FC Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen
Ref: A. AghayevParken, København · 38,065 cap
Match recap
FC Copenhagen and Bayer Leverkusen drew 2–2 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Larsson and Robert scored for FC Copenhagen; Álex Grimaldo and Hatzidiakos replied for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.89 for FC Copenhagen versus 1.21 for Bayer Leverkusen. FC Copenhagen sit 31st in the UEFA Champions League table while Bayer Leverkusen are 16th.
First Half
⚽
Larsson
Assist: Achouri
López
Yellow Card
Hatzidiakos
Yellow Card
Second Half
51'
⇄
Fernández
51'
⇄
Tillman
Delaney
Yellow Card
⇄
Delaney
62'
Vázquez
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
Badé
67'
⇄
Ben Seghir
⇄
Moukoko
⇄
Achouri
⇄
Larsson
82'
⚽
Álex Grimaldo
⚽
Robert
Assist: Huescas
88'
⇄
Andrich
89'
Tapsoba
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Hatzidiakos (OG)
Assist: Echeverri
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 15 |  Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 |  Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
| 30 |  Napoli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 8 |
| 31 |  FC Copenhagen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 8 |
| 32 |  Ajax | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -13 | 6 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
FC CopenhagenBayer Leverkusen
2Won
Statistical edge
2–12
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.89VS1.21
Attack2 · 4 won
12
Shots
15
7
Shots on target
4
7
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
9
4
Shots off goal
7
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
36%
Possession
64%
364
Total passes
647
289
Accurate passes
575
79%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline0 · 2 won
14
Fouls
13
3
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
4
0.68
Goals prevented
0.68
FC Copenhagen
4-4-2
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
FC Copenhagen
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1D. KotarskiG
- 5Gabriel PereiraD
- 6P. HatzidiakosD
- 9Y. MoukokoF
- 10M. ElyounoussiF
- 11J. LarssonM
- 12L. LeragerM
- 13R. HuescasD
- 15M. LópezD
- 27T. DelaneyM
- 30E. AchouriM
Substitutes
- 4M. GaranangaD
- 7V. ClaessonM
- 16RobertM
- 20J. SuzukiD
- 21M. Emil MadsenM
- 22Yoram\t ZagueD
- 24B. MelingD
- 31R. RúnarssonG
- 36W. ClemM
- 61Oscar Gadeberg-BuurG
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 5L. BadéD
- 6E. FernándezM
- 8R. AndrichM
- 10M. TillmanF
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 14P. SchickF
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 21Lucas VázquezM
Substitutes
- 9C. EcheverriM
- 13ArthurD
- 16A. TapeD
- 19E. PokuF
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 30I. MazaF
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 36N. LombG
- 44J. BelocianD
FC Copenhagen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Larsson | M | 79 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dominik Kotarski | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Lerager | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Elias Achouri | M | 79 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Thomas Delaney(C) | M | 55 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gabriel Pereira | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Youssoufa Moukoko | F | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rodrigo Huescas | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Marcos López | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Pantelis Hatzidiakos | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oscar Gadeberg Buur | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Munashe Garananga | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Clem | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Birger Meling | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert | M | 11 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Viktor Claesson | M | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Mads Emil Madsen | M | 35 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoram Zague | D | 11 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1/3 |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Patrik Schick | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 51 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Lucas Vázquez | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Robert Andrich(C) | M | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Malik Tillman | F | 51 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Arthur | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Axel Tape | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleix García | M | 39 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | F | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claudio Echeverri | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 39 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |