Match Report
18 points for Atlético Madrid (5th), 16 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6th): a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Bayer 04 Leverkusen: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Atlético Madrid 2.5 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.88 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.63.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen arrived on a run of 12 straight wins, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Atlético Madrid 3, draws 4, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Only 30% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Riyadh Air Metropolitano (capacity 70,460). On the scoreboard, Bayer 04 Leverkusen led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Atlético Madrid: Julián Álvarez (52'), Julián Álvarez (90') · Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Piero Hincapié (45')
Key stats
Possession: Atlético Madrid 30% · Bayer 04 Leverkusen 70% · Total shots: 5-13 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 3-4