Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig 2023-24 German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

24': Jeremie Frimpong
35': Jonathan Tah
64': Florian Wirtz

FT
3 - 2

RB Leipzig

39': Dani Olmo
71': Loïs Openda

Bayer Leverkusen edge RB Leigzig in thrilling 3-2 opener

Florian Wirtz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrates [1296x729]

Bayer Leverkusen battled past RB Leipzig 3-2 in an entertaining Bundesliga opener on Saturday to confirm their status as potential title contenders.

Match Commentary

24': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, RB Leipzig 0. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
35': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 0. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
39': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 1. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
62': Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
62': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Xavi Simons.
62': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Timo Werner.
64': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, RB Leipzig 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
69': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
71': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, RB Leipzig 2. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Simakan with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Florian Wirtz.
75': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Loïs Openda.
78': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
81': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Fábio Carvalho replaces Xaver Schlager.
89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Jonas Hofmann.
89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Victor Boniface.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, RB Leipzig 2.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 29,464

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Bayern Munich	32	76	2
+31	Bayer Leverkusen	32	68	2
+20	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	56	8
-3	SC Freiburg	32	52	10

Full Table

Statistics

RBL		B04
10	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	4
55.5	Possession	44.5
14	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
478	Accurate Passes	362
557	Passes	442
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
13	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.3
35	Long Balls	36
18	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	11
16	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	8
12	Effective Clearances	13
12	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
12	Edmond Tapsoba
6	Odilon Kossounou
34	Granit Xhaka
25	Exequiel Palacios
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
30	Jeremie Frimpong
22	Victor Boniface
10	Florian Wirtz
7	Jonas Hofmann

Substitutes:

Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Matej Kovar, Reno Munz, Arthur, Robert Andrich, Gustavo Puerta, Adam Hlozek, Nadiem Amiri, Noah Mbamba.

RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
21	Janis Blaswich (GK)
4	Willi Orbán
2	Mohamed Simakan
22	David Raum
39	Benjamin Henrichs
24	Xaver Schlager
13	Nicolas Seiwald
7	Dani Olmo
17	Loïs Openda
11	Timo Werner
20	Xavi Simons