Leverkusen vs Bielefeld 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Diaby double means Leverkusen tighten grip on third place
Bayer Leverkusen's in-form winger Moussa Diaby scored twice as they cruised past Arminia Bielefeld 3-0 on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0. Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 45': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Gonzalo Castro replaces Sebastian Vasiliadis.
- 45': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Bryan Lasme replaces Janni Serra.
- 57': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 60': Fabian Kunze (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Robin Hack replaces Patrick Wimmer.
- 76': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. George Bello replaces Masaya Okugawa.
- 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 76': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Exequiel Palacios.
- 81': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner.
- 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Mitchel Bakker.
- 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Jonathan Tah.
- 87': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Florian Krüger replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
Game Information
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 10,000
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 81 | 0 |
| +51 | Bayern Munich | 31 | 69 | 6 |
| +32 | VfB Stuttgart | 31 | 64 | 7 |
| +38 | RB Leipzig | 31 | 62 | 7 |
Statistics
 DSC |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 28.2 | Possession | 71.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 718 |
| 315 | Passes | 796 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 5 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 23 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 25 | Clearances | 5 |
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 5 | Mitchel Bakker |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 20 | Charles Aránguiz |
| 13 | Lucas Alario |
| 7 | Paulinho |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
Arminia Bielefeld (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 4 | Joakim Nilsson |
| 3 | Guilherme Ramos |
| 5 | Jacob Laursen |
| 15 | Nathan de Medina |
| 8 | Alessandro Schöpf |
| 39 | Sebastian Vasiliadis |
| 16 | Fabian Kunze  |
| 23 | Janni Serra |
| 11 | Masaya Okugawa |
| 20 | Patrick Wimmer |
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