Club Atlético de Madrid vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2024-25

Club Atlético de Madrid

2 – 1

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Tue 21 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Civitas Metropolitano 66,820 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45+1' Piero Hincapie

Julian Alvarez 52' 1–1

Julian Alvarez 90' 2–1

Pablo Barrios 25' R

Y 44' Florian Wirtz

Jose Gimenez 45' Y

Y 45' Nathan Tella

Y 45' Piero Hincapie

Giuliano Simeone 66' Y

YR 76' Piero Hincapie

Overview

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Club Atlético de Madrid vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Champions League at Estadio Civitas Metropolitano.

Club Atlético de Madrid 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Davide Massa
Assistant 1 Ciro Carbone
Assistant 2 Stefano Alassio

9 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern München	8	21
3	Liverpool FC	8	18
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	17
5	FC Barcelona	8	16
6	Chelsea FC	8	16
7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	16
8	Manchester City FC	8	16
9	Real Madrid CF	8	15
10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	15
11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	14
12	Newcastle United FC	8	14
13	Juventus FC	8	13
14	Club Atlético de Madrid	8	13
15	Atalanta BC	8	13
16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	12
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11
18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	11
19	Club Brugge KV	8	10
20	Galatasaray SK	8	10
21	AS Monaco FC	8	10
22	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodø/Glimt	8	9
24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	9
25	Olympique de Marseille	8	9
26	Paphos FC	8	9
27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	9
28	PSV	8	8
29	Athletic Club	8	8
30	SSC Napoli	8	8
31	FC København	8	8
32	AFC Ajax	8	6
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4
34	SK Slavia Praha	8	3
35	Villarreal CF	8	1
36	FK Kairat	8	1

Head-to-Head

Club Atlético de Madrid 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-21 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-10-26 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-09-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 Club Atlético de Madrid 2019-11-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 Club Atlético de Madrid 2019-10-22 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Club Atlético de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	2–1	W
18 Jan	CD Leganes	A	0–1	L
12 Jan	CA Osasuna	H	1–0	W
21 Dec	FC Barcelona	A	2–1	W
15 Dec	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W
11 Dec	SK Slovan Bratislava	H	3–1	W

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	1–2	L
18 Jan	Borussia Mönchengladbach	H	3–1	W
14 Jan	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	1–0	W
10 Jan	Borussia Dortmund	A	3–2	W
21 Dec	SC Freiburg	H	5–1	W
14 Dec	FC Augsburg	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Club Atlético de Madrid		Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#14	Position	#16
13	Points	12
8	Played	8
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 2
17	Scored	13
15	Conceded	14
+2	GD	-1
1.63	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Club Atlético de Madrid this season

Club Atlético de Madrid are 14th (13 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 16th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Club Atlético de Madrid

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Club Atlético de Madrid

Marcos Llorente

1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Estadio Civitas Metropolitano will turn into a battlefield for Club Atlético de Madrid and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
5' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pablo Barrios on 25.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Xabi Alonso might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
44' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a card on 44.
45' Jose Gimenez is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' What a strike from Piero Hincapie! The score is 0-1.
46' Reinildo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Javi Galan at the 46 minute mark.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Club Atlético de Madrid and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' GOAL! Julian Alvarez scores on 52.
57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
62' Argentina international Exequiel Palacios has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
66' Giuliano Simeone was booked on 66.
68' Jonas Hofmann gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Nathan Tella and will look to change the dynamic.
73' 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.
76' That is a card for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapie will be fuming at that decision.
81' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Club Atlético de Madrid and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
82' Jeremie Frimpong makes way for Arthur Augusto at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
87' The whistle greets Giuliano Simeone as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Lino.
89' Aleix Garcia is replacing Florian Wirtz for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
90' Julian Alvarez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
90' The crowd applauds Julian Alvarez as he leaves the pitch. Robin Le Normand steps in for Club Atletico de Madrid.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

Club Atlético de Madrid Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Simeone

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
4
Jonathan Tah
23
Nordi Mukiele ↓ Patrik Schick 46'
25
Exequiel Palacios
20
Alejandro Grimaldo
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Arthur Augusto 82'
17
Matej Kovar
10
Florian Wirtz ↓ Aleix Garcia 89'
19
Nathan Tella ↓ Jonas Hofmann 68'
3
Piero Hincapie

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alvaro Morata	2
Moussa Diaby	2
Julian Alvarez	2
Thomas Partey	1
Kevin Volland	1
Robert Andrich	1
Rodrigo de Paul	1
Yannick Carrasco	1

Head to Head

Club Atlético de Madrid Form

2025-01-21 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2025-01-18 CD Leganes 1–0 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2025-01-12 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–0 CA Osasuna W 2024-12-21 FC Barcelona 1–2 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2024-12-15 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–0 Getafe CF W 2024-12-11 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–1 SK Slovan Bratislava W

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2025-01-21 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2025-01-18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2025-01-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2025-01-10 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-12-21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–1 SC Freiburg W 2024-12-14 FC Augsburg 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.03 Club Atlético de Madrid xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Club Atlético de Madrid49% Draw24% Bayer 04 Leverkusen27%

Actual: Club Atlético de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Club Atlético de Madrid or Draw

73%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

51%

Club Atlético de Madrid or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Club Atlético de Madrid36% Draw40% Bayer 04 Leverkusen24%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 0

3.9%

0 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Club Atlético de Madrid

Handicap	Club Atlético de Madrid covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Club Atlético de Madrid keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.