UEFA Champions League · Wed, 10 Dec 2025 ·
Bayer Leverkusen vs Newcastle — 2 - 2
BayArena · Referee: S. Gozubuyuk
Match report
A. Grimaldo’s 88' equaliser earns Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 draw with Newcastle
Honours were even between Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle at BayArena on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, the UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 6 game finishing 2-2. Bruno Guimaraes (13' og) and A. Grimaldo (88') scored for Bayer Leverkusen, while A. Gordon (51' pen) and L. Miley (74') found the net for Newcastle. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Bayer Leverkusen had 51% of the ball and 17 shots (7 on target) against Newcastle’s 13 (5 on target). Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 8.3.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
Not in a league table we track.
Match events
- 13'own goalBruno Guimaraes(own goal)Own Goal
- 21'yellow cardMalick ThiawYellow Card
- 46'substitutionP. SchickOff: C. Kofane
- 47'yellow cardErnest PokuYellow Card
- 51'yellow cardAleix GarcíaYellow Card
- 51'penaltyA. GordonPenalty
- 60'substitutionJoelintonOff: L. Miley
- 71'substitutionE. PokuOff: N. Tella
- 74'goalL. MileyAssist: A. Gordon
- 78'substitutionH. BarnesOff: J. Murphy
- 82'yellow cardAaron RamsdaleYellow Card
- 85'substitutionM. TillmanOff: C. Echeverri
- 88'goalA. GrimaldoAssist: I. Maza
- 90'substitutionArthurOff: L. Bade
- 90+3'substitutionN. WoltemadeOff: Y. Wissa
- 90+3'substitutionA. GordonOff: J. Ramsey
Lineups
Bayer Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand
Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 13ArthurM
- 30I. MazaM
- 24A. GarciaM
- 20A. GrimaldoM
- 10M. TillmanF
- 19E. PokuF
- 14P. SchickF
Substitutes
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 36N. LombG
- 5L. BadeD
- 9C. EcheverriM
- 16A. TapeD
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 23N. TellaF
- 35C. KofaneF
- 44J. BelocianD
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 21V. LivramentoD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 33D. BurnD
- 3L. HallD
- 8S. TonaliM
- 39Bruno GuimaraesM
- 7JoelintonM
- 11H. BarnesF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
- 59A. Harrison
- 31M. ThompsonG
- 5F. ScharD
- 9Y. WissaF
- 20A. ElangaF
- 23J. MurphyM
- 28J. WillockM
- 37A. MurphyD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 67L. MileyM
Match statistics
- 51%Possession49%
- 1.20Expected goals (xG)2.06
- 17Total shots13
- 7Shots on target5
- 4Shots off target6
- 6Blocked shots2
- 13Shots inside the box12
- 4Shots outside the box1
- 9Corners6
- –Offsides–
- 9Fouls11
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves6
- 432Passes414
- 364Accurate passes353
- 84%Pass accuracy85%
- 0.36Goals prevented0.36
Player statistics
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mark FlekkenG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Jarell QuansahD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Robert AndrichD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 12Edmond TapsobaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 13ArthurM | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Alejandro GrimaldoM | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 24Aleix GarcíaM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 30Ibrahim MazaM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 10Malik TillmanF | 85 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Patrik SchickF | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Ernest PokuF | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Janis BlaswichG | – | – | ||
| 36Niklas LombG | – | – | ||
| 5Loïc BadéD | 1 | – | ||
| 16Axel TapeD | – | – | ||
| 44Jeanuël BelocianD | – | – | ||
| 9Claudio EcheverriM | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF | – | – | ||
| 23Nathan TellaF | 19 | 6.5 | ||
| 35Christian KofaneF | 45 | 6.3 |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Valentino LivramentoD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 33Dan BurnD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 7JoelintonM | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 39Bruno GuimarãesM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonFTop rated | 89 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Harvey BarnesF | 78 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Max ThompsonG | – | – | ||
| 59Adam HarrisonG | – | – | ||
| 5Fabian SchärD | – | – | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | – | – | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 1 | – | ||
| 67Lewis MileyM | 30 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 9Yoane WissaF | 1 | – | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaF | – | – |