German Bundesliga

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Werder Bremen
  • 44': Romano Schmid (P)
  • Red Card 63': Niklas Stark
  • 76': Isaac Schmidt
  • 90'+4': Karim Coulibaly
FT
3 - 3
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 5': Patrik Schick
  • 35': Malik Tillman
  • 64': Patrik Schick (P)

Malik Tillman nets but Bayer Leverkusen held to 3-3 draw by Werder Bremen

Ten-man Werder Bremen staged a dramatic late fightback to snatch a 3-3 draw against Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
  • 8': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Samuel Mbangula.
  • 10': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Grüll.
  • 16': Foul by Axel Tape (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 16': Samuel Mbangula (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Axel Tape (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Samuel Mbangula (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Kofane.
  • 27': Foul by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 27': Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 32': Patrice Covic (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 37': Foul by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 37': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Foul by Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 39': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Penalty SV Werder Bremen. Samuel Mbangula draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 40': Penalty conceded by Axel Tape (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 42': VAR Decision: Penalty SV Werder Bremen.
  • 44': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45': Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45': Karim Coulibaly (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Samuel Mbangula (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 45'+2': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 45'+4': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Samuel Mbangula.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Axel Tape (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45'+6': Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+7': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Axel Tape (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45'+7': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
  • 45'+8': Attempt missed. Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romano Schmid following a corner.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins SV Werder Bremen 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
  • 48': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Karim Coulibaly.
  • 50': Foul by Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 50': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 51': Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Agu.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen). Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
  • 57': Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Romano Schmid is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Aleix García.
  • 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Claudio Echeverri replaces Malik Tillman.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Felix Agu with a cross.
  • 62': Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Christian Kofane draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Penalty conceded by Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': Second yellow card to Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) for a bad foul.
  • 64': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 65': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt replaces Patrice Covic.
  • 65': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Skelly Alvero replaces Justin Njinmah.
  • 66': Foul by Samuel Mbangula (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 66': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Mbangula.
  • 70': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 70': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Isaac Schmidt replaces Samuel Mbangula.
  • 71': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Keke Topp replaces Marco Grüll.
  • 72': Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 72': Skelly Alvero (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Loïc Badé replaces Axel Tape.
  • 72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku replaces Christian Kofane.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Echeverri.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Skelly Alvero.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jarell Quansah with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 76': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Isaac Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keke Topp following a fast break.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Keke Topp (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Senne Lynen.
  • 82': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Yukinari Sugawara (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Isaac Schmidt.
  • 85': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 85': Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Felix Agu (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 86': Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ibrahim Maza replaces Nathan Tella.
  • 88': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 90': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Skelly Alvero.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Isaac Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 90'+1': Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Isaac Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 90'+4': Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Karim Coulibaly (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
  • 0': Match ends, SV Werder Bremen 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 1
55.4 Possession 44.6
10 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
510 Accurate Passes 386
575 Passes 458
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 35
31 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 0
8 Effective Tackles 14
12 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 5
19 Effective Clearances 24
19 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany
Attendance: 42,100

Bundesliga Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 2 +7 6
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 +5 6
3 FC Cologne 2 +4 6
4 Borussia Dortmund 2 +3 4
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SVW Werder Bremen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Mio Backhaus (GK)
31 Karim Coulibaly
4 Niklas Stark Yellow Card
27 Felix Agu
3 Yukinari Sugawara
20 Romano Schmid
14 Senne Lynen Yellow Card
24 Patrice Covic
17 Marco Grüll
7 Samuel Mbangula
11 Justin Njinmah
Werder Bremen Substitutes:
Wesley Adeh, Isak Hansen-Aarøen, Mick Schmetgens, Leon Opitz, Skelly Alvero, Keke Topp, Isaac Schmidt, Leonardo Bittencourt, Karl Hein.

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
12 Edmond Tapsoba
4 Jarell Quansah Yellow Card
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
16 Axel Tape
10 Malik Tillman
8 Robert Andrich
24 Aleix García
14 Patrik Schick
35 Christian Kofane Yellow Card
23 Nathan Tella
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Piero Hincapié, Ernest Poku, Alejo Sarco, Claudio Echeverri, Janis Blaswich, Loïc Badé, Ibrahim Maza, Arthur, Exequiel Palacios.

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