Bayer Leverkusen win on penalties and qualify for the round of 16

B. Leverkusen beat Monaco 5-3 on penalties and qualified for the next phase of the Europa League 2022-2023. Sardar Azmoun, Nadiem Amiri, Edmond Tapsoba, Patrik Schick and Moussa Diaby converted for the winning team, while Eliot Matazo missed his chance for the loser.

Monaco couldn’t get it back after Wissam Ben Yedder’s shot hit the post after 59 minutes in the second half.

The face of the encounter was Florian Wirtz. The Bayer Leverkusen striker scored 1 goal.

Another of the key footballers at Stade Louis II was Wissam Ben Yedder. The Monegasque striker scored 1 goal and scored 6 times against Bayer Leverkusen.

With many fouls, it was an intense game with many interruptions on the pitch. There were several warned: Youssouf Fofana, Robert Andrich, Exequiel Palacios, Caio Henrique and Ismail Jakobs.

Monaco coach Philippe Clement staged a 4-4-2 formation on the pitch with Alexander Nübel in goal; Chrislain Matsima, Axel Disasi, Malang Sarr and Caio Henrique on the defensive line; Krépin Diatta, Mohamed Camara, Youssouf Fofana and Aleksandr Golovin in the middle; and Eliesse Ben Seghir and Wissam Ben Yedder in attack.

For their part, those led by Xabi Alonso Olano crashed with a 4-3-3 strategy with Lukás Hrádecky under the three sticks; Jérémie Frimpong, Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah and Piero Hincapié in defense; Exequiel Palacios, Robert Andrich and Mitchel Bakker in midfield; and Amine Adli, Adam Hlozek and Florian Wirtz in front.

The match at Stade Louis II was led by referee Alejandro Hernández Hernández.

B. Leverkusen, who had just lost in the first leg, kicked off in the 2022-2023 Europa League and managed his pass for the round of 16, on penalties, against a surprised Monaco.

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