38′
9:40 p.m
The result is slowly becoming appropriate. The Farbenstädters finally use their opportunities and mercilessly expose their opponent’s weaknesses.
35′
9:36 p.m
Great for Bayer Leverkusen, 3-1 by Victor Boniface
On the third attempt it works for Boniface! Andrich conquers the leather in the opponent’s half. Wirtz grabs the rebound and passes it to Boniface just before the box. His hard-hitting shot from 19 meters hits the right corner, unstoppable.
34′
9:35 p.m
Boniface remains unlucky so far. The attacker now fails after Wirtz’s assist because of the diving Lunev. A few moments later he tanks his way through two opponents on the left side of the penalty area, but shoots the marble over from seven meters. That’s too many chances that he has missed so far.
32′
9:33 p.m
In a duel with Cafarquliyev, Tella falls to the ground in the box on the right. The referee immediately comes running and warns the Leverkusen player not to take a penalty. That was simply not enough.
29′
9:29 p.m
Great for Bayer Leverkusen, 2-1 by Álex Grimaldo
There is the well-deserved 2:1 for the Xabi Alonso team! Wirtz escapes over the half-right attack lane and passes it flat into the middle in the penalty area. Grimaldo, who was running along, maneuvers the ball towards the goal from nine meters and is lucky that Lunev can’t get his legs together in time.
26′
9:29 p.m
It’s surprising that the home team isn’t in the lead here. Both the number and quality of opportunities are usually easily enough to give you a head start.
23′
9:25 p.m
Two huge chances behind! First Adli hits the crossbar from seven meters after flat preparatory work from Tella from the right. At the ensuing corner, Xhaka’s header is cleared off the line as a result of a corner.
22′
9:23 p.m
The big opportunity to make it 2:1! Wirtz passes from the middle to the left to Adli. The Frenchman finds Boniface in the middle, who gives away a free-standing shot.
21′
9:22 p.m
There was more to it. Grimaldo hits a free kick from 17 meters far over from the left.
19′
9:20 p.m
Yellow card for Leandro Andrade (Qarabağ FK)
Leandro Andrade kicks the ball away after a foul is called against his team. Yellow is correct.
19′
9:20 p.m
There was absolutely no sign of an equalizer. So far, the away team has been miles away from even creating a chance. So now it starts all over again.
16′
9:16 p.m
Tooor for Qarabağ FK, 1:1 by Toral Bayramov
Bayramov takes responsibility and hits the bottom right from the shooter’s perspective. Kovář goes very long, but can no longer get to the ball.
15′
9:15 p.m
Yellow card for Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Wirtz complains immediately after the whistle and touches the referee. Yellow.
14′
9:15 p.m
Penalty for Qarabag! Xhaka dribbles in his own penalty area, then the ball bounces too far from his foot. Juninho splashes in between them, then gets a bump from Xhaka. A very tough penalty decision.
13′
9:14 p.m
Grimaldo takes a free kick from the right half of the field right into the arms of Lunev. There would have been more.
10′
9:11 p.m
The Azerbaijanis still can’t get their foot in the door. After all: Bayer only attacks from the opponent’s sixteen-yard box, no longer from the five-yard box.
7′
9:08 p.m
B04 is off to a really good start. Since the first second, Qarabag has not been able to breathe at all. The 1-0 score is already okay.
4′
9:05 p.m
Great for Bayer Leverkusen, 1-0 by Florian Wirtz
The early lead for Bayer! Hincapié finds Grimaldo with a good pass on the left wing. Silva deflects his flat cross slightly – making it perfect for Wirtz, who slides in from nine meters in the bottom right.
3′
9:04 p.m
Boniface sends Adli forward with a fine through ball. Silva has to stop the winger with a foul and thus provokes a free kick. However, this does not bring anything due to an offensive foul.
1′
9:02 p.m
Here we go, and with a good opportunity for Leverkusen! After a pass from the center, Grimaldo has plenty of space on the left 18 meters in front of the goal. However, his left-footed shot whizzes past the right.
8:39 p.m
But be careful: Qarabag also got off to a perfect start in the Europa League season. There were two narrow victories against both Molde and Häcken (1-0 each), so that the Eastern Europeans only take second place because of the weaker goal difference. And: They also bring a lot of self-confidence. They won six of the last seven competitive games, only last weekend there was a draw in the league against Turan Tovuz (2:2). So Bayer can be warned.
20:22
Things are really going well at the Werkself. She has won a whopping ten wins from her eleven competitive games so far, only drawing at FC Bayern Munich (2:2). This is why they are currently in first place in the Bundesliga with a strong 22 points – ahead of the top teams from Munich and Dortmund. After two games, things are also going smoothly in the Europa League. Thanks to their successes over BK Häcken (4:0) and at Molde FK (2:1), the West Germans salute from the top of the table.
7:55 p.m
Hello and welcome to the third matchday in the Europa League! In Group H there will be a top duel between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Qarabag Agdam. Kick-off in the Rhineland is at 9 p.m.