Leverkusen vs Milan 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
Boniface earns Bayer Leverkusen win over AC Milan
A second half goal from Victor Boniface was enough to earn Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 home win over AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday, giving the German side a perfect start to their campaign while the Italians are still without a point.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, AC Milan 0.
- 51': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, AC Milan 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Álvaro Morata replaces Tammy Abraham.
- 74': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Victor Boniface.
- 75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Aleix García.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Amine Adli.
- 84': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeanuël Belocian replaces Álex Grimaldo.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 90'+3': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +16 | Arsenal | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| +11 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| +11 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| +6 | Manchester City | 6 | 13 | 1 |
Statistics
 MIL |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 8 | Saves | 5 |
| 49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 497 | Accurate Passes | 518 |
| 551 | Passes | 566 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 10 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 12 | Clearances | 23 |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 24 | Aleix García  |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 22 | Victor Boniface |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
| 21 | Amine Adli |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 22 | Emerson Royal |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 29 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 90 | Tammy Abraham |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
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