Europa League: eight goals! Furious Leverkusen dealt with Nice - an ex-national player turns up

Bayer Leverkusen received the OGC Nice at the start of the Europa League, and it was a real shooting festival.

The game for reading in the ticker.  

• Bayer Leverkusen - OGC Nice 6: 2 (2: 1), Thursday, 6.55 p.m. on

  DAZN.

• Bayer has blossomed into a regular participant in European club competitions.

• At the start of the Europa League *, the Leverkusen team received Nice - the game to read ticker.

Bayer Leverkusen - OGC Nice 6: 2 (2: 1), Thursday, 6.55 p.m.

>>> UPDATE <<<

What a successful performance by

.

The ninth team in the Bundesliga won

against

, but the game was on the brink in the meantime.

After the early double strike by national player Amiri and the Argentine Alario, Bayer was caught off guard by a goal out of nowhere after half an hour.

But in the second half, Peter Bosz's team did not give up and after a 3: 1 by Diaby they scored another three goals after an hour.

Substitute ex-international

scored two goals within five minutes, while

put an end to the Leverkusen scoring with the sixth Bayer goal.

In the final minute, the guests were allowed to do some cosmetic results, which Peter Bosz can probably cope with.

WHISTLE

90th minute:

Leverkusen lets Nice attack again and does not want to commit a foul in the penalty area.

This brings Claude-Maurice to a 6-2 tie.

However, it comes way too late.

87th Minute:

And the second substitute man also makes his goal!

After a precise Diaby cross, it is talent Florian Wirtz who inserts the ball from close range.

Half a dozen is full!

83rd Minute:

And the next TOR for Bayer!

Again it is Karim Bellarabi who simply pulls away from a distance.

The ex-national player is very lucky that Baumgartlinger deflects, which is why the ball goes untenable in the upper right corner.

5: 1 for Bayer 04!

78th Minute:

And another TOR for Leverkusen!

Bellarabi, who has just been substituted, gets involved in the game with a mega action.

After a Leverkusen corner, the ex-national player waits in the backcourt and closes flat and targeted, the ball hits next to the left post - 4-1 for the effective Werkself.

74th Minute:

Bellarabi and Wirtz are now at Bayer, Alario and Palacios leave the field.

72nd minute:

Nice doesn't have much to report after the 3-1 win for the home side.

Trainer Viera changed three times, including striker Dolberg.

70.

Twenty minutes left. # B04OGCN 3-1 |

#UEL |

# Bayer04 pic.twitter.com/sH0EASgSZ8

- Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@ bayer04fussball) October 22, 2020

61st minute:

Strange goal for Bayer 04!

Palacios steals from Schneiderlin a back pass from Benitez on the edge of the penalty area.

The ball lands right at Diaby, who comes to the end of the game coolly at the height of the penalty spot.

The French mark the 3: 1 against his compatriots!

Nice claim they saw a foul by Palacios but the goal counts as there is no video evidence in the group stage.

56th Minute:

Wendell goes into a duel with Lees-Melou and picks up the Yellow Kate.

Nice is then awarded a free kick, but Leverkusen can defend it well.

50th Minute:

Leverkusen stands tall and tries mostly to put pinpricks over Amiri, but Nice defends resolutely.

OCG defender Nsoki sees yellow after a tactical foul on Bailey.

46th Minute:

Both teams go into the second half unchanged.

How will Leverkusen deal with the 2-1 lead?

HALF-TIME

45th minute:

The game is a bit rougher before the break, but both teams are currently lacking footballing exclamation marks.

Lars Bender takes on Kamara hard and is punished with money, so Nice gets another good chance with a free kick.

Hradecky grabs, however, before referee Fran Jovic asks the teams into the catacombs.

40th Minute:

Julian Baumgartlinger is the first yellow card after a hard boarding.

37th Minute:

Leverkusen tries to regain control after conceding a goal, but the guests now want more.

The Bosz-Elf now has to act carefully without getting nervous.

33rd Minute:

The goal scorer Gouiri shoots a ball that is already out of bounds and picks up the yellow card.

Otherwise it's been a very fair game so far.

31st minute:

TOR for the guests!

Nice's Nsoki grabs the ball at the center line after Bayer loses the ball and marches over the left side.

After the defender prevails against Lars Bender, he plays a smart pass to the 20-year-old Gouiri.

The striker stays cool and closes precisely and flat next to Hradecky in the far corner.

Worth seeing connection hit!

29th Minute:

The game is still characterized by the pouring rain, Leverkusen has played the game down very confidently and lets the ball circling in its own ranks.

Now it's up to the OGC kickers trained by Patrick Viera to change something about the game.

25th minute:

Almost 3-0 for Leverkusen!

Bailey has a great chance to extend the lead after a great Diaby cross, but defender Nsoki clears for a corner.

Nice are quite cautious after a committed start and have so far not brought a shot at Leverkusen's goal.

23.

The chest of the #Werkself is getting wider and wider.

@ogcnice hasn't had a shot on goal yet.

Keep going, men! # B04OGCN 2-0 |

#UEL |

# Bayer04 pic.twitter.com/ZhgNH18mbw

- Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@ bayer04fussball) October 22, 2020

Bayer Leverkusen against Nice in the live ticker: double strike at the beginning!

First a great station wagon, then a force shot

16. Minute:

The Leverkusen double strike!

The French can't get the ball away, Alario fixes it in front of the penalty area, loosens and lets Baumgartlinger play him again with a lob.

In the end, the Argentine hammered the play equipment from an acute angle behind Benitez under the bar.

11. Minute:

TOR for Leverkusen!

There is Amiri again and the 1-0!

After a nice combination, Bailey gets through with a magic pass on Amiri, which runs perfectly into the interface and stays very cool in front of Benitez.

Well played goal by the Werkself!

10th minute:

Nadiem Amiri checks Benitez with a free kick, but the German national player's shot lands in the hands of the OCG keeper.

5th minute:

The teams are still feeling their way, there is still no conclusion.

The guests from Nice try to get involved in the initial phase.

2nd minute:

The Croatian referee Fran Jovi whistles for the game, in Leverkusen it is raining on buckets.

Now it remains to be seen whether this will affect the two tech-savvy teams.

Kick-off

Update from 6:53 p.m.:

The teams are already on the field, the Europa League anthem is still running.

The Franco-German duel starts in a few moments.

Update from 6.45 p.m.:

Ten minutes until kick-off in Leverkusen.

Will Bayer know how to convince in the Europa League home game?

We'll stay tuned for you in the live ticker!

Update from 6:25 p.m.:

will start

the new Europa League season in

half an hour

, this time Peter Bosz wants to "get

"

with his team

.

Last season, the Werkself made it to the

, where they lost 2-1 to the eventual finalists Inter Milan.

The OGC Nice is an

in the BayArena who, according to Bosz, “is not afraid to build from behind”.

That is why his team has to put the defenders under pressure.

Leverkusen's left winger Moussa Diaby can also confirm the opponent's strengths.

“I played against Nice twice with PSG.

They have a very good style

comes to

, they like to attack and want to get the ball forward quickly, ”said the French U21 international at the

.

Bayer Leverkusen against Nice in the live ticker: Bayer captain fails - Bailey and Diaby start

Update from 5:55 p.m.:

The Leverkusen line-up is now known.

Captain

missed the Europa League start of his team due to muscular complaints, Julian Baumgartlinger starts for him.

Florian Wirtz first takes a seat on the bench,

cause a stir

in the attacking midfield

.

Peter Bosz also relies on his two

Moussa Diaby and Leon Bailey

against Nice

, with Lucas Alario at the front.

Here are our starting XI for # B04OGCN! # Bayer04 |

#UEL pic.twitter.com/V7u2bEsJNI

- Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@ bayer04fussball) October 22, 2020

Update from October 22nd, 5:00 p.m.:

Before

first group game

against

, Peter Bosz has to do what all other coaches of clubs with triple stress are forced to:

.

Lars Bender

could get a break, Aleksandar Dragovic will play for him.

The deployment of Bayer captain

is not yet certain, as the Chilean complains of muscle problems and Julian Baumgartlinger could start for him.

Super talent

returned to training on Tuesday, and he could also be an option against Nice.

New signing Patrik Schick will miss the Leverkusen team in the center of the attack, which is why

from the start.

The line-up takes place around an hour before kick-off, which takes place at 6.55 p.m.

⚫️🔴⚫️🔴 GAME DAY ⚫️🔴⚫️🔴

🆚 @ogcnice

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- Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@ bayer04fussball) October 22, 2020

Bayer Leverkusen against Nice in the live ticker: Will Bayer soon grab a Bundesliga star?

Update from October 22nd, 4.35 p.m.:

Before the Europa League game in the evening, it was announced that a transfer of

from

to Leverkusen is still an option.

"It has not been written off, but there is no automatism that it will come in January," said sports director

in an interview with the

.

Negotiations about a

shortly before the end of the transfer window at the beginning of the month had failed.

The 24-year-old would be a good addition to the tight schedule given the stunted offensive of the Europa League participant: In the Bundesliga, the

only scored three goals after four match days.

Bayer Leverkusen against Nice in the live ticker: Werkself want to move into the knockout round

First report from October 22, 2020:

Leverkusen - At the start of the new Europa League * season,

* will host the strongest opponents in Group C. With

, the fourth of the French Ligue 1 will come to the

.

But the Werkself are entering the European competition with a clear goal: Bayer want to survive the group stage.

“The claim has to be included in the knockout round in any case.

That is very clear, "said Leverkusen's sports director

on

.

73 days after the quarter-finals against Inter Milan in the final tournament in North Rhine-Westphalia *, Bayer will face the team of former world and European champions

.

“It's really a good team.

It's fun to see how they play football, ”said Leverkusen's coach

before the game.

In France there are some teams that play very well, "and Nice is one of them".

Bayer Leverkusen against Nice in the live ticker: Werkself with mixed Bundesliga start

In addition to Nice, Bayer will face Czech champions

and Israeli cup winners

in the Europa League * group stage

.

"A demanding group," said

: "As always, you have an outsider with your friends from Israel." But the other opponents have to be beaten first, according to the 60-year-old.

Bayer is starting the Europa League * with a rather mediocre Bundesliga * kick off.

Although the Leverkusen have not yet suffered a competitive game defeat, but only one of four games has been won so far.

In the table, this means rank ninth.

Sports director

drew a rather mixed balance sheet after the first four games: “We found the season a little difficult, which was not entirely surprising given the summer without preparation.

Also the departure of Kai Havertz, who was simply an absolute key player. "

Bayer Leverkusen against Nice in the live ticker: Werkself meet old friends from the Bundesliga with Dante

Leverkusen will meet an old friend from the Bundesliga * in the game against Nice in the early evening: central defender

.

"I was happy and laughed when I saw the draw," said the Brazilian, who is captain and head of defense in Nice.

“I had seven successful years in Germany and was very, very happy there.

That's why I'm happy to be here again.

It's just a shame that there won't be any spectators. ”Because of the coronavirus pandemic, few or very few fans are currently allowed in many stadiums in Europe.

🗣 Nice's Dante at the press conference in the #BayArena in front of # B04OGCN: “I still watch the Bundesliga regularly today.

# Bayer04 has a young and fast team.

We know it will be a difficult duel for us. "# UEL pic.twitter.com/SdVCQZcmVt

- Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@ bayer04fussball) October 21, 2020

Dante played for

*

from 2009 to 2012

, then three years for

* and then one more season for

*.

In 2016 he moved from there to the Core d'Azur in the south of France.

He knows Leverkusen's team “of course, I still watch the

*”, said the 37-year-old: “It will be a very difficult game for us.” (Fmü)