Bayer Leverkusen Vs Borussia Dortmund Highlights, Bundesliga 2024-25: BVB Dominate B04 In 4-2 Win To Ruin Xabi Alonso's Farewell

This is the beginning of the live coverage of the German Bundesliga 2024-25 matchday 33 fixture between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund at the BayArena. The match will kick-off at 7:00 PM IST on 11 May 2025.

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Before the playing XIs are released, let's have a look at the players that will be missing out on tonight's game due to injury and suspension:

Bayer Leverkusen: Jeanuel Belocian (cruciate ligament), Mario Heromso (tendon), Nordi Mukiele (calf), Martin Terrier (achilles tendon), Alejo Sarco (hamstring)

Borussia Dortmund: Cole Campbell (knock), Maximilian Beier (ankle), Nico Schlotterbeck (meniscus)

Bayer Leverkusen: 🟢W ⚫D ⚫D 🟢W ⚫D

Borussia Dortmund: ⚫D 🟢W 🟢W 🟢W 🟢W

With an hour to go until kick off, let's have a look at the Bundesliga points table before tonight's clash:

Bayer Leverkusen: Lukas Hradecky; Piero Hincapie, Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba; Alejandro Grimaldo, Granit Xhaka, Robert Andrich, Jeremie Frimpong; Amine Adli, Nathan Tella, Florian Wirtz

Borussia Dortmund: Gregor Kobel; Ramy Bensebaini, Waldemar Anton, Niklas Sule; Daniel Svensson, Pascal Gross, Felix Nmecha, Julian Ryerson; Karim Adeyemi, Serhou Guirassy, Julian Brandt

Bayer Leverkusen: Matej Kovar, Niklas Lomb, Arthur, Aleix Garcia, Emiliano Buendia, Exequiel Palacios, Patrik Schick, Jonas Hofmann, Victor Okoh Boniface

Borussia Dortmund: Alexander Meyer, Yan Couto, Emre Can, Salih Ozcan, Giovanni Reyna, Jamie Gittens, Marcel Sabitzer, Carney Chukwuemeka, Julien Duranville

Here are the results of the last five matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in all competitions:

• Dortmund 2-3 Leverkusen (Bundesliga, 11 Jan 2025)

• Dortmund 1-1 Leverkusen (Bundesliga, 21 Apr 2024)

• Leverkusen 1-1 Dortmund (Bundesliga, 3 Dec 2023)

• Leverkusen 0-2 Dortmund (Bundesliga, 29 Jan 2023)

• Dortmund 1-0 Leverkusen (Bundesliga, 6 Aug 2023)

Emotional scenes at the BayArena, with a massive celebration from the crowd all cheering in unison for Xabi Alonso, who is playing his final home game as the Leverkusen boss.

The referee blows his whistle, and the match is underway. The visitors have a lot to play for, with a Champions League place up for grabs.

B04 0-0 BVB (0')

Most of the football is being played in Dortmund's final third, as Leverkusen have started firmly on the front foot, despite having slightly more than half of ball posession. Anton and Sule are doing well to keep all the threat out at the moment.

B04 0-0 BVB (7')

Leverkusen have kept up the pressure on Dortmund's penalty box, and a ball into the box is collected by an onrushing Kobel, but Adli collides with the goalkeeper, and Kobel is down in pain. He is fine after a few moments, and play continues, with posession with the home side.

B04 0-0 BVB (18')

A ball from Wirtz is received by Grimaldo, and the full-back is brought down by a tackle from Bensebaini. In real-time, it looked like one of the clearest penalty decisions, and the referee agreed, but VAR asked Deniz Aytekin to have another look at the challenge. Replays show that the Algerian got a good chunk of the ball, and the referee overturns his decision.

Another curious decision by the ref, who opts for a drop ball instead of giving a corner to Leverkusen.

B04 0-0 BVB (21')

As we go to a drinks break, this is an interesting stat: 8 shots from Leverkusen, and NONE from Dortmund.

B04 0-0 BVB (25')

Absolutely smashed that one in! Leverkusen lead, and quite deservedly so, and Frimpong has a celebration to match it with Adli. A cross into the box is not cleared by Dortmund, and it falls to Frimpong, and a one-two with Wirtz leads to shot from his weaker left foot, but it flies past Kobel into the top corner.

B04 1-0 BVB (31')

A very good goal from Dortmund to draw level just two minutes after going down. Pascall Gross found Adeyemi down the right edge of the box, and the attacker crossed it back in the middle of the box, where it's an unmarked Julian Brandt 바카라� former Leverkusen player and present Dortmund captain 바카라� who pokes it in.

B04 1-1 BVB (33')

Could you believe it! It's Dortmund who take the lead against the run of play, and it comes from a ball by Pascal Gross, who was also involved in the equaliser. Xabi Alonso's farewell is not going to plan at the moment.

B04 1-2 BVB (43')

The referee blows his whistle, and it's half time at Leverkusen, and it is the visitors who go to the break with a one-goal lead.

B04 1-2 BVB (HT)

The second 45 minutes is underway at the BayArena. Will Leverkusen be able to dig deep and find an equaliser in Alonso's farewell?

B04 1-2 BVB (45')

With both teams pushing for the next goal, the match has turned a bit scrappy, with players going for snap shots. Leverkusen have a couple of cracks at Kobel's goal through Hincapie and Wirtz, but they are blocked by the defence. Sabitzer has an attempt at goal for Dortmund, but it goes wide.

B04 1-2 BVB (55')

Leverkusen's attacks are mainly coming through the left and right flanks, as Dortmund have overloaded the centre giving no space to the home side. A great cross from Grimaldo is met by Schick in the box, but the referee blows for a foul on Sule, despite it being the slighest of touches on the centre-back.

B04 1-2 BVB (64')

Dortmund were looking more likely to score, and they do through Adeyemi. Xhaka is lax in posession and is dispossesed by Brandt, who plays Adeyemi through with a fantastic through ball. The German holds of pressure from the defenders and finishes past Hradecky.

That's his last contribution as well before being substituted off.

B04 1-3 BVB (73')

Leverkusen are imploding at the moment. The B04 defence attempts to disposses Dortmund and play it back, but the ball is short and intercepted by Serhou Guirassy, and his finish is never in doubt. The sniper celebration comes out from the Guinean!

B04 1-4 BVB (77')

Leverkusen players look really tired at the moment, and substitute Aleix Garcia has a crack on goal, shooting from outside the box past a wall of defenders, but it's straight at Kobel.

B04 1-4 BVB (88')

A cross is not cleared by Dortmund, and it falls to Wirtz. He crosses it in the box with an outside-the-boot pass, and Hofmann comes diving in, sending the ball past Kobel. Little for than a consolation goal for the home side at this point.

B04 2-4 BVB (90+2')

The final whistle is blown at Leverkusen, and it's all over! Alonso's home farewell ends on a sour note, as Dortmund emerge 4-2 winners.

B04 2-4 BVB (FT)

That's it for our live coverage of the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen. We hope you enjoyed our live commentary on the enthralling match that marked Xabi Alonso's chapter at Leverkusen. Thank you for sticking with us, and you can cotninue to follow our live coverage of the Barcelona vs Real Madrid, El Clasico match right here.