Leverkusen vs Olympiacos 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Olympiakos 0.
- 56': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku replaces Ibrahim Maza because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, Olympiakos. Ayoub El Kaabi replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 66': Substitution, Olympiakos. André Luiz replaces Chiquinho.
- 73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ezequiél Fernández replaces Exequiel Palacios.
- 73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Montrell Culbreath replaces Jonas Hofmann.
- 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Lucas Vázquez because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Olympiakos. Lorenzo Scipioni replaces Christos Mouzakitis.
- 89': Substitution, Olympiakos. Clayton replaces Dani García.
- 89': Substitution, Olympiakos. Bruno Onyemaechi replaces Gelson Martins.
- 90'+3': Lorenzo Pirola (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Statistics
OLY |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 436 | Accurate Passes | 388 |
| 528 | Passes | 475 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 30 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 7 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 42 |
| 10 | Clearances | 42 |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Janis Blaswich (GK) |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 4 | Jarell Quansah |
| 24 | Aleix García |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 21 | Lucas Vázquez |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 30 | Ibrahim Maza |
| 7 | Jonas Hofmann |
Olympiacos (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 88 | Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK) |
| 5 | Lorenzo Pirola |
| 45 | Panagiotis Retsos |
| 3 | Francisco Ortega |
| 23 | Rodinei |
| 32 | Santiago Hezze |
| 96 | Christos Mouzakitis |
| 14 | Dani García |
| 99 | Mehdi Taremi |
| 22 | Chiquinho |
| 10 | Gelson Martins |
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