Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
- 25': Victor Boniface (P)
- 60': Granit Xhaka
- 68': Florian Wirtz
- 83': Florian Wirtz
- 90': Florian Wirtz
FT
5 - 0
5 - 0
Bayer Leverkusen seal title, end Bayern Munich's Bundesliga run
Undefeated Bayer Leverkusen secured their first Bundesliga title on Sunday with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen, breaking an 11-year stranglehold on the league by Bayern Munich.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 6': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Attempt saved. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella with a cross.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Zetterer (SV Werder Bremen).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 9': Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 11': Nick Woltemade (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 12': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Mitchell Weiser is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Milos Veljkovic.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
- 14': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen).
- 16': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
- 17': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Christian Groß.
- 17': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen).
- 18': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Nick Woltemade (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Senne Lynen.
- 22': Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 22': Penalty conceded by Julián Malatini (SV Werder Bremen) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 23': VAR Decision: Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 25': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SV Werder Bremen 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 28': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Christian Groß.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 28': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Senne Lynen.
- 29': Attempt saved. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
- 29': Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 29': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 31': Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
- 33': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 38': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 38': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 38': Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 42': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Milos Veljkovic.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romano Schmid with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Amine Adli.
- 47': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
- 47': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 49': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 49': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
- 52': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
- 58': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Julián Malatini.
- 59': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 60': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SV Werder Bremen 0. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
- 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
- 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nathan Tella.
- 63': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
- 65': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 65': Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Milos Veljkovic.
- 68': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, SV Werder Bremen 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
- 69': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Olivier Deman replaces Felix Agu.
- 69': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Dawid Kownacki replaces Nick Woltemade.
- 71': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
- 72': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 75': Attempt saved. Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt with a cross.
- 75': Attempt missed. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo replaces Piero Hincapié.
- 77': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Isak Hansen-Aaröen replaces Leonardo Bittencourt because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 81': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 82': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 82': Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, SV Werder Bremen 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball following a fast break.
- 83': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 88': Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, SV Werder Bremen 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo following a fast break.
- 90': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, SV Werder Bremen 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, SV Werder Bremen 0.
Statistics
 SVW |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 44 | Possession | 56 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 421 | Accurate Passes | 570 |
| 496 | Passes | 631 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 10 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 28 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 15 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
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 |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié  |
| 19 | Nathan Tella |
| 22 | Victor Boniface |
| 21 | Amine Adli |
| 7 | Jonas Hofmann |
Werder Bremen (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Michael Zetterer (GK) |
| 36 | Christian Groß |
| 13 | Milos Veljkovic |
| 22 | Julian Malatini |
| 20 | Romano Schmid |
| 10 | Leonardo Bittencourt |
| 14 | Senne Lynen |
| 27 | Felix Agu |
| 8 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 7 | Marvin Ducksch |
| 29 | Nick Woltemade |
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