Bayer Leverkusen - Milan
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01:50patiently waiting for that opening, and when the opening comes, it's a brilliant pass through.
01:54It's a good first touch, but yeah, ears offside.
02:00Just think once Milan come out, it's a different game then, isn't it?
02:04Here's Frimpong, really good delivery, and it's bundled in by Boniface.
02:13What Boniface had to do really was make any sort of contact.
02:16In fact, there are two lovely passes here, if Frimpong was onside.
02:22That's the only question, Guy, it's a brilliant delivery in from Frimpong,
02:26and that's where Leverkusen have got their joy, that cross-field diagonal pass out wide.
02:31It's a lovely first touch, just sets himself, he knows exactly where Boniface is,
02:35and it's just put on a plate for him, isn't it, to finish it in.
02:38He guides it in, superb finish, but is he onside?
02:43Well, it was so precise, wasn't it?
02:49And the answer is, no, he was not, he'd gone just slightly too soon.
02:55Out in the middle of a whole network of major motorways.
03:04Grimaldo, Magnac can only parry, and Frimpong can only sky the rebound.
03:13Leverkusen coming forward again, and another Magnac parry, and Frimpong's onto it.
03:18Over the crossbar, goodness me, they got going at double quick speed there.
03:26That has to be a foul.
03:29Oh, very nicely played.
03:31Really good run there from Christian Pulisic.
03:34What's he going to do with it next?
03:36He's going to have a shot.
03:38Pretty much everyone he takes on at the moment goes on target.
03:41Garcia.
03:47Grimaldo, that's an accurate pass, but it was a scuffed shot by Adli.
03:51It was tame and easy for Magnac.
03:54I don't think they're as bothered about getting one more shot before half-time.
03:58And there is the whistle for the interval, so plenty has gone on, but we haven't seen a goal.
04:03One by Leverkusen, effort disallowed, Boniface put it in,
04:07but Adli, who supplied the cross, was offside.
04:11Tarr.
04:16Tarr.
04:22It's Frimpong.
04:26Rolled through for Grimaldo.
04:28Magnac with another save, but look who's there.
04:32Victor Boniface, who now turns and looks and prays that the flag isn't raised.
04:39He's all right.
04:40He's in the clear.
04:42And Leverkusen are in the lead.
04:45Well, it's deserved, isn't it?
04:46Good play on this right-hand side.
04:48Real intricate passing.
04:49Look at this for a pass.
04:51He's just onside.
04:54But a really lovely way to pass.
04:56Really quick thinking to just play the ball back to Frimpong.
04:59And then, right place, right time for Boniface.
05:02That's brilliant from Grimaldo.
05:04And then, good finish.
05:08Absolutely beautifully worked.
05:11I think the best moment in all that was Alex Garcia's pass
05:15and the run from Alex Grimaldo.
05:23Here's Pudicic.
05:24Nicely played.
05:25Reinders.
05:26Oh, he needed to be quicker.
05:27Or did he?
05:28He did.
05:29Saved by Radetzky.
05:30Real, no way through.
05:32Rafael, no way through.
05:35And Milan falls back.
05:49Fafana.
05:52Radetzky knew it was wide.
05:57They don't understand where they are.
06:00Looking for that near post flick, but it's Garcia's head to it.
06:08Hernandez.
06:10Fafana.
06:12Loses out to Boniface.
06:14Here's Pudicic.
06:17Fafana.
06:19He's tested Radetzky again.
06:24Emerson Royale.
06:25Fafana.
06:26Beautiful delivery.
06:28Morata's header, though.
06:29He's straight down the middle.
06:31What a quality cross into him.
06:33Yes, brilliant from Fafana.
06:34And Morata's appreciated it as well with the clap.
06:37Gets up.
06:38He's got to try and generate the power himself.
06:40And it's straight at the goalkeeper.
06:45It wasn't ideal.
06:47And Leverkusen are breaking as a result of it.
06:50This is Burtz.
06:51And it's in.
06:52And he's missed the target.
06:58Coming on in his place is Ezequiel Palacios.
07:03Argentinian midfielder.
07:08Leverkusen having eight and a half minutes plus a bit more to see this out.
07:11They're under a little bit of pressure now.
07:13Chukwueze.
07:16Chukwueze.
07:19Chukwueze.
07:20Chukwueze.
07:23Morata holds up one challenge.
07:26Teo Hernandez.
07:28Hradecky didn't get there.
07:29Morata!
07:30He's put it wide.
07:34That's brilliant from Morata.
07:35Initially plays the ball out to Hernandez.
07:37The deflection takes it off the bar.
07:40And Morata's the first one to react.
07:42You see what he's trying to do.
07:44He just can't guide it into that bottom corner.
07:48It's a great effort from Hernandez.
07:51Really unlucky from Morata.
07:52He's been brilliant since he's come on.
07:53Both on and off the ball.
07:56Causing Leverkusen all sorts of problems.
08:00Leverkusen's defenders trying to keep the Milan forwards as far away from goal as possible.
08:05Means there's a big hole for Hernandez to drop this one into.
08:08And he usually gets it right.
08:09In fact, he's left it to Reinders to swing it the other way.
08:13And that's saved again by Hradecky keeping out Loftus-Ching.
08:19Rafa Leao.
08:20Andrick all over him.
08:23Nothing for it.
08:24And theatrically Rafa Leao flings himself to the floor.
08:33Rafa Leao.
08:38Andrick.
08:40It's bounced awkwardly off Teller.
08:41Morata.
08:44No free kick as Loftus-Ching hit the deck.
08:47And Bayer Leverkusen will break.
08:52Teller.
08:54Trying to break all the way.
08:55Didn't miss by much.
08:57Think had it been on target.
08:59Magnan just about had his glove as cover.
09:02It's not far away, is it?
09:05Shifts it on to that left foot.
09:13It is played to.
09:151-2 for Bayer Leverkusen to start their Champions League journey.