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   Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 0 Lazio
40′ Hakan Calhanoglu
48′ Admir Mehmedi
88′ Karim Bellarabi

 

Lazio living a sad day losing the game against Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.    For Lazio failing to return to Champions League after 8 years since the time of Coach Delio Rossi.   Lazio are eliminated and won’t pass to the Champions League Group Stage.  The aggregate result is 3-1.

Result, Champions League Playoff, First Leg:  Lazio 1 – 0 Bayer Leverkusen

 

Bayer Leverkusen opening the score in the 40th minute.  It’s midfielder Hakan .  A bad luck for Lazio because the goal resulted after the ball deflecting off defender Stefan Radu leaving the ball at the feet of  Çalhanoğlu defeated Lazio goalkeeper  Etrit Berisha.

Second goal of the match in the 48th minute is by forward Admir Mehmedi  getting the assist by Karim Bellarabi.

Another blow for Lazio after Referee Carlos Velasco gives a second yellow card to defender Mauricio making an automatic red card in the 68th minute.  Lazio  remained with 10 players.

The final nail in the coffin arriving in the 88th minute with Leverkusen scoring the third goal of the match to crush Lazio’s dream.  It is a painful goal becaue the net was empy as goalkeeper Etrit Berisha was out of his zone…..

 

Here is BAYER LEVERKUSEN official starting lineup by coach Schmidt:

BAYER LEVERKUSEN (4-2-3-1) – Leno; Hilbert, Papadopoulos, Tah, Wendell; Kramer, Bender; Bellarabi, Çalhanoğlu, Mehemedi; Kiessling.

Here is LAZIO official starting lineup by coach Stefano Pioli:

LAZIO (3-4-3) – Berisha; Mauricio, de Vrij, Radu; Basta, Onazi, Parolo, Lulic; Candreva, Keita, Felipe Anderson. 

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UEFA Champions League Playoff, Second Leg

Bayer Leverkusen – Lazio
Wednesday 26 August 2015
BayArena
Leverkusen, Germany

20:45

Referee	Carlos Velasco Carballo  (ESP)
Assistant referee	Roberto Alonso  (ESP) , Juan Yuste  (ESP)
Additional assistant referee	Jesús Gil Manzano  (ESP) , Carlos Del Cerro  (ESP)
Fourth official	Angel Nevado Rodriguez  (ESP)
UEFA Delegate	Dane Jošt  (SVN)
UEFA Referee observer	Hugh Dallas  (SCO)

Goals:

Official formations – lineups:

BAYER LEVERKUSEN (4-2-3-1) – Leno; Hilbert, Papadopoulos, Tah, Wendell; Kramer, Bender; Bellarabi, Çalhanoğlu, Mehemedi; Kiessling.

Subs:. Kresic, Donati, André Ramalho, Boenisch, Kruse, Seung-Woo, Brandt.

Coach. Schmidt.

LAZIO (3-4-3) – Berisha; Mauricio, de Vrij, Radu; Basta, Onazi, Parolo, Lulic; Candreva, Keita, Felipe Anderson.  

Subs. Guerrieri, Konko, Gentiletti, Cataldi, Milinkovic-Savic, Morrison, Kishna.

Coach:  Stefano Pioli

Match Stats