#FT: Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 1. FC Union Berlin

Venue: BayArena

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Bayer Leverkusen

Lukas Hradecky, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapié, Odilon Kossounou, Exequiel Palacios (Robert Andrich), Granit Xhaka, Alejandro Grimaldo, Jeremie Frimpong (Nathan Tella), Victor Boniface (Adam Hlozek), Florian Wirtz (Noah Mbamba), Jonas Hofmann (Amine Adli).

Subs: Nadiem Amiri, Josip Stanisic, Gustavo Puerta, Matej Kovar.

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1. FC Union Berlin

Frederik Ronnow, Leonardo Bonucci (Robin Knoche), Diogo Leite, Paul Jaeckel, Aïssa Laïdouni, Alex Král, Jérôme Roussillon (Robin Gosens), Josip Juranovic (Christopher Trimmel), David Datro Fofana (Kevin Behrens), Sheraldo Becker (Brenden Aaronson), Janik Haberer.

Subs: Aljoscha Kemlein, Lucas Tousart, Jakob Busk, Benedict Hollerbach.

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

23’ Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.

24’ Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Robin Knoche replaces Leonardo Bonucci because of an injury.

45’ Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel replaces Josip Juranovic.

57’ Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.

64’ Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson replaces Sheraldo Becker.

73’ Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.

74’ Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.

78’ Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces David Datro Fofana.

79’ Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Robin Gosens replaces Jérôme Roussillon.

81’ Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.

81’ Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.

83’ Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Amine Adli following a fast break.

86’ Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.

87’ Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Noah Mbamba replaces Florian Wirtz.

87’ Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Victor Boniface.