Leverkusen 3-2 RB Leipzig (Jan 20, 2024) Commentary

Bayer Leverkusen

15-3-0, 48 PTS

Xavi Simons - 7'
Loïs Openda - 56'

Nathan Tella - 47'
Jonathan Tah - 63'
Piero Hincapié - 90'+1'

21
Blaswich
22
Raum
23
Lukeba
16
Klostermann
2
Simakan
24
Schlager
13
Seiwald
7
Olmo
20
Simons
30
Sesko
17
Openda

No.Name
21Janis Blaswich
23Castello Lukeba
16Lukas Klostermann
22David Raum
2Mohamed Simakan 39Benjamin Henrichs
24Xaver Schlager
13Nicolas Seiwald 44Kevin Kampl
30Benjamin Sesko 9Yussuf Poulsen
17Loïs Openda
7Dani Olmo 14Christoph Baumgartner
20Xavi Simons 6Eljif Elmas

Substitutes
5El Chadaille Bitshiabu
1Péter Gulácsi
46Yannick Eduardo
3Christopher Lenz

Red Bull Arena

12:30 PM, January 20, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Leipzig, Germany

Line: RBL -0.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 46,529

Referees:
Matthias Jöllenbeck

RB Leipzig

Bayer Leverkusen

KO
7
12
31
38
HT
47
56
63
66
71
74
84
87
88
90+1
90+2
FT

- Match ends, RB Leipzig 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
90'+5' Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
90'+4' Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+3' Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3' Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+2' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Patrik Schick.
90'+1' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
90'+1' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
89' Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
89' Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88' Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88' Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
88' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
87' Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87' Foul by Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig).
85' Hand ball by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
85' Attempt missed. Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a set piece situation.
84' Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84' Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
84' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Eljif Elmas replaces Xavi Simons.
83' Attempt saved. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Tah.
83' Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
82' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.
82' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
80' Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
80' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Christoph Baumgartner.
78' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78' Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Mohamed Simakan.
74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Dani Olmo.
74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Benjamin Sesko.
73' Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
71' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71' Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
69' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Xaver Schlager.
69' Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68' Foul by Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig).
68' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68' Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
66' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
66' Hand ball by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
65' Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65' Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
63' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
63' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62' Delay in match because of an injury Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
62' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Xavi Simons.
61' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nicolas Seiwald.
59' Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
56' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball following a fast break.
55' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.
55' Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
53' Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
51' Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
51' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by David Raum.
49' Hand ball by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
47' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
45' Second Half begins RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
45'+4' First Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
45'+4' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+4' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
45'+3' Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
44' Hand ball by Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig).
43' Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
42' Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïs Openda with a through ball.
41' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
38' Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37' Foul by Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
36' Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
35' Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Foul by Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig).
34' Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
33' Foul by Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig).
33' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31' Attempt missed. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a set piece situation.
31' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
31' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31' Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28' Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
26' Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
24' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23' Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
22' Attempt saved. Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
21' Attempt saved. Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
17' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
16' Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
16' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14' Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
12' Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11' Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11' Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
10' Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
9' Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross following a fast break.
7' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xaver Schlager with a cross.
6' Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
6' Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
5' Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
5' Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayern Munich	10	8	2	0	+26	26
RB Leipzig	10	6	3	1	+10	21
Eintracht Frankfurt	10	6	2	2	+10	20
Bayer Leverkusen	10	4	5	1	+5	17
SC Freiburg	10	5	2	3	+2	17
1. FC Union Berlin	10	4	4	2	+1	16
Borussia Dortmund	10	5	1	4	0	16
Werder Bremen	10	4	3	3	-4	15
Borussia Monchengladbach	10	4	2	4	+1	14
Mainz	10	3	4	3	+1	13
VfB Stuttgart	10	3	4	3	0	13
VfL Wolfsburg	10	3	3	4	+1	12
FC Augsburg	10	3	3	4	-7	12
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	10	3	1	6	-2	10
TSG Hoffenheim	10	2	3	5	-6	9
St. Pauli	10	2	2	6	-5	8
Holstein Kiel	10	1	2	7	-13	5
VfL Bochum	10	0	2	8	-20	2

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