Europa League: Bayer 04 Leverkusen prevails over Celtic after recovering from a 1-2 deficit
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was able to turn the table against Celtic.
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was able to turn the table against Celtic. Bayer 04 Leverkusen took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was held at the BayArena Stadium in Leverkusen on Thursday and this began at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos with the assistance of Polychronis Kostaras and Chrysoula Kourompylia. The 4th official was Aristotelis Diamantopoulos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.46 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 58% while Celtic was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the encounter.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Celtic shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards (E. Palacios and L. Hradecky). On the other side, Celtic received 1 yellow card (C. Carter-Vickers).
After this encounter, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 13 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Celtic will stay with 6 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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16'16'
R. Andrich
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33'33'
E. Palacios
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40'40'
L. Hradecky
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39'39'
Kyogo Furuhashi (Penalty awarded)
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40'40'
Josip Juranovic (Penalty)
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56'56'
João Filipe
Kyogo Furuhashi
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69'69'
Cameron Carter-Vickers
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72'72'
L. Abada
J. Forrest
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72'72'
Michael Johnston
João Filipe
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75'75'
Nadiem Amiri
Paulinho
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75'75'
Daley Sinkgraven
Piero Hincapié
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77'77'
A. Ajeti
K. Furuhashi
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76'76'
James McCarthy
Nir Bitton
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82'82'
Robert Andrich
Nadiem Amiri
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87'87'
Moussa Diaby
Florian Wirtz
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89'89'
Edmond Tapsoba
Florian Wirtz
Next match
In the upcoming Europa League match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away with Ferencváros on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (0 draws).
Celtic will host Real Betis on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Real Betis (0 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Formation and Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Gerardo Seoane chose to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký , Jeremie Frimpong , Odilon Kossounou , Jonathan Tah , Piero Hincapie , Moussa Diaby , Robert Andrich , Exequiel Palacios , Paulinho , Amine Adli and Florian Wirtz .
Substitutes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 3 changes: Paulinho for N. Amiri (76′), P. Hincapie for D. Sinkgraven (76′) and F. Wirtz for E. Tapsoba (90′).
Top player: Florian Wirtz
Probably the most impressive player in Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Florian Wirtz even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 55 passes (83% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 12 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Celtic: Formation and Lineups
Celtic started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart , Anthony Ralston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Stephen Welsh , Josip Juranović , Nir Bitton , James Forrest , David Turnbull , Callum McGregor , Jota and Kyogo Furuhashi .
Substitutes
Celtic made 4 changes: Jota for M. Johnston (71′), J. Forrest for L. Abada (72′), N. Bitton for J. McCarthy (77′) and K. Furuhashi for A. Ajeti (77′).
Top player: Nir Bitton
The player who no doubt impressed Celtic the most was Nir Bitton.
His rating is
with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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