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BMG M'gladbach M'gladbach - B04 Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen

44'
P. Sander
Y. Engelhardt
10'

BORUSSIA-PARK(47,599 Spectators)

Christian Dingert

37 %Yannik Engelhardt

0:22

Watch: Castrop on Foals' first-half display

Full-time: Gladbach 1-1 Leverkusen

It's honours even at full-time after a very physical encounter in the Rheinland. Leverkusen emerged after the break with significantly more attacking intent, whilst Gladbach continued to look to hurt them on the counter, but neither side could find a winner in the second half.

Full-time

90'

+ 5

Looks for Kofane

Tillman tries to slip Kofane in behind the Gladbach backline, but his through-ball is intercepted.

90'

+ 5

Yellow card

Eugen Polanski

90'

+ 3

Late corner

Grimaldo swings in a delivery from the left, but none of his teammates can guide a header goalwards.

90'

+ 1

Stoppage time

Five additional minutes have been indicated.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Franck Honorat33.85km/h

Nico Elvedi33.39km/h

Patrik Schick33.35km/h

89'

Well off target

After both sides make late changes, Grimaldo shoots from a free-kick around 30 yards from goal, but his effort is uncharacteristically high and wide of the mark.

88'

Substitution

Shuto Machino

Franck Honorat

88'

Substitution

Robert Andrich

Aleix García

88'

Substitution

Fabio Chiarodia

Lukas Ullrich

86'

Quick counter

Leverkusen carve the hosts open with a textbook counter-attack. They work it to Palacios, who lets fly from the edge of the box. His effort is deflected into the outstretched arms of Nicolas.

85'

Frustrations growing

Terrier is shown a yellow card for a late challenge on Ullrich. Schick is also cautioned on the bench for his protests.

85'

Yellow card

Patrik Schick

84'

Yellow card

Martin Terrier

84'

Overhit

Arthur plays a searching cross towards the far post, but he puts too much on it, sending it behind for a goal-kick.

81'

Yellow card

Kasper Hjulmand

80'

Changes on both sides

Both managers make a double substitution as the game enters its final phase here. Gladbach new boy Bolin makes his debut for the Foals. Will there be a late winner for either side?

80'

Substitution

Martin Terrier

Jonas Hofmann

80'

Substitution

Christian Kofane

Patrik Schick

79'

Substitution

Hugo Bolin

Kevin Stöger

78'

Substitution

Joe Scally

Jens Castrop

78'

Just too late

Engelhardt is found high up on the left flank at the byline. He crosses into the path of Castrop, who storms into the box to make contact with the ball, but can only place it off target.

77'

Grimaldo lets fly

From outside the box, Grimaldo lets fly a looping effort. It bounces just before Nicolas, but it doesn't trouble the Gladbach goal in the end.

76'

Let off for Gladbach

Reitz misplaces a pass at the back for Gladbach, but Leverkusen don't manage to punish the mistake. They work it to Hofmann on the edge of the box, whose shot is blocked by Elvedi.

What pressure?

This evening, Engelhardt has successfully escaped from 80% of his under-pressure situations. What's more, 90% of his passes under pressure get to a teammate.

69'

Against his parent club

Leverkusen loanee Sarco replaces Tabaković up top for Gladbach. Will the youngster come back to haunt his parent club this evening?

69'

Substitution

Alejo Sarco

Haris Tabaković

0:32

Tempers flare

A tussle between Stöger and Palacios boils over, resulting in the referee cautioning both players.

68'

Yellow card

Kevin Stöger

68'

Yellow card

Exequiel Palacios

Midfield rotation

Palacios is introduced with 25 minutes left of normal time. He replaces Fernández, who has impressed this evening.

65'

Substitution

Exequiel Palacios

Ezequiel Fernández

64'

Timed to perfection

Fernández sends Grimaldo through into the box with a sumptuous flick. Before the Spaniard can get a shot away, he's cleaned out by a firm but fair challenge from Diks. The No.4 had to get that right: he was already on a yellow card and could've also conceded a penalty.

Stabilising

Despite being at fault for Gladbach's opener, Blaswich has made amends with multiple good saves over the course of the game.

60'

Castrop at the near post!

Honorat plays a pass between the lines for Castrop to run onto. The midfielder smashes a low effort towards the near post, but Blaswich is equal to it, saving with his feet. Gladbach are awarded a corner, but they can't convert the set-piece.

56'

That's football

Despite so far failing to hit the target, Leverkusen are level here at 1-1. However, the introduction of Poku at the break has allowed them to start the second half with significantly more attacking intent.

Goal attempts

2off target

4on target

5off target

0on target

54'

Speculative

Poku plays the ball back inside off the left flank to García, who looks to bend one into the top right corner, but fails to hit the target.

52'

Shot blocked

Grimaldo gets high up the left flank before cutting back from the byline. He picks out Poku, who makes space for a shot inside the box, but sees his effort blocked.

49'

Flashed wide

Fernández's high pressing pays off as the No.6 wins the ball back before teeing up Schick, whose powerful effort flies just high and wide of the mark.

46'

Back underway!

Leverkusen get the ball rolling again for the second half here. Hjulmand elects to make one change, introducing Poku for Badé. Gladbach are unchanged.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 4

Substitution

Ernest Poku

Loïc Badé

Half-time: Gladbach 1-1 Leverkusen

So, both sides head in at the break with a goal apiece. The hosts started the much brighter of the sides, taking a deserved lead through the birthday boy, Engelhardt, but an unfortunate Sander own-goal brought Leverkusen back level shortly before the interval. We're finely poised for an enthralling second half here at Borussia-Park.

Half-time

45'

+ 1

Stoppage time

Three additional minutes have been indicated.

Leverkusen draw level late on!

Die Werkself restore parity in the closing minutes of the first half here. Tillman wins his duel before slipping it back to García, who strikes from distance. The shot - aimed towards the left corner - takes a massive deflection off Sander nestles into the top right corner. 1-1, game on!

44'

Philipp Sander

OWN GOAL!

1:1

42'

No takers

Gladbach have a huge chance to make it 2-0. Honorat pops up on the right by the byline. However, the Frenchman, can’t find a teammate with his attempted cut-back, and the ball flashes past friend and foe alike.

41'

Intercepted

Reitz looks to pick out Tabaković with an early cross towards the back post. The midfielder doesn't connect with the delivery how he would've wanted to, though, and Tapsoba can clear.

38'

Play resumes

After a head injury assessment, both players are deemed ok to continue,

37'

Stoppage in play

There's a halt to proceedings whilst Castrop and García receive treatment after knocking heads in a contested aerial duel.

0:14

Shot squeezed away

Sander and Elvedi combine with a series of intricate passes before Castrop rides an attempted challenge. He tries his luck from outside the box, but Blaswich is equal to it and makes the save down to his right.

Pressing well

At the moment, Gladbach are satisfied with letting Leverkusen dominate possession, but they are looking to press Die Werkself high up the pitch. When they win it back, they're playing very direct counter-attacks.

31'

Floated in

Grimaldo plays a lofted ball into the Gladbach box from deep, but again, the hosts win the initial aerial duel to clear.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Nico Elvedi33.39km/h

Patrik Schick33.35km/h

Franck Honorat32.09km/h

27'

First booking

Diks is the first player to have his name taken this evening for a late challenge on Hofmann. He will now serve a suspension for the trip to Frankfurt next weekend.

27'

Yellow card

Kevin Diks

23'

In from Grimaldo

The Spaniard delivers a teasing cross from a right-sided corner. It's aimed towards the far post, but a Gladbach head is first to the ball to clear.

20'

Bright start

Gladbach have repeatedly tested Blaswich in the opening phases here and are deservedly ahead.

Goal attempts

0off target

3on target

1off target

0on target

16'

Whipped in by Honorat

The French attacker finds himself in space down the right flank. He whips a cross into the box, where Tabaković is waiting, but Blaswich does well to punch the cross clear.

14'

Not enough on it

Arthur finds Hofmann, who plays it long to Grimaldo. His cross from the left reaches Schick, but the striker's effort goes wide of the right post.

0:17

Birthday delight

After going 15 Bundesliga games without a goal, Engelhardt opened the scoring for the Foals today on his 25th birthday!

Engelhardt opens the scoring!

Gladbach storm to an early lead here at Borussia-Park! Blaswich plays a loose pass at the back to García, who has his pocket picked by Engelhardt. Tabaković attempts a shot from inside the box, but the Leverkusen keeper is there to deny him. However, he cannot deny Engelhardt, who latches onto the rebound before firing home from inside the box to give the home side the lead.

10'

Yannik Engelhardt

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

52 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

74.35 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.2 m

Leverkusen asserting themselves

After a topsy-turvy opening few minutes, the visitors are taking control of possession as they so often look to do.

Possession (%)

3466

Stöger from distance

The midfielder links up with Engelhardt before trying his luck from well outside the box. Blaswich gathers the effort comfortably.

Floated in by Honorat

Gladbach win the ball back high up the pitch. Honorat lifts a high cross into the box, but Blaswich races off his line to claim the ball.

End-to-end start

Both sides have started on the front foot here and are looking to attack whenever possible. Neither team are dominating the early proceedings here.

And we're off!

The ball is rolling here at Borussia-Park.

Kick-off!

Long injury list for both sides

Ben Seghir (ankle), Flekken (knee), Maza (knees) and Tella (foot) are all sidelined for Die Werkself with injury. For the Foals, Hack (knee), Kleindienst (knee), Ngoumou (Achilles) and Reyna (muscular) also miss out.

Gladbach team news

It’s also four changes for the host from last week’s 1-1 draw in Bremen. Kevin Diks (pictured), Jens Castrop, Lucas Ullrich and Kevin Stöger come into the side. Fabio Chiarodia, Joe Scally and Florian Neuhaus drop to the bench, while Luca Netz has left to join Nottingham Forest.

Leverkusen team news

The visitors make four changes from the midweek DFB Cup win over St. Pauli as Loïc Badé (pictured) comes in for Robert Andrich, with Alejandro Grimaldo taking the armband. Ezequiel Fernández replaces Exequiel Palacios in midfield, with Arthur in for Lucas Vázquez on the right. Jonas Hofmann takes the place of Martin Terrier in attack. Tim Oermann, back from a loan at Sturm Graz, was expected to be involved but is ill.

Starting line-up: Borussia Mönchengladbach

Gladbach subs

Olschowsky, Scally, Takai, Chiarodia, Bolin, Mohya, Neuhaus, Machino, Sarco

Starting line-up: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Leverkusen subs

Omlin, Lomb, Tape, Vázquez, Andrich, Palacios, Terrier, Poku, Kofane

Kasper Hjulmand on facing Gladbach

"They're strong in transition and, in Haris Tabaković, they have a striker who is difficult to defend against. The players are fully focused and know how important this is. We want to be consistent, play our game over 90 minutes and put in a good performance."

Eugen Polanski on facing Leverkusen

"They've rediscovered the successful brand of football they were playing under Xabi Alonso. They're a top side with clear patterns of play and technically gifted players in almost every position. If we defend with focus, stay compact and keep our discipline, we can stay in the game and punish them when opportunities come our way."

Neuhaus on Leverkusen's strengths

"Their possession play, generally speaking. Their central players are very composed on the ball, they have a lot of pace going forward and they always have a clear target man up front. There's a lot of quality coming our way."

Florian Neuhaus on facing Leverkusen

"They obviously have quality, but we do as well. I like to think back to our meeting with them earlier this season, when we kept the game open for a long time and managed to take a point with a last-minute goal. That was Eugen Polanski's first match in charge and it's a good benchmark for us in terms of how we can cause them problems again."

Leverkusen reach DFB Cup semis

Kasper Hjulmand's side saw off the challenge of St. Pauli in the DFB Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday evening, triumphing 3-0 at the BayArena to confirm their place in the last four.

2:03

Watch: Leverkusen 1-1 Gladbach - previous meeting

Gladbach top scorer Haris Tabaković struck in stoppage time to deny local rivals Leverkusen all three points in the reverse fixture. It was the 29th draw between the two Rhineland clubs in the Bundesliga; Bayer have posted 36 wins, Borussia 22.

Foals out of form

Gladbach are yet to win against a side in the top half of the table, while Leverkusen come into this game having not lost to the Foals in 12 games (W9, D3). That's their longest unbeaten run against any Bundesliga side.

2:03

Watch: Bremen 1-1 Gladbach - highlights

Gladbach conceded a stoppage-time equaliser in Bremen on Matchday 20. Not helped by a run of one win in their last seven, the Foals' cushion on the relegation zone has been cut to three points.

2:03

Watch: Frankfurt 1-3 Leverkusen - highlights

Malik Tillman, Arthur and Aleix García were among the goals as Leverkusen recorded back-to-back league wins for the first time this year. Although four points outside the top four in sixth, the Werkself have played a game less than the teams around them, with their postponed Matchday 17 trip to Hamburg rescheduled for 4 March.

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Watch: Castrop on Foals' first-half display

Full-time: Gladbach 1-1 Leverkusen

Looks for Kofane

Yellow card

Late corner

Stoppage time

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Well off target

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Quick counter

Frustrations growing

Yellow card

Yellow card

Overhit

Yellow card

Changes on both sides

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Just too late

Grimaldo lets fly

Let off for Gladbach

What pressure?

Against his parent club

Substitution

Tempers flare

Yellow card

Yellow card

Midfield rotation

Substitution

Timed to perfection

Stabilising

Castrop at the near post!

That's football

Speculative

Shot blocked

Flashed wide

Back underway!

Substitution

Half-time: Gladbach 1-1 Leverkusen

Stoppage time

Leverkusen draw level late on!

Philipp Sander

OWN GOAL!

No takers

Intercepted

Play resumes

Stoppage in play

Shot squeezed away

Pressing well

Floated in

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

First booking

Yellow card

In from Grimaldo

Bright start

Whipped in by Honorat

Not enough on it

Birthday delight

Engelhardt opens the scoring!

Yannik Engelhardt

GOAL!

Leverkusen asserting themselves

Stöger from distance

Floated in by Honorat

End-to-end start

And we're off!

Long injury list for both sides

Gladbach team news

Leverkusen team news

Starting line-up: Borussia Mönchengladbach

Gladbach subs

Starting line-up: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Leverkusen subs

Kasper Hjulmand on facing Gladbach