At 02:30 a.m. Beijing time on August 24, in the first round of the 2024-25 Bundesliga season, Borussia Mönchengladbach hosted the defending champion Bayer Leverkusen.
In the first half, Xhaka killed the old master in the world, Wirtz scored to expand the score, and then Leverkusen shot in the middle of the frame, Borussia Mönchen's goal was blown off, and Leverkusen led 2-0 at halftime; In the second half, Elvedi and Kleintinst equalized successively, and the score lasted 2-2 until the 101st minute, Itakura Akira sent a penalty and Wirtz scored a penalty shot.
In the end, Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Mönchenchen 3-2 away with a penalty in super long stoppage time to get a good start to the new season.
Borussia Mönchen vs Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchenchen 4231 formation, starting at 94 million euros; Bayer Leverkusen's 3421 formation, starting at 430 million euros,Boniface burst forward, followed by Wirtz and Hoffmann, Grimaldo and Frimpong at wing-back, Andrich and Xhaka at the back, Inkapiye, Ta and Tapsoba in the middle of the three, and Hradecki in goal。
In this campaign, Bayer Leverkusen was mainly anti-away, and the first half played smoothly, and the two stars made contributions. In the 12th minute of the game, Xhaka hit the goal with a heavy artillery shot and took a 1-0 lead. In the 38th minute of the game, Wirtz scored a goal to expand the score. Bayer Leverkusen led 2-0 at half-time, but in the second half, Borussia Mönchen made a strong effort and Borussia Mönchen scored two goals in a row to equalise. In this game, the referee not only gave long stoppage time, but also gave a penalty, and Wirtz scored the winning goal with a penalty in 101 minutes. In the end, Bayer Leverkusen got off to a good start with a 3-2 win at Borussia Monchenchen.
In this regard, many fans ridiculed that the Bundesliga still supports the defending champion Bayer Leverkusen, and it will be difficult for Kane to win the Bundesliga title in the new season......
Full game,Bayer Leverkusen managed 58% possession and a total of 25 attempts at goal with 10 of them on target; Borussia Mönchen had a total of 14 shots on goal with 7 of them on target。