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19:11
After the brilliant 3:2, the two teams seem to have less time for a spectacle, but start exactly where they left off. Both teams latch onto the offensive and show courage. From time to time, Leverkusen have some weaknesses in defense, which they should definitely eliminate in order not to concede the direct equalizer again.
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19:07
Tooor for Bayer Leverkusen, 1:2 by Exequiel Palacios
So here’s what’s going on! Directly Leverkusen follows up and increases again to 1:2. Wirtz takes a corner kick from the left to the far post, where Hložek can claim the ball. Disasi is able to disrupt the attacker and pokes the ball off his foot, which lands at Palacios in the second row. The Argentine shoots from a central position from 18 meters and welds the ball into the near corner with his left foot. This time Nübel has no chance and the old distance is restored.
19
19:04
Tooor for AS Monaco, 1-1 by Wissam Ben Yedder
The striker stays cool, crosses Lukáš Hrádecký and sinks dryly into the right corner. No chance for the goalkeeper of the guests.
18
19:03
Penalty for Monaco! This is way too easy! The Monegasque pick up speed and play their way into the sixteen with a simple one-two. Ben Seghir loads Tapsoba with a simple body fake and the center back puts his foot out. The attacker gratefully accepts this gift and falls to the ground. The referee has no choice but to point to the point.
16
19:02
Everything is even again thanks to the goal and the Werkself are outstanding. After the goal, they try to add more and continue to play happily forward. The home side seem slightly impressed.
13.
18:58
Tooor for Bayer Leverkusen, 0: 1 by Florian Wirtz
Leverkusen is here! In the last few minutes, the guests got stronger again and worked out their chances. They are very active, especially on the right side. This time Frimpong can assert himself too easily and goes over the baseline in the sixteen. He looks for Wirtz in the six-yard box with a cross pass. Nübel is actually there, but can only slightly deflect the ball with his hand. The ball falls in front of Wirtz’s feet, who can easily push in from four meters. The Monegasque goalkeeper doesn’t look good and Leverkusen says thank you.
11.
18:58
Nübel has to go! Adli is served on the right and starts dribbling. He prevails against three opponents and moves into the sixteen. He puts the ball on his left foot and tries to finish. His full left shot from 19 meters goes in the direction of the Kreuzeck, but Nübel is there. The German keeper is there and scrapes the ball out of the corner.
8th.
18:53
Despite the courageous start of the Werkself, AS Monaco are increasingly taking control of the game. The Monegasque let the ball run and Bayer doesn’t get into the duels.
5.
18:51
Wissam Ben Yedder narrowly misses! Diatta is sent down the right flank and Hincapié has no chance in the running duel. The winger brings the cross into the six-yard box, where Ben Yedder breaks away from Tah and Tapsoba, processes the ball with one touch and seeks an immediate finish with the second touch. From an acute angle seven meters in front of the box, he pulls away from the turn and just misses the left post by a hair’s breadth. Leverkusen have to be closer here.
3.
18:49
And it is the guests who are the first team to come dangerously in front of the opponent’s box. Andrich plays a strong pass to open and finds Wirtz on the sixteen. The young star sends Bakker into the penalty area on the left, who prevails against two players and tries to complete the short corner from a tight angle from eight yards. But he fails on the outside network. Nevertheless, a courageous start by the guests.
1.
18:47
The ball rolls in the Stade Louis II and quickly it becomes clear that Leverkusen are initially acting with a back three. Bakker and Frimpong take over the rails and Adli acts a little more centrally.
1.
18:45
game start
18:41
The first leg was mainly characterized by heated scenes after the final whistle. For today’s encounter, Xabi Alonso and Simon Rolfes appealed to their team to approach the second leg professionally. It’s about to start and you’ll see whether the actors allow themselves to be guided by their emotions right from the start. In any case, it will be gripping. The referee Alejandro Hernández Hernández leads the protagonists onto the pitch and kick-off is not far away. We look forward to 90 minutes of top European football.
18:35
At Leverkusen there are only two changes compared to the first leg. As mentioned above, Diaby is not enough for the starting XI. Amiri is also on the bench for the first time today. Both are replaced by Bakker, who is supposed to provide defensive protection. In addition, Adli starts this evening, who is supposed to compensate for Diaby’s lack of speed with his speed.
18:32
At AS Monaco there are some changes in the starting lineup compared to the first leg. In the back four tonight, Matsima and Sarr replace Aguilar and Maripan, each of whom is not in the squad. The four-man midfield remains unchanged. The usual dual leadership of Ben Yedder and Ben Seghir is used in attack, with Embolo and Minamino initially on the bench.
18:25
The Monegasques, on the other hand, are the slight favorites in this home game against Leverkusen. AS Monaco won the test at the weekend 1-2 and thus celebrated their fourth success in a row. In the first leg, today’s hosts impressed above all with their efficiency and their will to win, which was noticeable until the final whistle. The Monegasques forced their luck – the two long-range goals are the perfect example of this. Today, Leverkusen have to take risks at some point and Monaco will certainly wait patiently for their chances.
18:13
The Leverkuseners could miss a top performer. Moussa Diaby was injured in the first leg against Monaco and was absent from the Werkself last matchday against Mainz. Nevertheless, a lightning comeback seems to be possible. Despite his muscle injury, the Frenchman worked with the ball again during the week and was late to join the team for the second leg. The nimble Frenchman is not ready for the starting eleven today, but it could be enough for a few important minutes.
17:58
The Werkself didn’t succeed in the dress rehearsal. At home against Mainz 05, Leverkusen again lost 3-2 and underlined their lack of consistency in the league. Despite goals from Amiri and Patrick Schick, who fortunately recovered, Bayer left the field as a loser. At the end of the game, Adli saw a red card for a foul in the box and Marcus Ingvartsen botched the Leverkusen dress rehearsal with the following penalty. However, today’s guests have to banish this setback from their heads, because despite the defeat in the first leg everything is still possible.
17:42
Despite a courageous performance by Leverkusen, especially in the second half of the first leg, the team led by Xabi Alonso had to admit defeat 2:3. After 45 minutes, Leverkusen were 1-0 down after a huge mistake by Lukáš Hrádecký, but they came out of the dressing room with vigor. Goals from Diaby and Wirtz turned Bayer’s game around and put the Monegasque team under pressure, who were well controlled by the Werkself’s defence. But AS Monaco came back. With two wonderful long-range goals from Diatta (74′) and Disasi shortly before the final whistle (90′ +2), the Monegasques turned the game in their favor again and created an excellent starting position for the second leg at the Stade Louis II. It applies to Bayer Leverkusen today to put their best performance on the field.
17:36
Hello and welcome to the Europa League play-off second leg between Bayer Leverkusen and AS Monaco. For the Werkself it is about progressing in the European competition in a difficult encounter tonight. The ball starts rolling at 6:45 p.m. The live ticker for this game starts right before kick-off.