Leverkusen 4-1 Frankfurt (Mar 1, 2025) Commentary

Bayer Leverkusen

15-8-1, 53 PTS

Hugo Ekitike - 37'

Nathan Tella - 26'
Nordi Mukiele - 29'
Patrik Schick - 33'
Aleix García - 62'

1
Trapp
3
Theate
4
Koch
13
Kristensen
16
Larsson
21
Brown
27
Götze
15
Skhiri
36
Knauff
17
Wahi
11
Ekitike

No.Name
1Kevin Trapp
4Robin Koch 30Michy Batshuayi
3Arthur Theate
13Rasmus Kristensen
16Hugo Larsson 6Oscar Højlund
27Mario Götze
15Ellyes Skhiri
21Nathaniel Brown 29Niels Nkounkou
36Ansgar Knauff 34Nnamdi Collins
17Elye Wahi 19Jean-Mattéo Bahoya
11Hugo Ekitike

Substitutes
20Can Uzun
18Mahmoud Dahoud
40Kauã Santos
5Aurèle Amenda

Deutsche Bank Park

12:30 PM, March 1, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Frankfurt, Germany

Line: B04 -0.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 58,000

Referees:
Felix Zwayer

Eintracht Frankfurt

Bayer Leverkusen

- Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
90'+3' Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
90'+1' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Oscar Højlund.
90'+1' Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+1' Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
90'+1' Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
90' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
88' Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
86' Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
84' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' Foul by Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt).
83' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
83' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Emiliano Buendía replaces Florian Wirtz.
82' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81' Delay in match because of an injury Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
80' Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80' Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
80' Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
78' Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Niels Nkounkou replaces Nathaniel Brown.
77' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Granit Xhaka.
77' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Nathan Tella.
76' Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
76' Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
73' Foul by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
73' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72' Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya replaces Elye Wahi.
71' Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Michy Batshuayi replaces Robin Koch because of an injury.
70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69' Delay in match because of an injury Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
68' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
68' Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68' Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68' Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
67' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
66' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
65' Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown.
64' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62' Delay in match because of an injury Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt).
62' Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
61' Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleix García.
60' Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
58' Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
58' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Patrik Schick.
57' Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
56' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54' Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
54' Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54' Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
53' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53' Foul by Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt).
51' Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51' Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Eintracht Frankfurt).
50' Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oscar Højlund.
49' Nnamdi Collins (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
48' Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
45' Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Oscar Højlund replaces Hugo Larsson.
45' Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Nnamdi Collins replaces Ansgar Knauff.
45' Second Half begins Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
45'+3' First Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
45'+1' Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1' Foul by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
41' Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen.
39' Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
38' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Koch.
38' Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
37' Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
33' Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 0, 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 Álex Grimaldo.
31' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
29' Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
29' Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
29' Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
29' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
29' Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
26' Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
25' 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 Aleix García.
22' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nathaniel Brown.
19' Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
15' Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15' Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
13' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
12' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Koch.
12' Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
12' Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
11' Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Elye Wahi following a fast break.
9' Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
8' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8' Foul by Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt).
5' Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García.
5' Attempt blocked. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
4' Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4' Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
4' Attempt blocked. Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayern Munich	24	19	4	1	+52	61
Bayer Leverkusen	24	15	8	1	+27	53
Eintracht Frankfurt	24	12	6	6	+13	42
Mainz	24	12	5	7	+14	41
SC Freiburg	24	12	4	8	-2	40
RB Leipzig	24	10	8	6	+6	38
VfL Wolfsburg	24	10	7	7	+10	37
Borussia Monchengladbach	24	11	4	9	+3	37
VfB Stuttgart	24	10	6	8	+5	36
Borussia Dortmund	24	10	5	9	+7	35
FC Augsburg	24	8	8	8	-8	32
Werder Bremen	24	8	6	10	-13	30
TSG Hoffenheim	24	6	7	11	-15	25
1. FC Union Berlin	24	6	5	13	-17	23
St. Pauli	24	6	3	15	-11	21
VfL Bochum	24	4	5	15	-24	17
Holstein Kiel	24	4	4	16	-24	16
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	24	4	3	17	-23	15

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