Leverkusen vs Cologne 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Leverkusen suffer double blow with Cologne loss, Wirtz injury
Bayer Leverkusen slumped to a 1-0 loss to visitors Cologne in their Rhine derby on Sunday as Florian Wirtz suffered a knee injury.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
- 28': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Florian Wirtz because of an injury.
- 45'+1': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Odilon Kossounou.
- 52': Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Paulinho.
- 64': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Charles Aránguiz replaces Exequiel Palacios.
- 64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dejan Ljubicic replaces Ondrej Duda.
- 64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
- 65': Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Köln 1. Kingsley Schindler (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
- 76': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Sebastian Andersson.
- 88': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Florian Kainz.
- 90'+2': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Köln 1.
Game Information
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 22,658
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 80 | 0 |
| +50 | Bayern Munich | 30 | 66 | 6 |
| +32 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 63 | 7 |
| +35 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 59 | 7 |
Statistics
 KOE |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 277 | Accurate Passes | 340 |
| 376 | Passes | 440 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 26 | Clearances | 15 |
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 33 | Piero Hincapié |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Kerem Demirbay  |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 13 | Lucas Alario |
| 7 | Paulinho |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
FC Cologne (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 4 | Timo Hübers |
| 15 | Luca Kilian |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 14 | Jonas Hector |
| 2 | Benno Schmitz |
| 18 | Ondrej Duda |
| 11 | Florian Kainz |
| 6 | Salih Ozcan |
| 27 | Anthony Modeste |
| 9 | Sebastian Andersson |
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