Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1 Valencia: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 19 October 2011
Result
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1 Valencia
Champions League · Wednesday 19 October 2011, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1 Valencia: match report
Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeated Valencia 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday 19 October 2011. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Jonas opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Bayer 04 Leverkusen's goals came from Andre Schürrle (52') and Sidney Sam (56'). Valencia scored through Jonas (24').
Discipline: Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards; Valencia received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Bayer 04 Leverkusen were 44th on 3 points from 2 and Valencia 51st on 2 points from 2. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Valencia in a 4-3-3.
Key events
- 22'Yellow card · É. Banega
- 23'Yellow card · Simon Rolfes
- 24'Goal · Jonas
- 26'Yellow card · Stefan Kießling
- 42'Yellow card · Albelda
- 48'Yellow card · Andre Schürrle
- 52'Goal · Andre Schürrle
- 56'Goal · Sidney Sam
- 64'Yellow card · Miguel
Team news
Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-2-3-1)
Bernd Leno, Ömer Toprak, Michal Kadlec, Stefan Reinartz, Simon Rolfes, Lars Bender, Andre Schürrle, Michael Ballack, Sidney Sam, Gonzalo Castro, Stefan Kießling
Valencia expected line-up (4-3-3)
Vicente Guaita, Jérémy Mathieu, Bruno Saltor, Éver Banega, Tino Costa, Juan Mata, Aritz Aduriz, Joaquín, Mehmet Topal, Pablo Hernández