RB Leipzig vs Leverkusen 2021-22 German Bundesliga
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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
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Bayern Munich | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | FC Augsburg | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
 B04 |
RBL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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  |
| 21 | Brian Brobbey |
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 33 | Piero Hincapié |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 31 | Amine Adli |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
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