2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich
Saturday, September 29, 2007
| September 29, 2007 3:30 PM (CET) |
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| Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | Bayern Munich | BayArena, Leverkusen Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Knut Kircher |
Kießling  28'Gekas  72'Papadopulos  72'Vidal 74'Dum 74'Sarpei 83'Bulkin 83'Friedrich 92+'Castro 93+' |
Toni  40'Klose 50'Schweinsteiger 50'Lell 63'Roberto 89'Ottl 89' |
Bayern Munich beat Bayer Leverkusen to remain at the top of the German league table with a goal from Italy striker Luca Toni. Michael Rensing was a last minute replacement Oliver Kahn due to the injury Kahn picked up during the warm-up.
The 1st half saw a series of chances for both side which saw the eventual game winner from Bayern strker Luca Toni. The 2nd half saw fewer scoring chances as Bayern completed the victory.
[edit] Quotes
Ottmar Hitzfeld: "Leverkusen started very well, imposed a high pace on the game and showed some excellent moves. We had a few problems organising ourselves defensively. We changed the formation and let Miro Klose play a little more detached from the midfield. In the last 15 minutes of the first half we began to control the game. In the second half we were closer to a second goal, although in the closing stages the pressure was intense again. It was a hard-fought victory – we weren’t as strong as we had been recently and we didn’t play as well on the counter-attack. This has been our hardest test so far."
Miroslav Klose: "We had a hard job of it today. Leverkusen played well and put us under a lot of pressure. I think we had some real problems in the first half."
Rudi Völler: "We saw a splendid game from both team, and we played extremely well in the first 25 minutes. We had a few scoring chances and put Bayern under a bit of pressure. But against a team as good as Bayern you have to take advantage of this kind of domination by scoring if you want to have a chance over 90 minutes. Still, I wouldn’t say this is a setback for us."
Michael Skibbe: "Bayern deserved the win because of their calmness. However, I am very satisfied with the performance of my team, they played really well."
[edit] Starting lineup & Statistics
| Starting lineups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Leverkusen | Bayern Munich | ||
| # | Player | # | Player |
| 2 | Karim Haggui | 3 | Lúcio |
| 5 | Manuel Friedrich | 6 | Martin Demichelis |
| 6 | Simon Rolfes | 7 | Franck Ribéry |
| 7 | Tranquillo Barnetta | 8 | Hamit Altıntop |
| 9 | Sergej Barbarez | 9 | Luca Toni |
| 10 | Theofanis Gekas | 15 | Ze Roberto |
| 11 | Stefan Kießling | 17 | Mark van Bommel |
| 15 | Hans Sarpei | 18 | Miroslav Klose |
| 22 | Rene Adler (GK) | 22 | Michael Rensing (GK) |
| 23 | Arturo Vidal | 23 | Marcell Jansen |
| 27 | Gonzalo Castro | 30 | Christian Lell |
| Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Bayer Leverkusen | Bayern Munich |
| Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Corners | 7 | 6 |
| Tackles | 49.82% | 50.18% |
| Possession | 52.76% | 47.24% |
| Shots on Goal | 16 | 18 |
| Crosses | 16 | 16 |
| Offside | 0 | 1 |
| Fouls | 13 | 16 |
[edit] Sources
- "Reds edge tense top-of-the-table thriller" — Bayern Munich, September 29, 2007
- "Hitzfeld: a hard-fought victory" — Bayern Munich, September 29, 2007
- Mark Buckingham. "Bundesliga round-up" — Sky Sports, September 29, 2007
