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Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in his own half.
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick in his own half.
The fourth referee has just indicated 3 minutes of added time.
Release of Alejandro Grimaldo
Entrance of E. Tapsoba
Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick in his own half.
Shot blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the penalty area. Last pass from Pape Gueye.
Stop. Ernest Poku (Bayer Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the penalty area is saved. Last pass from Exequiel Palacios.
Corner, Bayer Leverkusen. Corner conceded by Renato Veiga.
Corner, Bayer Leverkusen. Corner conceded by Sergi Cardona.
Exit of Santi Comesaña
Entry by P. Gueye
Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the opposing half.
Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in his own half.
Stop. Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the penalty area was saved. Last pass from Hugo Lopez.
Shot off target. Christian Kofane (Bayer Leverkusen) right footed shot from a tight angle on the right. Last pass from Jarell Quansah.
Release of I. Maza
Entrance of E. Poku
Release of Aleix García
Entrance of E. Palacios
Release of N. Pépé
Entry by Daniel Budesca
Shot off target. Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the penalty area.
Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick in his own half.
Release of A. Diatta
Entrance by Dani Parejo
Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick in his own half.
Stop. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the heart of the penalty area sees his shot saved.
Exit of Lucas Vázquez
Entrance of Arthur
Release of P. Schick
Entry by C. Kofane
Corner, Villarreal. Corner conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the opposing half.
Aim! Bayer Leverkusen 3, Villarreal 0. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) left footed goal from the center of the box. Assist from Lucas Vázquez following a cross.
Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) receives a yellow card.
Corner, Bayer Leverkusen. Corner conceded by Rafa Marín.
Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Rafa Marín (Villarreal) receives a yellow card for dangerous play.
Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Alassane Diatta (Villarreal) wins a free kick in his own half.
Offside, Villarreal. Rafa Marín attempted a through ball but Tani Oluwaseyi was offside.
Offside, Villarreal. Pau Navarro attempted a through ball but Tani Oluwaseyi was offside.
Release of T. Partey
Entry by G. Mikautadze
Release of T. Buchanan
Entrance of Hugo López
The fourth referee has just indicated 1 minute of added time.
Pau Navarro (Villarreal) receives a yellow card for dangerous play.
Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Thomas Partey (Villarreal) wins a free kick in his own half.
Shot off target. Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) left footed shot from the penalty spot. Last pass from Alejandro Grimaldo.
Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick in his own half.
Shot off target. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from far right. Last pass from Nicolas Pépé.
Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick in his own half.
Aim! Bayer Leverkusen 2, Villarreal 0. Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen) right footed score from the left. Assist from Patrik Schick with a header.
Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Stop. Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) left footed shot from the penalty spot is saved. Last pass from Ibrahim Maza following a cross.
Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen) hits the right post.
Corner, Bayer Leverkusen. Corner conceded by Renato Veiga.
Shot blocked. Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen) left footed shot from the penalty spot. Last pass from Alejandro Grimaldo.
Shot off target. Renato Veiga (Villarreal) header from the penalty spot. Last pass from Nicolas Pépé.
Alassane Diatta (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the opposing half.
Stop. Aleix García (Bayer Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the penalty area was saved. Last pass from Loïc Badé.
Stop. Loïc Badé (Bayer Leverkusen) right footed shot from a tight angle on the left sees his shot saved.
Shot blocked. Loïc Badé (Bayer Leverkusen) right footed shot from the penalty spot.
Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick in his own half.
Aim! Bayer Leverkusen 1, Villarreal 0. Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen) right footed score from the left.
Shot off target. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen) left footed shot from the penalty spot. Last pass from Patrik Schick.
Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the opposing half.
Shot blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) left footed shot from the penalty spot. Last pass from Ibrahim Maza.
The composition of the teams is announced and the warm-up has begun.