Leverkusen 3-2 Stuttgart (Feb 6, 2024) Commentary

VfB Stuttgart

Robert Andrich - 50'
Amine Adli - 66'
Jonathan Tah - 90'

Waldemar Anton - 11'
Chris Führich - 58'

17
Kovar
3
Hincapié
4
Tah
12
Tapsoba
20
Grimaldo
34
Xhaka
8
Andrich
30
Frimpong
10
Wirtz
7
Hofmann
14
Schick

No.Name
17Matej Kovar
4Jonathan Tah
3Piero Hincapié
12Edmond Tapsoba
34Granit Xhaka
8Robert Andrich
20Alejandro Grimaldo
30Jeremie Frimpong 2Josip Stanisic
14Patrik Schick 9Borja Iglesias
10Florian Wirtz 23Adam Hlozek
7Jonas Hofmann 21Amine Adli

Substitutes
19Nathan Tella
32Gustavo Puerta
24Timothy Fosu-Mensah
1Lukas Hradecky
18Noah Mbamba

BayArena

2:45 PM, February 6, 2024Coverage: ESPN2/ESPNDP/ESPN+

Leverkusen, Germany

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 30,210

Referees:
Daniel Schlager

Bayer Leverkusen

VfB Stuttgart

KO
11
18
26
34
HT
50
58
62
64
66
70
79
90
90+3
FT

- Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 2.
90'+6' Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 2.
90'+5' Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling is caught offside.
90'+4' Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mahmoud Dahoud.
90'+4' Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+4' Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
90'+3' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
90' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, VfB Stuttgart 2. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
89' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
86' Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86' Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (VfB Stuttgart).
85' Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
84' Hand ball by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
80' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Anthony Rouault.
79' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Chris Führich.
78' Foul by Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart).
78' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78' Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Führich.
77' Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77' Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
74' Attempt missed. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
74' Foul by Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart).
74' Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72' Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
70' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Leonidas Stergiou replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
69' Attempt blocked. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
66' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfB Stuttgart 2. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
64' Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
64' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borja Iglesias replaces Patrik Schick.
64' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
63' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
63' Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63' Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
63' Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a through ball.
62' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Enzo Millot.
61' Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
60' Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
58' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 2. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
57' Attempt blocked. Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Führich with a cross.
56' Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
56' Attempt blocked. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55' Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
53' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
52' Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
52' Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
52' Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, VfB Stuttgart 1. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
48' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
48' 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 Florian Wirtz.
45' Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
45'+5' First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
45'+3' Attempt missed. Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Führich.
44' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
44' Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
43' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
42' Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
41' Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41' Foul by Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart).
40' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
40' Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
39' Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrik Schick with a headed pass.
37' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36' Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
36' Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
34' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
34' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
33' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
30' Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
27' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
26' Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25' Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart).
25' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25' Foul by Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
25' Attempt saved. Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
23' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
22' Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
18' Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18' Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
18' Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
11' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Angelo Stiller with a cross following a corner.
10' Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
10' Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10' Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
7' Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
7' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
5' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
1' Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
1' Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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