Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs AEK Larnaka, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs AEK Larnaka — Europe .
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AEK Larnaka 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anatolii Abdula
- Referee Vitalii Romanov
- Referee Serhii Bekker
- Referee Yevhen Aranovskyi
- Referee Oleh Pluzhnyk
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct AEK Larnaka H 4–2 W 29 Sep Borussia Dortmund H 2–4 L 26 Sep TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf A 2–1 W 23 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–0 W 20 Sep PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 3–2 W 15 Sep FC Bayern Munchen A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–4 L 20 Sep FC Zurich H 0–1 L 30 Aug AS Trencin H 3–0 W 23 Aug AS Trencin A 1–1 D 16 Aug SK Sturm Graz H 5–0 W 09 Aug SK Sturm Graz A 2–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is hosting AEK Larnaka for another epic battle.
- 5' AEK Larnaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nacho Cases made 30 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' AEK Larnaka is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ivan Trickovski on 25.
- 30' It looks surprising AEK Larnaka does not make any changes. Acoran has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Karim Bellarabi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' It’s a booking for AEK Larnaka player. Mikel Gonzalez gets a Yellow card.
- 44' What an equalizer from Kai Havertz!
- 46' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Leon Bailey is replaced by Lucas Alario.
- 49' GOAL! Lucas Alario scores on 49. Assisted by Kai Havertz
- 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dominik Kohr on 51.
- 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nacho Cases on 52.
- 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mitchell Weiser suffering a number of foals already.
- 58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Wendell.
- 63' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
- 67' The referee shows AEK Larnaka player a Yellow card on 67.
- 67' Tete is replacing Joan Tomas for the AEK Larnaka side.
- 70' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Kai Havertz is replaced by Julian Brandt on 70 minute.
- 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 78' Karim Bellarabi is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
- 79' The referee calls foul for Aleksandar Dragovic. He receives a Yellow card.
- 82' The AEK Larnaka manager makes a substitution. Nacho Cases departs to be replaced by Jean Luc Assoubre.
- 83' Tin Jedvaj is replacing Dominik Kohr for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
- 86' The referee calls foul for Sven Bender. He receives a Yellow card.
- 88' Goal! Lucas Alario scores his 53 goal in 530 matches.
- 89' Another change for AEK Larnaka made on 89 minute. Apostolos Giannou leaves to be changed by Dimitris Raspas.
- 90' What a strike from Dimitris Raspas! The score is 3-2.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Starting XI- 5
- 31
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21
Dominik Kohr ↓ Tin Jedvaj 83'
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9
Leon Bailey ↓ Lucas Alario 46'
- 38
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29
Kai Havertz ↓ Julian Brandt 70'
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- 8
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Bench-
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Julian Brandt ↑ 70'
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- 28
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Lucas Alario ↑ 46'
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16
Tin Jedvaj ↑ 83'
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Coach Heiko HerrlichAEK Larnaka
Starting XI- 99
- 25
- 2
- 18
- 8
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16
Nacho Cases ↓ Jean Luc Assoubre 82'
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- 12
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- 5
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10
Joan Tomas ↓ Tete 67'
Bench-
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Jean Luc Assoubre ↑ 82'
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11
Tete ↑ 67'
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- 31
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Dimitris Raspas ↑ 89'
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Head to Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2018-10-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–2 AEK Larnaka W 2018-09-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund L 2018-09-26 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-09-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2018-09-20 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-09-15 FC Bayern Munchen 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L