellow Card
21 Brian Brobbey
Substitutes:
Benjamin Henrichs, Solomon Bonnah Owusu, Amadou Haidara, Sidney Raebiger, Ilaix Moriba, Tyler Adams, Dominik Szoboszlai, Philipp Tschauner, Joscha Wosz.

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

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK) Yellow Card
12 Edmond Tapsoba
4 Jonathan Tah
33 Piero Hincapié
30 Jeremie Frimpong
27 Florian Wirtz
8 Robert Andrich Yellow Card
25 Exequiel Palacios
14 Patrik Schick
31 Amine Adli
19 Moussa Diaby
Substitutes:
Charles Aránguiz, Paulinho, Andrey Lunev, Kerem Demirbay, Odilon Kossounou, Nadiem Amiri, Daley Sinkgraven, Panagiotis Retsos, Lucas Alario.

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