Match
Leverkusen win Rhine derby 2-1 at Köln with late Schick goal
Aleix García opened the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen, Patrik Schick doubled the lead in the 85th minute and Said El Mala pulled one back in stoppage time.
Golviva Newsroom
Bayer Leverkusen beat 1. FC Köln 2-1 in the Rhine derby at the RheinEnergieStadion on Sunday. Aleix García gave the visitors the lead in the seventh minute, and Patrik Schick made it 2-0 in the 85th.
Der Spiegel wrote that Köln started poorly and that a melee broke out on the pitch. Kicker described the home side as largely toothless, and said a combination between Said and Malek El Mala set up Said's goal in the 90+2nd minute but changed nothing.
According to kicker, it was Leverkusen's fifth successive derby win over Köln. The result lifts Leverkusen to fifth in the Bundesliga with 16 points from nine games, while Köln are 15th on nine points.
Golviva's data shows Schick with seven goals and two assists from eight appearances this season, and Said El Mala with two goals from seven.
Sources
This article is based on reports by:
- Sportschau — Leverkusen behält im Rhein-Duell die Nerven
- Der Spiegel — Fußball-Bundesliga: 1. FC Köln unterliegt Bayer Leverkusen, El-Mala-Brüder kombinieren sich zum Anschlusstor
- Mundo Deportivo — 1-2: Aleix García tira del Bayer Leverkusen con un gran gol de falta
- kicker — Trotz spätem El-Mala-Anschluss: Einfallslose Kölner unterliegen Leverkusen im Derby
Written by the Golviva newsroom from the reports below, with figures from Golviva’s own database. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. · How we report
