UEFA Europa League

FK Qarabag vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
FK Qarabag
  • 26': Yassine Benzia
  • 45'+2': Juninho
FT
2 - 2
1st Leg
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 70': Florian Wirtz
  • 90'+2': Patrik Schick

About

FK Qarabag are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Patrick Andrade (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
  • 4': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 4': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 7': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag).
  • 8': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Juninho (Qarabag).
  • 8': Juninho (Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juninho.
  • 10': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marko Jankovic.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Toral Bayramov (Qarabag) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Badavi Hüseynov.
  • 15': Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Foul by Badavi Hüseynov (Qarabag).
  • 16': Foul by Juninho (Qarabag).
  • 16': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marko Vesovic.
  • 20': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 22': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Bahlul Mustafazada (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 24': Attempt saved. Juninho (Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
  • 24': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 25': Offside, Qarabag. Bahlul Mustafazada is caught offside.
  • 26': Goal! Qarabag 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Yassine Benzia (Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Juninho.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Leandro Andrade (Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
  • 32': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 32': Marko Vesovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Leandro Andrade (Qarabag) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juninho following a fast break.
  • 38': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marko Vesovic.
  • 41': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 41': Yassine Benzia (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Borja Iglesias.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marko Jankovic.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Qarabag 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Juninho (Qarabag) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Andrade with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Qarabag 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Qarabag 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nathan Tella.
  • 48': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Toral Bayramov.
  • 49': Andrey Lunev (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Marko Vesovic (Qarabag) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Andrade.
  • 51': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 53': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Bahlul Mustafazada (Qarabag).
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 58': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Adam Hlozek.
  • 58': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Granit Xhaka replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 58': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 60': Marko Vesovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 61': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
  • 62': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Qarabag).
  • 62': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Borja Iglesias.
  • 64': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marko Vesovic.
  • 65': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Yassine Benzia.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Goal! Qarabag 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Patrick Andrade (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 72': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 72': Leandro Andrade (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Substitution, Qarabag. Matheus Silva replaces Leandro Andrade.
  • 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Borja Iglesias.
  • 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Odilon Kossounou.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Juninho (Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Juninho (Qarabag).
  • 84': Substitution, Qarabag. Nariman Akhundzade replaces Juninho because of an injury.
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Qarabag).
  • 87': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Yassine Benzia (Qarabag).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Qarabag. Aleksey Isaev replaces Yassine Benzia because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Qarabag. Redon Xhixha replaces Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Qarabag 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+3': Matheus Silva (Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Matheus Silva (Qarabag).
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Qarabag 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Qarabag 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 2
66.1 Possession 33.9
10 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
541 Accurate Passes 252
609 Passes 324
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 4
37 Crosses 7
0.2 Cross % 0.6
38 Long Balls 55
27 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 9
7 Effective Clearances 32
7 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 30,423

Line-Ups

QAR FK Qarabag (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Andrey Lunev (GK)
55 Badavi Hüseynov
13 Bahlul Mustafazada
27 Tural Bayramov
29 Marko Vesovic
7 Yassine Benzia
8 Marko Jankovic
66 Patrick Andrade
18 Juninho Yellow Card
10 Abdellah Zoubir
15 Leandro Andrade
FK Qarabag Substitutes:
Redon Xhixha, Amin Ramazanov, Nariman Akhundzade, Aleksey Isaev, Hamidou Keyta, Matheus Silva, Luka Gugeshashvili, Abbas Huseynov, Kevin Medina, Maksim Medvedev.

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
17 Matej Kovar (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
12 Edmond Tapsoba
6 Odilon Kossounou
25 Exequiel Palacios
8 Robert Andrich
21 Amine Adli
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
19 Nathan Tella
9 Borja Iglesias
23 Adam Hlozek
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Granit Xhaka, Gustavo Puerta, Niklas Lomb, Jonas Hofmann, Piero Hincapié, Jeremie Frimpong, Josip Stanisic, Patrik Schick, Lukas Hradecky, Florian Wirtz.

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