Leverkusen vs Celtic 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Introduction
Bayer Leverkusen are hosting Celtic
at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 0. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 1. Josip Juranovic (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 1.
- 56': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 2. Jota (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi following a fast break.
- 69': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Celtic. Michael Johnston replaces Jota.
- 72': Substitution, Celtic. Liel Abada replaces James Forrest.
- 75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Paulinho.
- 75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Piero Hincapié.
- 76': Substitution, Celtic. James McCarthy replaces Nir Bitton because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Celtic. Albian Ajeti replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 82': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Celtic 2. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
- 87': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Celtic 2. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Florian Wirtz.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 19,830
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 19,830
Statistics
 CEL |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.5 | Possession | 57.5 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 381 | Accurate Passes | 523 |
| 455 | Passes | 612 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 25 | Clearances | 16 |
Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK)  |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 33 | Piero Hincapié |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 7 | Paulinho |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 31 | Amine Adli |
Celtic (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 15 | Joe Hart (GK) |
| 57 | Stephen Welsh |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 6 | Nir Bitton |
| 88 | Josip Juranovic |
| 56 | Anthony Ralston |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 14 | David Turnbull |
| 17 | Jota |
| 49 | James Forrest |
| 8 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
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