Legia Warsaw vs Leicester 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
Introduction
Legia Warsaw are hosting Leicester City
at Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Jozefa Pilsudskiego, Warsaw, Poland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Goal! Legia Warsaw 1, Leicester City 0. Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josué.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Legia Warsaw 1, Leicester City 0.
- 52': Josué (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 70': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Lirim Kastrati replaces André Martins.
- 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Daniel Amartey.
- 78': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Joel Abu Hanna replaces Mattias Johansson because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Patson Daka.
- 82': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Rafael Lopes replaces Josué.
- 83': Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Tomas Pekhart replaces Mahir Emreli.
- 88': Tomas Pekhart (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Legia Warsaw 1, Leicester City 0.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Jozefa Pilsudskiego
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 27,087
Venue: Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Jozefa Pilsudskiego
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 27,087
Statistics
LEI |
LEGI![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 64.4 | Possession | 35.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 506 | Accurate Passes | 242 |
| 590 | Passes | 333 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 30 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 11 | Clearances | 25 |
Legia Warsaw (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Cezary Miszta (GK) |
| 4 | Mateusz Wieteska |
| 17 | Maik Nawrocki |
| 55 | Artur Jedrzejczyk |
| 8 | André Martins |
| 99 | Bartosz Slisz |
| 14 | Ihor Kharatin |
| 25 | Filip Mladenovic |
| 6 | Mattias Johansson |
| 11 | Mahir Emreli |
| 27 | Josué Pesqueira |
Leicester City (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 29 | Patson Daka |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
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