TotalBound Football
Borussia Dortmund
FT
0–1
HT 0–1
Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga Sat 11 Apr, 14:30London Signal Iduna Park, Aue Deniz Aytekin 81,365 attendance

Timeline

  1. 5' Ramy Bensebaini Yellow Card
  2. 42' Robert Andrich
  3. 45' Serhou Guirassy Yellow Card
  4. 54' Patrik Schick for Christian Kofane
  5. 59' Maximilian Beier for Daniel Svensson
  6. 63' Maximilian Beier Yellow Card
  7. 64' Carney Chukwuemeka for Marcel Sabitzer
  8. 64' Samuele Inácio for Fábio Silva
  9. 74' Lucas Vázquez for Montrell Culbreath
  10. 74' Ernest Poku for Nathan Tella
  11. 75' Almugera Kabar for Julian Ryerson
  12. 76' Salih Özcan for Jobe Bellingham
  13. 90'+2' Malik Tillman for Ibrahim Maza

Match stats

52.5% Possession 47.5%
14 Shots 11
1 On target 4
5 Fouls 6
3 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Saves 0
505 Accurate passes 461

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund 3-5-1-1
1 Kobel
5 Bensebaini 4 Schlotterbeck 3 Anton
24 Svensson 10 Brandt 7 Bellingham 20 Sabitzer 26 Ryerson
9 Guirassy
21 Silva
Bayer Leverkusen 3-4-2-1
1 Flekken
12 Tapsoba 5 Badé 8 Andrich
20 Grimaldo 24 García 25 Palacios 42 Culbreath
23 Tella 35 Kofane
30 Maza
Borussia Dortmund 3-5-1-1
  1. 1 Gregor Kobel G
  2. 4 Nico Schlotterbeck CD
  3. 5 Ramy Bensebaini CD-L
  4. 3 Waldemar Anton CD-R
  5. 10 Julian Brandt CM-L
  6. 20 Marcel Sabitzer ▼ CM-R
  7. 7 Jobe Bellingham ▼ AM
  8. 24 Daniel Svensson ▼ LM
  9. 26 Julian Ryerson ▼ RM
  10. 9 Serhou Guirassy F
  11. 21 Fábio Silva ▼ RCF

Came on

  1. 40 Samuele Inácio ▲ SUB
  2. 17 Carney Chukwuemeka ▲ SUB
  3. 6 Salih Özcan ▲ SUB
  4. 42 Almugera Kabar ▲ SUB
  5. 14 Maximilian Beier ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 33 Alexander Meyer SUB
  2. 41 Mathis Albert SUB
  3. 25 Niklas Süle SUB
  4. 49 Luca Reggiani SUB
Bayer Leverkusen 3-4-2-1
  1. 1 Mark Flekken G
  2. 5 Loïc Badé CD
  3. 12 Edmond Tapsoba CD-L
  4. 8 Robert Andrich CD-R
  5. 24 Aleix García CM-L
  6. 25 Exequiel Palacios CM-R
  7. 20 Alejandro Grimaldo LM
  8. 42 Montrell Culbreath ▼ RM
  9. 35 Christian Kofane ▼ F
  10. 23 Nathan Tella ▼ CF-L
  11. 30 Ibrahim Maza ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 19 Ernest Poku ▲ SUB
  2. 10 Malik Tillman ▲ SUB
  3. 21 Lucas Vázquez ▲ SUB
  4. 14 Patrik Schick ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 28 Janis Blaswich SUB
  2. 15 Tim Oermann SUB
  3. 17 Eliesse Ben Seghir SUB
  4. 6 Ezequiel Fernández SUB
  5. 7 Jonas Hofmann SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  2. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  3. 90'+4' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
  4. 90'+3' Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  5. 90'+2' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Malik Tillman replaces Ibrahim Maza.
  6. 90' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  7. 89' Attempt blocked. Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleix García.
  8. 87' Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
  9. 86' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Almugera Kabar.
  10. 83' Attempt missed. Almugera Kabar (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
  11. 82' Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka.
  12. 81' Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
69 earlier entries
  1. 76' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Salih Özcan replaces Jobe Bellingham.
  2. 75' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Almugera Kabar replaces Julian Ryerson.
  3. 74' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku replaces Nathan Tella.
  4. 74' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Vázquez replaces Montrell Culbreath.
  5. 73' Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
  6. 73' Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  7. 71' Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  8. 71' Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  9. 70' Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
  10. 68' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
  11. 66' Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuele Inácio following a fast break.
  12. 64' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Samuele Inácio replaces Fábio Silva.
  13. 64' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
  14. 64' Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  15. 63' Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 63' Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  17. 63' Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
  18. 60' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
  19. 60' Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Ibrahim Maza.
  20. 59' Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Fábio Silva is caught offside.
  21. 59' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier replaces Daniel Svensson.
  22. 57' Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
  23. 56' Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  24. 56' Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
  25. 54' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 54' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Christian Kofane.
  27. 54' Delay in match (Borussia Dortmund).
  28. 53' Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  29. 52' Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  30. 52' Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  31. 47' Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
  32. 46' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
  33. 45' Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  34. 45'+2' First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  35. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  36. 45' Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
  37. 45' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  38. 45' Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
  39. 43' Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
  40. 42' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  41. 39' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  42. 39' Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  43. 39' Foul by Loïc Badé (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  44. 38' Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini.
  45. 34' Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  46. 33' Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
  47. 32' Attempt saved. Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  48. 31' Attempt missed. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  49. 30' Attempt missed. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  50. 22' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Robert Andrich.
  51. 21' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Loïc Badé.
  52. 21' Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  53. 20' Handball by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  54. 20' Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Maza.
  55. 17' Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Waldemar Anton with a headed pass.
  56. 17' Attempt blocked. Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross.
  57. 9' Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  58. 9' Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  59. 9' Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt is caught offside.
  60. 6' Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  61. 6' Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  62. 5' Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  63. 5' Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  64. 5' Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  65. 3' Attempt missed. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Svensson with a cross following a corner.
  66. 2' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
  67. 2' Attempt blocked. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  68. First Half begins.
  69. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Borussia Dortmund W W W W L

  • L Bayern Munich 3-2 Bundesliga
  • W at 1. FC Köln 2-1 Bundesliga
  • W FC Augsburg 2-0 Bundesliga
  • W Hamburger SV 3-2 Bundesliga
  • W at VfB Stuttgart 2-0 Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen W D L D D

  • D Arsenal 1-1 UEFA Champions League
  • D Bayern Munich 1-1 Bundesliga
  • L at Arsenal 2-0 UEFA Champions League
  • D at 1. FC Heidenheim 3-3 Bundesliga
  • W VfL Wolfsburg 6-3 Bundesliga

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

  • 2 Dec 2025 Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen 2025-26 German Cup
  • 29 Nov 2025 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund 2025-26 German Bundesliga
  • 11 May 2025 Bayer Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund 2024-25 German Bundesliga
  • 10 Jan 2025 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen 2024-25 German Bundesliga
  • 21 Apr 2024 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen 2023-24 German Bundesliga

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