Of their second recreation of the Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen had been made to work for his or her win in opposition to AC Milan on the BayArena.
Leverkusen had been the higher facet within the first half and actually saved Milan in their very own half, however they had been by no means capable of full reap the benefits of this dominance. Victor Boniface had a objective disallowed for offside however Mike Maignan stood robust and managed to resist Leverkusen’s efforts.
The second half began very like the primary with Leverkusen having many of the possession. The breakthrough got here when a pleasant Leverkusen transfer noticed Jeremie Frimpong’s effort partied into the trail of Boniface to make it 1-0. That objective opened up the sport and Milan lastly had been capable of have a interval of dominance. Probabilities from Tijani Reijnders and Youssoufa Fofana pressured saved from Lukas Hradecky.
Milan continued to have the higher possibilities with Theo Hernandez hitting the crossbar and Alvaro Morata’s rebound simply lacking the objective. Ruben Loftus-Cheek would once more pressure Hradecky to make a save. Nevertheless, Leverkusen would journey the storm and win 1-0.
The early season dialogue surrounding Leverkusen was their defensive points, nevertheless, after their 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich on the weekend in addition to their efficiency tonight, it has proven that these points have been labored on. Leverkusen most likely ought to have had a much bigger lead if Frimpong had been extra medical in his ending however Die Werkself had been capable of fend off Milan’s assaults with the assistance of Hradecky’s saves.
Leverkusen’s subsequent recreation within the Champions League will probably be in Brittany in opposition to Brest.
Bayer Leverkusen XI:
Lukas Hradecky (8), Edmond Tapsoba (6), Jonathan Tah (6), Piero Hincapié (5), Jeremie Frimpong (6), Granit Xhaka (6), Aleix Garcia (6), Alejandro Grimaldo (6), Florian Wirtz (6), Amine Adli (6), Victor Boniface (7)
Others: Martin Terrier (5), Robert Andrich (6), Exequiel Palacios (5), Jeanuël Belocian (-), Nathan Tella (-)
GGFN Man of the Match: Lukas Hradecky (8)
Attacking-wise, Victor Boniface was the standout for Leverkusen, the Nigerian has continued his spectacular kind and away from his objective was a handful for the Milan defence earlier than his substitution. Nevertheless, it was Hradecky who secured the win.
The Fin made a number of spectacular key saves from Loftus-Cheek, Reijnders and Fofana to maintain out Milan and with out him, the guests may have simply equalised and even received the sport with their dominance within the latter half of the sport.
GGFN | Jack Meenan
