Live ticker Bayer Leverkusen – Bor. Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga 2023/2024, 19th matchday)

62′

7:50 p.m

Substitution at Bor. Mönchengladbach: Robin Hack

61′

7:50 p.m

Outstanding tackling from Neuhaus! A long ball behind the Gladbach chain reaches Frimpong, who enters the box on the half-right. Because he hesitates for too long, Neuhaus catches up with him – and fantastically slides the ball away from behind him at the last second.

60′

7:49 p.m

Just seconds later the next one great opportunity for Bayer! Frimpong puts it across in the penalty area for Grimaldo, who shoots from 13 meters. Despite a clear shooting path, his shot whizzes past the corner of the goal and out of bounds.

60′

7:48 p.m

Now the people of Farbenstadt are picking up the pace again! Grimaldo delivers a low ball inside from the left goal line. Frimpong runs in but doesn’t hold his foot properly. The marble then flies back to the passer’s side.

57′

19:46

And then suddenly there is this Great opportunity for Leverkusen! Schick heads the ball for Wirtz during a counterattack in the center circle. The youngster goes through brilliantly to the left for the starting Frimpong. In the end, this one gets pushed a little too far. With his weaker left hand he maneuvers the circle past the right corner from twelve meters from half left.

56′

19:44

There is a bit of idleness in this match at the moment. Nothing really dangerous happens.

53′

19:42

The guests retreat far again. In this way, however, they also ensure that Leverkusen has little room for playful development.

50′

7:38 p.m

First of all, we see an unchanged picture. B04 dominates the action without being constantly dangerous.

47′

7:35 p.m

Yellow card for Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)

Xhaka steps on Neuhaus’s ankle. But he sees yellow.

46′

19:34

Things will continue without any personnel changes.

46′

19:33

Kick-off of the 2nd half

45′+1

7:19 p.m

Half-time conclusion:
Halftime in the BayArena, Leverkusen and Gladbach are still goalless. The Werkself’s dominance was particularly oppressive in the first 20 minutes: countless passes, an extremely high ball possession value and one or two chances did not bode well for VfL. He, in turn, increasingly worked his way into the game and achieved a few goals. Nevertheless: The home team generates the better opportunities and generally the more compelling actions. The only thing missing were goals – opportunities were there. Let’s see what the second section brings us. See you soon!

45′+1

19:17

End of 1st half

45′

7:16 p.m

Official added time (minutes): 1

43′

19:14

There are only a few minutes left until halftime. Can a team get the lucky punch before the break?

40′

19:11

This time Grimaldo tries a shot from 22 meters in the middle. He rushes past the box just to the left, but Nicolas would probably have been there too.

37′

7:07 p.m

Wirtz leaves Honorat standing on the left side of the box with a quick hook. Nicolas effortlessly parries his shot on goal.

35′

7:05 p.m

The game is becoming more and more lively. The fact that the team from the Lower Rhine also has a little more confidence in their own actions gives Bayer something to do defensively.

32′

19:02

From 23 meters from half left, Koné simply tries a touchdown. Kovar only defends from the front and is lucky that the men in front of him shift gears faster than anyone from Gladbach.

30′

7:00 p.m

Half an hour has passed and it’s still goalless. Given the good opportunities – especially on the host side – this is almost a bit surprising.

27′

18:57

Borussia is now also at the forefront more often. Now it’s Neuhaus whose shot from the left 17 meters safely defuses Kovar.

25′

18:56

And Leverkusen again. This time it is Schick, whose left-footed shot from the turn from 16 meters tumbles just past the bottom right.

23′

6:55 p.m

Monster opportunity for B04! A catastrophic bad pass in your own box turns out to be a boomerang. Schick puts it across for Wirtz, who actually just has to push in from eight meters. Nicolas just manages to get his legs together so that he can hold the shot that is too central.

22′

18:53

And suddenly Gladbach! After a quick counterattack, the pill moves from the middle to the left to the net. The ex-Herthan player moves briefly inside the penalty area, then shoots at goal with his right. Kovar parries the attempt for a corner, which ultimately ends in the arms of the keeper.

19′

6:49 p.m

Two degrees in a short time! First Hofmann fails after a Schick lay-off from twelve meters from the left to the quickly reacting Nicolas. A little later, Wirtz chases the ball past the left crease from half-right from 20 meters.

15′

6:45 p.m

The hosts have over 80 percent possession of the ball, while no Gladbach player has currently had more than eleven touches of the ball. A crushing superiority.

12′

18:42

As a result of winning the ball deep in the opponent’s half, Alonso’s team moves fairly quickly. In the end, Stanišić’s shot from 23 meters from the half-right position is blocked for a corner, which then fizzles out.

9′

6:39 p.m

That’s extremely passive of the foals. They stand deep in their own half and let Leverkusen combine around their own penalty area. This can’t actually go well for long.

6′

6:35 p.m

…the stationary ball brings nothing.

5′

6:35 p.m

And then there’s the first good chance for B04! Near the right corner of the sixteen-yard box, Amiri simply takes heart. Nicolas defuses his right-foot shot well into the corner…

4′

18:34

It’s clear from the first few minutes that Bayer wants to restrict their opponents. It felt like the guests didn’t even have the ball for more than five seconds.

6:20 p.m

At BMG, a five-man chain is also formed in front of keeper Nicolas, consisting of Honorat, Scally, Elvedi, Friedrich and Netz. In the center, Weigl protects the attacking Koné and Neuhaus. Siebatcheu and Hack start at the front.

18:13

Let’s quickly take a look at the lineups of both teams. At Bayer, somewhat surprisingly, Kovar starts in goal instead of Hrádecký. Stanišić, Andrich and Hincapié start in front of him, Frimpong and Grimaldo whirl on the wings. Xhaka starts alongside Amiri, who is allowed to start from the start for the first time this season. Hofmann, Wirtz and Schick should provide offensive impulses.

6:04 p.m

The foals, on the other hand, recently suffered a blow to the neck. The almost surprising home win over VfB Stuttgart (3:1) was followed by a defeat against FC Augsburg (1:2). The constant ups and downs in their own performance means that they – if at all – have to look downwards. The lead over 16th place is eight points before today’s game, while the gap to sixth place has already increased to eleven points. A point win against the leaders would perhaps be a kind of initial spark for VfL to start another series.

5:44 p.m

Seven wins from the last eight competitive games, round of 16 in the Europa League, DFB Cup semi-finals: the Rhinelanders have been the team of the moment in the Bundesliga for weeks. With 15 wins, three draws and still without a defeat, they are at the top of the table in the championship, so it is currently not clear who will stop them on the way to their first title. There were also real big points to celebrate recently: very late on they scored three points at both FC Augsburg (1:0) and RB Leipzig (3:2). Today against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the Werkself go into the race as the clear favorites.

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