German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024-25 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
  • 12': Jamie Gittens
  • 79': Serhou Guirassy (P)
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2 - 3
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 1': Nathan Tella
  • 8': Patrik Schick
  • 19': Patrik Schick

Early goals see Bayer Leverkusen overcome Borussia Dortmund

Bayer Leverkusen battled past hosts Borussia Dortmund 3-2 with two goals from Patrik Schick on Friday to move within a point of leaders Bayern Munich.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a headed pass.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 5': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
  • 8': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
  • 12': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
  • 13': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo is caught offside.
  • 19': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
  • 23': Almugera Kabar (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 26': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 26': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 27': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
  • 28': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 29': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 29': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 30': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Tah.
  • 38': Foul by Yannik Lührs (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 38': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 42': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Couto with a cross.
  • 44': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jamie Gittens.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
  • 45'+4': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
  • 46': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 51': Foul by Yannik Lührs (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 51': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 55': Almugera Kabar (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 61': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Patrik Schick.
  • 63': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  • 69': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yannik Lührs.
  • 73': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Foul by Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Nathan Tella.
  • 75': Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 75': Penalty conceded by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': VAR Decision: Penalty Borussia Dortmund.
  • 78': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Almugera Kabar.
  • 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Maximilian Beier.
  • 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen replaces Jamie Gittens.
  • 79': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 81': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 81': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  • 89': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Cole Campbell replaces Julian Ryerson.
  • 90': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Couto with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+4': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 90'+5': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Nmecha.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
30 Possession 70
7 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 5
0.7 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
225 Accurate Passes 628
296 Passes 694
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 43
18 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 10
17 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

Bundesliga Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 17 +40 42
2 Bayer Leverkusen 17 +18 38
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 18 +18 36
4 RB Leipzig 17 +5 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
49 Yannik Lührs
26 Julian Ryerson
8 Felix Nmecha Yellow Card
42 Almugera Kabar
2 Yan Couto
10 Julian Brandt
43 Jamie Gittens
27 Karim Adeyemi
9 Serhou Guirassy
14 Maximilian Beier
Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
Donyell Malen, Kjell-Arik Wätjen, Cole Campbell, Julien Duranville, David Lelle, Marcel Lotka, Marcel Sabitzer, Giovanni Reyna, Ayman Azhil.

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
12 Edmond Tapsoba Yellow Card
4 Jonathan Tah
3 Piero Hincapié
23 Nordi Mukiele
8 Robert Andrich
34 Granit Xhaka
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
30 Jeremie Frimpong
19 Nathan Tella
14 Patrik Schick
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Arthur, Matej Kovar, Andrea Natali, Martin Terrier, Jonas Hofmann, Florian Wirtz, Exequiel Palacios, Artem Stepanov, Aleix García.

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