Feyenoord vs Leverkusen 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Feyenoord Rotterdam

FT
0 - 4

Bayer Leverkusen

5': Florian Wirtz
30': Alejandro Grimaldo
36': Florian Wirtz
44': Timon Wellenreuther (OG)

Wirtz double helps Leverkusen rout Feyenoord to start UCL

Germany's 'Invincibles' Bayer Leverkusen opened their Champions League campaign with a resounding 4-0 away win over Feyenoord on Thursday, after running riot in the first half.

Match Commentary

5': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
30': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
36': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong following a fast break.
43': Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Own Goal by Timon Wellenreuther, Feyenoord. Feyenoord 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
45'+2': First Half ends, Feyenoord 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
45': Substitution, Feyenoord. Gijs Smal replaces Ramiz Zerrouki.
45': Second Half begins Feyenoord 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
60': Substitution, Feyenoord. Anis Hadj Moussa replaces Jordan Lotomba.
61': Substitution, Feyenoord. Ayase Ueda replaces Igor Paixão.
62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Martin Terrier.
72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Florian Wirtz.
72': Substitution, Feyenoord. Jeyland Mitchell replaces Gernot Trauner.
74': Substitution, Feyenoord. Chris-Kévin Nadje replaces Antoni Milambo.
80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeanuël Belocian replaces Álex Grimaldo.
81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Granit Xhaka.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 42,297

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+12	Liverpool	8	21	1
+15	Barcelona	8	19	1
+13	Arsenal	8	19	1
+10	Internazionale	8	19	1

Full Table

Statistics

B04		FEY
8	Fouls	4
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	1
49.4	Possession	50.6
11	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
456	Accurate Passes	459
517	Passes	519
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	2
6	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.1
43	Long Balls	39
22	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	5
13	Effective Tackles	10
24	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	3
22	Effective Clearances	5
22	Clearances	5

Line-Ups

Feyenoord Rotterdam (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Timon Wellenreuther (GK)
3	Thomas Beelen
18	Gernot Trauner
33	Dávid Hancko
30	Jordan Lotomba
6	Ramiz Zerrouki
8	Quinten Timber
4	Hwang In-Beom
29	Santiago Gimenez
14	Igor Paixão
27	Antoni Milambo

Substitutes:

Gjivai Zechiël, Mannou Berger, Justin Bijlow, Jeyland Mitchell, Facundo González, Ibrahim Osman, Gijs Smal, Chris-Kevin Nadje, Ayase Ueda, Julián Carranza, Luka Ivanusec, Anis Hadj Moussa.

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
3	Piero Hincapié
12	Edmond Tapsoba
8	Robert Andrich
34	Granit Xhaka
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
30	Jeremie Frimpong
22	Victor Boniface
10	Florian Wirtz
11	Martin Terrier

Substitutes:

Amine Adli, Aleix García, Niklas Lomb, Nathan Tella, Exequiel Palacios, Jeanuël Belocian, Matej Kovar, Nordi Mukiele, Arthur, Patrik Schick, Jonas Hofmann.