This Saturday, midfielder Nathan Tella did not disappoint and scored two goals, leading B. Leverkusen to a 2-0 victory over Darmstadt 98 on matchday 20 of the Germany – Bundesliga 2023-2024 tournament. At 32 minutes into the first half, the midfielder silenced the crowd by scoring a header that broke the initial tie. And it was he who ruthlessly annihilated the rival goal when he sealed the final result in the 6th minute of the second half.
Nathan Tella won the applause with his brilliant finish 32 minutes into the first half.
Florian Wirtz was close to increasing the lead in the 74th minute of the second half, but his shot hit one of the posts.
Nathan Tella had a great performance. The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder scored 2 goals and was encouraged to kick 4 times.
Another player who had a great game was Lukás Hrádecky. The Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper was the protagonist against Darmstadt 98: he contained 6 shots.
It was a duel that was stopped due to the high accumulation of infractions on the field. There were several reprimands: Robert Andrich, Christoph Zimmermann, Bartol Franjic and Adam Hlozek.
Darmstadt 98 coach Torsten Lieberknecht presented a 4-5-1 tactical layout with Marcel Schuhen in goal; Matthias Bader, Christoph Zimmermann, Matej Maglica and Emir Karic on the defensive line; Fabian Holland, Bartol Franjic, Gerrit Holtmann, Tim Skarke and Oscar Vilhelmsson in the middle; and Luca Pfeiffer in attack.
For its part, Xabi Alonso Olano’s team came out with a 3-6-1 tactical layout with Lukás Hrádecky between the three sticks; Josip Stanisic, Jonathan Tah and Piero Hincapié in defense; Nathan Tella, Robert Andrich, Granit Xhaka, Alejandro Grimaldo, Adam Hlozek and Florian Wirtz in midfield; and Borja Iglesias up front.
Tobias Reichel was the referee chosen for the match at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor stadium.
On the next date, Darmstadt 98 will visit B. Mönchengladbach and B. Leverkusen will play at home against Bayern Munich.
In this way, the local team is in eighteenth place in the championship with 11 points, while the visiting team, with 52, is at the top of the table.
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