Friday, 8 November 2019
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Atletico Madrid, Die Werkself’s Revenge
By db-admin
DBasia.news – Bayer Leverkusen successfully took revenge on Atletico Madrid. The Bayer Leverkusen vs Atletico Madrid match on Matchday IV Champions League, Thursday (11/07/2019) AM, ended 2-1. It was retaliation for the 0-1 defeat suffered at Wanda Metropolitano on Macthday III.
In the match that took place at the BayArena Stadium, Bayer Leverkusen immediately mastered the game. During the first 45 minutes, their ball possession reached 61 percent. Then, seven shots were fired. However, the accuracy was poor. Only one lead to Jan Oblak’s goal.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid appeared more defensively. Diego Simeone’s players only fired two shots, none of which harmed goalkeeper, Luke Hradecky.
The guest’s disaster occurred in the 41st minute. Starting from a corner ball which was pushed over by Oblak, Charles Aranguis kicked the ball back to the goal. Thomas Partey deftly tried to cut the ball, but instead headed an own goal.
Entering the second half, Bayer Leverkusen did not lay off on ther attack. The result, ten minutes in, Kevin Volland doubled the advantage. Receiving bait from Karim Bellarabi who failed to be swept by Mario Hermoso, who conquered Oblak.
A relief for the visitors in the 84th minute. As the late tackle on Santigo Arias, Nadiem Amiri received a red card. However, Los Colchoneros was only able to score one goal back through Alvaro Morata after receiving Thomas Partey’s pass. The goal was created in injury time.
The 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid was
meaningful for Bayer Leverkusen. Achieving three points opens up hopes of
qualifying for the knockout phase. They can qualify from this group if they are
able to win the two remaining matches against Juventus and Club Brugge, while
Atletico continued to slip in the final two games.
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