27
17:59
Again, the Dortmund corner kick resulted in a counterattack opportunity for Leverkusen. Wirtz gets through well against Can, but is then severely separated from the ball by Adeyemi, who is rushing back. Strong tackling by the German international.
26
17:58
Brandt looks for a finish after a solo, Tapsoba puts his leg in between and clears for a corner kick.
23
17:55
Süle gets involved in the offensive game and gets the ball deep, but can no longer reach the pass, which is a bit too steep.
22
17:53
BVB again have problems with the Werkself’s attacking pressing, but this time getting in against Wolf is a bit too hard. Free kick for Dortmund in their own half.
19
17:51
Haller is not really in the game when he makes his debut, but is very motivated and trying.
16
17:49
What an act by Kobel! Wirtz served Diaby with a perfect pass through the interface. The Frenchman comes to the end from the right from a few meters and aims right at the far corner, where Kobel is there and directs the ball to the corner kick. This brings nothing.
15
17:46
Dortmund are now getting into the game a little better after they were noticed in the first few minutes, mainly by losing the ball in their own half.
12.
17:45
Amiri elbows Wolf in the face as he claims the ball. Free kick for Dortmund from the right wing. Süle comes to an end, but the assistant raises the flag.
11.
17:43
After the corner, there is an opportunity for Leverkusen to counterattack, at the end of which at least a corner kick jumps out. This can easily be clarified by BVB.
10
17:42
A first push by Dortmund. Adeyemi gets through well in the penalty area, but misses the right moment to close the goal. Frimpong can clear the corner at the last moment, but it doesn’t yield anything.
8th.
17:40
Bayer have had a lot more of the game so far, defend very high and aggressively and have already scored two goals through Palacios and Amiri.
6.
17:38
Ryerson comes on the left today and replaces Guerreiro there, Wolf defends on the right.
5.
17:37
After a throw-in, Bellingham loses the ball to Amiri, who pulls in from the left and shoots from a distance. His shot just misses the short corner.
3.
17:36
Ryerson recklessly loses the ball against Frimpong and then hits Diaby in the face in a tackle. There is a free kick for Leverkusen from the right wing, which is not dangerous.
2.
17:34
Leverkusen’s world champion Palacios scored the first goal, but his central shot from the second row was no problem for Kobel.
1.
17:33
Haller is fouled in his own half and gets a first free kick for Borussia.
1.
17:32
Leverkusen toast, the game is on!
17:30
The two teams have just stepped onto the lawn, and it’s about to start.
17:26
Incidentally, Borussia Dortmund won the first leg 1-0. Captain Marco Reus scored the goal of the day, and Leverkusen keeper Lukas Hradecky saw a red card in injury time.
17:03
While Marco Reus is at least returning to the substitutes’ bench at Borussia after his illness-related break, Patrik Schick is not yet good enough for a place in the squad after his groin injury. Alonso recently kept a possible comeback of the Czech striker against BVB open.
16:58
In order to achieve this, Edin Terzić’s eleven have to complete a mammoth task today. Opponents Bayer Leverkusen are not only in great form, having won each of their last five games, but are also home power under Xabi Alonso. Under the Spaniard’s guidance, the Werkself scored 13 out of a possible 15 points at the BayArena.
16:54
After Frankfurt’s draw at FC Bayern, BVB could overtake Eintracht with a win and would then be fourth with 34 points. Bayern are at the top of the table with 37 points, so they would be within striking distance again.
16:45
Edin Terzić, on the other hand, rotates to three positions compared to the away win in Mainz: Haller makes his starting eleven debut today after two substitutions, and Wolf and Bellingham, who is returning after his yellow card suspension, also start. Guerreiro, Malen and Moukoko, on the other hand, are initially on the bench.
16:41
Home coach Xabi Alonso made two changes to his starting XI compared to the 2-0 win against Bochum during the week: Palacios and Adli started in place of Hudson-Odoi and goalscorer Hložek.
16:33
Welcome to the Bundesliga game on Sunday evening! At the end of the 18th matchday, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund will meet two teams that started the new calendar year with two wins each. Both teams want to continue this trend and will face each other in the BayArena from 5:30 p.m.