German Bundesliga

Dortmund vs Leverkusen 2024-25 German Bundesliga

  • 12': Jamie Gittens
  • 79': Serhou Guirassy (P)
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2 - 3
  • 1': Nathan Tella
  • 8': Patrik Schick
  • 19': Patrik Schick

Early goals see Bayer Leverkusen overcome Borussia Dortmund

Bayer Leverkusen battled past hosts Borussia Dortmund 3-2 with two goals from Patrik Schick on Friday to move within a point of leaders Bayern Munich.

Match Commentary

  • 1': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a headed pass.
  • 8': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
  • 12': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
  • 19': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
  • 45'+4': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
  • 63': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  • 63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Patrik Schick.
  • 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Nathan Tella.
  • 78': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Almugera Kabar.
  • 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Maximilian Beier.
  • 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen replaces Jamie Gittens.
  • 79': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  • 89': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Cole Campbell replaces Julian Ryerson.
  • 90'+5': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Bayern Munich 21 54 1
+22 Bayer Leverkusen 21 46 1
+18 Eintracht Frankfurt 21 39 4
+7 RB Leipzig 21 36 5
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Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
30 Possession 70
7 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 5
0.7 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
225 Accurate Passes 628
296 Passes 694
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 43
18 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 10
17 Clearances 10

Line-Ups

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
49 Yannik Lührs
26 Julian Ryerson
8 Felix Nmecha Yellow Card
42 Almugera Kabar
2 Yan Couto
10 Julian Brandt
43 Jamie Gittens
27 Karim Adeyemi
9 Serhou Guirassy
14 Maximilian Beier

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
12 Edmond Tapsoba Yellow Card
4 Jonathan Tah
3 Piero Hincapié
23 Nordi Mukiele
8 Robert Andrich
34 Granit Xhaka
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
30 Jeremie Frimpong
19 Nathan Tella
14 Patrik Schick

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