Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeats Atlético Madrid 2-0 on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS, Interview

LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen tops Atlético Madrid with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Andrich (84') and a goal from M. Diaby (87').

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Mark Hall
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeats Atlético Madrid 2-0 on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS, Interview

LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen overcomes Atlético Madrid with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Andrich (84′) and a goal from M. Diaby (87′).

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver who was helped by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 - 0

Team 1

Atlético Madrid

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 18 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 13 Off Target 10
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 105 Attack 117
  • 39 Dangerous attack 53
  • 84 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 16 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atlético Madrid had a strong ball possession 55% while Bayer 04 Leverkusen was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Madrid was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Bayer 04 Leverkusen was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atlético Madrid shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (O. Kossounou, J. Tah and R. Andrich). Regarding the opposition, Atlético Madrid didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Odilon Kossounou- Yellow
32'
Jonathan Tah- Yellow
39'
46'
Rodrigo de Paul- sub ->S. Niguez
62'
63'
Antoine Griezmann- sub ->N. Molina
Jeremie Frimpong- sub ->A. Hlozek
69'
73'
Ángel Correa- sub ->Joao Felix
73'
Robert Andrich- Yellow
77'
Robert Andrich(goal)J. Frimpong
84'
87'
89'
89'
89'
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Napoli
15
6
Liverpool
15
6
Ajax
6
6
Rangers
0
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Porto
12
6
Club Brugge
11
6
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
5
6
Atlético Madrid
5
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
18
6
Inter
10
6
FC Barcelona
7
6
Viktoria Plzeň
0
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Tottenham Hotspur
11
6
Eintracht Frankfurt
10
6
Sporting CP
7
6
Olympique Marseille
6
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea
13
6
Milan
10
6
Salzburg
6
6
Dinamo Zagreb
4
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
13
6
RB Leipzig
12
6
Shakhtar Donetsk
6
6
Celtic
2
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
14
6
Borussia Dortmund
9
6
Sevilla
5
6
FC Copenhagen
3
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Benfica
14
6
Paris Saint Germain
14
6
Juventus
3
6
Maccabi Haifa
3
6

After playing this contest, Bayer 04 Leverkusen has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid stays with 3 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host Club Brugge on the 1st of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (1 draw).

Atlético Madrid will play away agasint Porto on the 1st of November with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky  1.Finland
7.1
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
6.9
39'
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
7.2
89'
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
7.6
32'
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
7.0
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
7.3
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
7.9
77' Goals84'
M
Callum Hudson-Odoi 17.England
6.8
90'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
7.3
89' Goals87'
M
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
7.0
69'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
6.7
89'
Substitutes
G
Maximilian Neutgens 41.Germany
G
Rene Gilmartin 36.Germany
D
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
89'
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
D
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
8.0
69'
M
Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile
89'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
90'
F
Sardar Azmoun  9.Iran
89'
F
Paulinho 7.Brazil

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.1), Odilon Kossounou (7.6), Jonathan Tah (6.9), Edmond Tapsoba (7.2), Piero Hincapié (7.0), Robert Andrich (7.9), Kerem Demirbay (7.3), Moussa Diaby (7.3), Adam Hložek (7.0), Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.8) and Patrik Schick (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Charles Aránguiz, Mitchel Bakker, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Jeremie Frimpong (8.0), Nadiem Amiri, Maximilian Neutgens, Sardar Azmoun, Niklas Lomb and Paulinho.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: A. Hlozek for J. Frimpong (69′), E. Tapsoba for M. Bakker (89′), P. Schick for C. Aranguiz (89′), M. Diaby for S. Azmoun (89′) and C. Hudson-Odoi for N. Amiri (90′).

Best player: Jeremie Frimpong​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Jeremie Frimpong even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 8 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 69′.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid
G
Ivo Grbic 1.Croatia
6.3
D
Felipe 18.Brazil
7.7
D
Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique
6.1
62'
D
Mario Hermoso  22.Spain
6.6
D
Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina
6.6
63'
D
Axel Witsel 20.Belgium
6.6
M
Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain
7.1
46'
M
Koke  6.Spain
6.8
M
Marcos Llorente 14.Spain
6.4
F
Álvaro Morata  19.Spain
6.8
73'
F
João Félix 7.Portugal
6.8
73'
Substitutes
G
Antonio Gomis 31.Spain
G
Sergio Mestre 51.Spain
D
Marco Moreno 36.Spain
D
Sergio Diez Roldán 30.Spain
M
Alberto Moreno 32.Spain
M
Geoffrey Kondogbia 4.Central African Republic
M
Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina
6.7
46'
M
Y. Carrasco 21.Belgium
6.3
62'
F
Antoine Griezmann 8.France
7.2
63'
F
Matheus Cunha 9.Brazil
6.4
73'
F
Ángel Correa 10.Argentina
6.7
73'

Atlético Madrid started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Ivo Grbić (6.3), Nahuel Molina (6.6), Axel Witsel (6.6), Felipe (7.7), Mario Hermoso (6.6), Reinildo Isnard Mandava (6.1), Marcos Llorente (6.4), Koke (6.8), Saúl Ñíguez (7.1), Álvaro Morata (6.8) and João Félix (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alberto Moreno, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Antoine Griezmann (7.2), Rodrigo de Paul (6.7), Matheus Cunha (6.4), Marco Moreno, Sergio Diez Roldán, Antonio Gomis, Sergio Mestre, Ángel Correa (6.7) and Yannick Carrasco (6.3).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: S. Niguez for R. de Paul (46′), R. Mandava for Y. Carrasco (62′), N. Molina for A. Griezmann (63′), Joao Felix for A. Correa (73′) and A. Morata for Matheus Cunha (73′).

Best player: Felipe​

The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Madrid was Felipe.

His rating is (7.7) with 54 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​