As of: February 11, 2024, 8:20 a.m
By: Stefan Schmid
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Split
Leverkusen wins the top game against overwhelmed Bayern.
Tuchel gambles away with a tactical experiment.
The ticker to read.
Bayer Leverkusen – FC Bayern 3:0 (1:0)
Grimaldo
shocked
FC Bayern
after the break: Bayern's defense was once again in a deep sleep
Fan protest
also at the
top game
: objects on the field prevented the game from kicking off on time
The
ticker
for the top game in the Bundesliga can be read.
+++ Conclusion:
Bayern deserved to have a bad time in the top game in Leverkusen.
Except for the first 15 minutes, FC Bayern were inferior in all respects.
Thomas Tuchel's tactical experiment failed completely.
Bayer Leverkusen deservedly won 3-0 and can justifiably dream of the championship.
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Bayer Leverkusen – FC Bayern Munich 3:0 (1:0)
Leverkusen lineup: |
Hradecky - Hincapie, Tah, Tapsoba - Grimaldo (90th Hlozek), Andrich, Xhaka, Stanisic - Wirtz (90th Puerta), Tella (65th Frimpong), Adli |
Lineup FC Bayern: |
Neuer - Upamecano (60th Müller), Dier, Kim - Boey (81st Guerreir), Goretzka (71st Tel), Pavlovic (60th Kimmich), Mazraoui - Sané, Musiala (81st Choupo-Moting) - Kane |
Gates: |
1:0 Stanisic (18th), 2:0 Grimaldo (50th), 3:0 Frimpong (90th + 5th) |
90th minute+5: GOOD for Bayer Leverkusen!!
Frimpong makes everything clear.
Neuer is unnecessarily in the front at a corner and is immediately punished.
Frimpong grabs the defended ball, is actually already pushed away and then makes it from a tight angle and 30 meters into the empty goal.
After that it's over.
90th minute+5:
The last minute of stoppage time is running and the thing is almost over.
Bitter evening for Bayern and Tuchel.
90th minute+3:
Bayern are running out of time, while the Bayer fans are celebrating themselves in the stands.
90th minute:
Leverkusen takes time off the clock again.
Goalscorer Grimaldo and Wirtz leave the game, Hlozek and Puerta come.
Five minutes of added time are also indicated.
Post prevents Leverkusen from taking an even higher lead
88th minute:
Stanisics and Frimpong work their way down the right side into the Bayern penalty area.
Frimpong ultimately only fails at the post and Neuer.
Corner for Bayer.
86th minute:
Leverkusen is now retreating further and wants to maintain its lead.
Bayern, despite increased possession of the ball, still cannot find a solution.
82nd minute:
Leverkusen also makes a change: Hofmann comes on for Adli.
Hradecky is then shown a yellow card for time play.
81st minute:
Double substitution at Bayern: Choupo-Moting and Guerreiro come on for Musiala and Boey.
79th minute:
Bayern are now near the Leverkusen penalty area for a long time.
At least one corner pops out.
However, this is clarified without any problems by the Bayer back team.
Even in the second attempt, FCB failed to score.
Even Thomas Müller couldn't change Bayern's defeat after being substituted on.
© IMAGO / MIS
77th minute:
Yellow for Adli after he comes too late with his tackle against Minjae Kim.
73rd minute:
Frimpong with his first good move.
Go past Kim on the right and then aim for the far corner.
Manuel Neuer stretches in vain, but the shot ends up in the goal anyway.
71st minute:
Is this the last straw for Thomas Tuchel?
Mathys Tel comes into the game for Goretzka.
Müller and Kimmich bring more speed to Bayern's game
69th minute:
Even though the introduction of Müller and Kimmich hasn't produced any results so far, Bayern are now in a better position in the game.
This may also be due to the return to the usual gaming system.
65th minute:
First change at Leverkusen.
Frimpong replaces Tella.
64th minute:
Tapsoba fouls Musiala on the touchline.
Yellow for Leverkusen.
The free kick fizzles out.
63rd minute:
Grimaldo tries it cheekily.
Before Neuer can clear the ball, the crossbar saves him from the direct corner.
62nd minute:
Andrich steals the ball from Bayern as he moves forward and passes it on to Adli.
It is cleared by Goretzka, yellow for the FCB six.
60th minute:
Tuchel reacts and ends the five-string experiment.
Thomas Müller and Joshua Kimmich come into the game for Upamecano and Pavlovic.
59th minute:
Tella takes a short shot on the right in the penalty area.
That's enough to give herself enough space opposite Minjae Kim.
The shot on goal is then no problem for Neuer.
55th minute:
Slapstick performance in the Bayern penalty area.
Die hits Goretzka while trying to clear the ball and only with a lot of luck no Bayer player gets to the ball. Goretzka, clearly hit on the high hand, is not suspected of intentionally handballing the ball.
So no penalty for Leverkusen.
Grimaldo punished the sleepy Bayern defense again
50th minute: GOOD for Leverkusen!!
Grimaldo hammers the ball into the net to make it 2-0.
It's just happening too fast for Bayern.
By the time Grimaldo receives a deep pass in the FCB penalty area, there is no longer a Bayern defender nearby.
Neuer, who remains standing for a long time, has no chance when Grimaldo finishes high at the near post.
Grimaldo scores to make it 2-0 for Bayer Leverkusen.
© IMAGO/nordphoto GmbH / Christian Schulze
49th minute:
Bayern's two longer periods of possession achieve nothing.
It goes to the penalty area, but no further.
Leverkusen remains firmly in control.
46th minute:
It continues.
In fact, both teams remain unchanged.
If that doesn't backfire for Tuchel.
+++ Conclusion at the break:
Bayer Leverkusen dominates the guests from Munich at will.
Bayern's only notable chance came in the 43rd minute.
Tuchel's tactical trick with a three-man/five-man chain is, as of now, going badly wrong.
New signing Boey, booked and overwhelmed, should stay in the dressing room.
It was doubly bitter for FC Bayern that Josip Stanisic, of all people, scored the goal for Bayer.
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FCB's new signing has repeatedly lost out against more alert Leverkusen players.
© IMAGO / MIS
45th minute+2:
Referee Zwayer blows his whistle just in time for the break.
45th minute+1:
There are two minutes on top.
43rd minute:
Suddenly Sané appears half-right in Leverkusen's penalty area.
But he doesn't put his degree in the goal.
There is a goal kick for Bayer, but rightly it should have been a corner for Munich.
42nd minute:
Adli starts in his own half, gets the ball, but doesn't quite manage to get past Upamecano.
The Frenchman just managed to get the ball off Adli's foot just a few meters in front of Neuer.
39th minute:
Leverkusen are one step faster and more alert in almost every situation.
As of now, the lead is perfectly fine for the league leaders.
Boey sees yellow: Bayern newcomer having a bad day
36th minute:
The overwhelmed Boey hits Andrich on the foot with an open sole.
Yellow for the newcomer.
Bayern didn't get the following free kick away until Adli rose to head the ball.
Neuer records the attempt.
35th minute:
Xhaka needs to be treated for a little longer after a collision.
Now the ball is running again.
33rd minute:
Wirtz takes the free kick in front of the goal, where Dier can clear it.
There is a free kick for Bayern anyway because the Englishman was fouled while trying to clear the ball.
32: Minute:
Boey, under pressure from two Leverkusen players, loses the ball and makes do with a foul.
Good free kick position for the home team.
27th minute:
Hradecky safely grabs a harmless long-range shot from Mazraoui.
Good for the Bayer keeper, who would otherwise have been in danger of hypothermia.
23rd minute:
The following corner lands on the head of Tah, who has an easy time with Boey.
Neuer directs the ball over the crossbar.
Bayern can clear the next corner.
23rd minute:
Bayer is moving quickly again.
Grimaldo crosses into the Bayern box.
Tella checks Neuer with direct acceptance.
The rebound lands at Wirtz, whose attempt is deflected for a corner.
22nd minute:
Bayern have not yet shown any real reaction.
Leverkusen, on the other hand, keeps a cool head and has the game under control.
Stanisic shocks sleepy ex-colleagues
18th minute: GOOD for Bayer Leverkusen!
How could it be otherwise?
Stanisic, on loan from FCB, scores the goal for Leverkusen.
Following the previous situation, Bayer receives a throw-in that goes to Andrich, who in turn hits the ball into the penalty area.
At the far post, no one feels responsible for Stanisic, who then has an easy time of it.
Of all people, Josip Stanisic scores for Leverkusen against FC Bayern.
© Federico Gambarini/dpa
18th minute:
Bayern are lucky!
Wirtz sends Adli on his journey, but he takes too long.
Finally Neuer clarifies the situation.
15th minute:
Apart from the one shot from Adli on Neuer, there is still no shot on goal.
Exciting yes, goal area scenes rather no.
11th minute:
Neuer has to grab it for the first time.
Upamecano loses the ball to Tella, who passes it to Adli on the left.
But finishing it is not a problem for the Bayern keeper.
9th minute:
Bayern pushes the ball back and forth in the defensive line and suddenly Leverkusen pushes it.
Lucky for Dier that he can just get the body in.
Otherwise Adli would have been alone in front of Neuer.
5th minute:
Boey takes a free kick in the left half field, play continues from behind.
Nobody wants to take too much risk here.
2nd minute:
Dier tries a long ball to Boey.
But it goes too far and Boey can't reach the ball on the left wing.
1st minute:
That's it.
Bayern kick off.
Update, 6:38 p.m.:
Zwayer gives the thumbs up.
It can probably get started.
Fan protest delays kick-off between Bayern and Bayer
Update, 6:37 p.m.:
The game still hasn't started.
The fans make no move to scale down their protest.
Xabi Alonso sits thoughtfully on the bench, Thomas Tuchel shakes his head.
Meanwhile, Felix Zwayer is holding discussions on the sidelines.
Fan protests brought toy balls onto the field.
The real game ball had to rest longer than planned.
© IMAGO/Cathrin Müller/MiS
Update, 6:34 p.m.:
Objects - candy, toy balls, other toys - are flying onto the field from all over the stadium.
Things are also thrown from the main stand.
There can no longer be any talk of “individual” fans here.
Update, 6:32 p.m.:
The game was actually supposed to be underway, but sweets are flying from the Bayer block onto the field.
Creative fan protest in connection with the carnival.
Both curves chant: “Shit DFL.”
Update, 6:27 p.m.:
The players are in the player tunnel.
We're about to go out into the field.
Today, eyes will also be on referee Felix Zwayer, whose assignment is quite controversial.
Update, 6:17 p.m.:
It's getting into the hot phase before the game.
The atmosphere in the BayArena is exceptionally good.
The whole of Leverkusen is eager for the big game, but the Bayern fans are also in good spirits.
Tactical alignment could initially be the focus
Update, 6:04 p.m.:
A little less than half an hour before the top game in the Bundesliga starts.
The fans can be excited to see how both teams will perform.
It is entirely possible that there will be an initial phase dominated by tactics.
Update, 5:52 p.m.:
Before the game, Thomas Tuchel doesn't let himself be looked at.
The only thing he can get out of it is the confirmation that Thomas Müller is on the bench because there is one more position at the back.
Update, 5:40 p.m.:
Leverkusen also operates with a chain of three or five.
Also in the game: Bayern loanee Josip Stanisic as a right defensive winger.
Update, 5:33 p.m.:
Kimmich doesn't seem to be ready enough to be in the starting lineup yet.
Thomas Müller will probably be sacrificed for the greater variance in defensive behavior.
Tuchel surprises with starting lineup in the top game against Leverkusen
Update, 5:22 p.m.:
Bayern's lineup is here!
Kimmich is sitting on the bench and so there is no surprise at the right-back position.
The lineup is still a surprise.
Defensively, Bayern will probably play with a five-man chain consisting of Mazraoui, Kim, Upamecano, Dier and Boey; offensively this will then become a three-man chain made up of Upamecano, Dier and Kim.
Pavlovic is allowed to start again after a strong performance, but de Ligt only sits on the bench.
Sacha Boey and Eric Dier should ensure stability in the Bayern team against Leverkusen.
© IMAGO / Ulmer/Team photo
Update, 5:14 p.m.:
In a few minutes the mystery about the lineups will be revealed.
But even if Joshua Kimmich is in the starting line-up, his position will probably not be known until kick-off at the earliest.
First report from February 10th, 4:24 p.m.:
Leverkusen – The championship decision on matchday 21?
You probably shouldn't go that far in the run-up to the duel between FC Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, but the outcome of the game should definitely point the way.
Not least for Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel.
Bayern at Leverkusen in the live ticker: Bayer could take an important step
Of course, even after the top game is over, there will still be another 13 games in which a lot can change at the top of the table - Dortmund can tell a thing or two about it.
Nonetheless, a Bayern defeat would mean a five-point lead for Leverkusen.
Seen this way, Xabi Alonso's team would then have a buffer against defeat.
Jamal Musiala was put under pressure by Edmond Tapsoba in the first leg.
In the end they tied 2-2.
© IMAGO / Ulrich Hufnagel
However, if Munich leaves the field as winners, they could take the lead in the Bundesliga again - for only the third time this season.
This would also be positive for Bayern coach Tuchel, who could use good arguments for his work.
With the early exit from the DFB Cup against Saarbrücken, FCB's season already has a small dent.
FC Bayern against Bayer in the live ticker: Kimmich from a shaky candidate to a surprise?
Thomas Tuchel's line-up in the top game also creates a lot of pressure.
According to Sky information, the deployment of leader Joshua Kimmich will only be decided at short notice.
Kimmich had to sit out against Augsburg and Gladbach due to a shoulder injury, but he was actually supposed to return against Leverkusen.
Joshua Kimmich's use against Leverkusen is questionable.
If he can play, there may be a surprise waiting for the fans.
© IMAGO / Matthias Koch
The report from Sky expert Dietmar Hamann is all the more surprising: “A little bird chirped to me yesterday that Kimmich might be playing at the back right.” That would indeed be a real surprise.
But Hamann doesn't seem to have that much trust in his little bird.
He concluded that he couldn't imagine it himself.
Top game in Leverkusen in the live ticker: Manuel Neuer is probably in the FC Bayern goal
However, Manuel Neuer has given the all-clear.
The Bayern captain's appearance was in jeopardy for a long time, and he missed a few training sessions during the week due to “slight knee pain”.
A good three hours before kick-off, the good news came: Neuer is probably fit and will be in the box against Leverkusen.
This means that the eyes of the football republic - and beyond - in Leverkusen are also focused on Manuel Neuer.
Football fans in Germany can follow the game live as usual.
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