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Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF THE MATCH: BAYER LEVERKUSEN WIN
⏱️ 90'
The referee will add three minutes of time for pronunciation;
⏱️ 89'
Bellarabi's shot is caught by the goalkeeper;
⏱️ 84'
Lynen's shot goes high.
🔄81'
Double change in the Belgian team: Puertas and Nilsson enter;
⚽ GOOAAAALL
Bayer Leverkusen scores the fourth after Diaby's shot is parried by the goalkeeper and the rebound falls to Hložek who finishes off the ball to set the game on its way to the final whistle
⏱️ 77'
Kossounou's shot is caught by the Union Saint-Gilloise goalkeeper.
🟨 75'
Teuma gets the first card of the match after a yellow card on Diaby&nb
🔄71'
Adli comes in for Bayer Leverkusen and replaces Friempong, who scored the third goal;
⏱️ 70'
Adingra's shot goes over the crossbar, the Belgian team had the equalizer;
⚽ GOOOAAALL
Lapoussin persistently managed to get hold of the ball and put in a cross to Terho, who scored to reduce the deficit.
⏱️ 62'
Adingra's shot goes w
⚽ GOOAAALL
Goalkeeper Moris makes a blunder after Bakker's pressure and Frimpong takes advantage of it to finish at his pleasure.
59' 🔄
First two changes for Bayer Leverkusen: Demirbay Kossounau
⏱️ 58'
Adingra's corner kick is too powerful and finds no taker
⏱️ 51'
Adingra's shot is blocked by Tapsoba;
🔄 46'
The second half begins with a change for Union Saint-Gilloise: Terho  enters;
HALF TIME
⏱️ 45'
Two minutes of added time;
⏱️ 41'
Machida headed in from a free kick, but the ball went over the goal.
This was Bakker's goal
⚽ GOOOOAAALL
Bayer Leverkusen's counter-attack ends with Hložek's cross and Mitchel Bakker arrives at the far post to send the ball into the back of the net.
⏱️ 34'
Adringa's shot blocked by goalkeeper Hradecky
🔄 32'
Union Saint-Gilloise: Adringa replaces Vertessen;
Moussa Diaby
Third goal of the 23-year-old French striker in the UEFA Europa League
⏱️ 17'
Diaby's shot that does not find the goalkeeper;
⏱️ 15'
First 15 minutes and right now Bayer Leverkusen will qualify for the semifinals.
⏱️ 8'
Frimpong's shot is blocked by Amani;
This was Diaby's goal
⏱️ 4'
Boniface's shot is rejected;
⚽ GOOOAAALL
Bayer Leverkusen scores and takes the lead after Diaby gets past the keeper and shoots into an empty net
⏱️ 1'
The match begins
The players take the field
The UEFA Europa League anthem is played, with the 22 players already on the pitch;
Bayer Leverkusen fans
Large number of German fans in Anderlecht
Royale Union, a high-scoring team
This is the third-highest scoring team in the UEFA Europa League with 18 goals, second only to Manchester United with 21 goals, while Feyenoord has 22;
Bayer Leverkusen aim to reach semifinals 28 years later
This German team has not played in the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League since 1995, when the competition was called the UEFA Cup. They beat Nantes 5-1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals, but were eliminated in the semifinals against Parma.Bayer Leverkusen seeks to reach the semifinals 28 years later
Watch out for this fact
Whenever Boniface has scored in the UEFA Europa League, Union Saint-Gilloise has not lost with a record of three wins and three draws;
Today's UEFA Europa League matches
These are the four games that we will have today in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Europa League, in which all matches will be played at the same time and can be followed here on VAVEL
XI Bayer Leverkusen
Hradecky; Hincapié, Tah, Tapsoba; Frimpong, Andrich, Demirbay, Bakker; Diaby, Wirtz, Hlozek
XI Union Saint Gilliose
Moris; Kandouss, Burgess, Machida, Niewkoop; Lynen, Teuma, Lapoussin; Vertessen, Amani, Boniface
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What time is the Union Saint-Gilloise vs Bayer Leverkusen match in Europa League?
This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 4 p.m.
Australia: 6 a.m.
Bolivia: 3 p.m.
Brazil: 4 p.m.
Chile: 4 p.m.
Colombia: 14 hours
Ecuador: 14 hours
Spain: 21 hours
United States (New York): 3 p.m.
United States (Los Angeles): 11 hours
India: 1 hour
Japan: 4 hours
Mexico: 13 hours
Nigeria: 20 hours
Paraguay: 16 hours
Peru: 14 hours
United Kingdom: 19 hours
Watch out for this player at Bayer Leverkusen
Moussa Diaby has a total of 13 goals and eight assists this season 2022-23. The 23-year-old French striker has scored two goals and provided one assist in the five matches he has played in the UEFA Europa League. He has not scored since April 8, when he scored against Frankfurt;
Watch out for this player at Union Saint-Gilloise
Victor Boniface is the top scorer in the Europa League with six goals, the same as Rashford. The 22-year-old Nigerian striker has nine goals and seven assists between the two competitions of his country (the league and the Cup). He also scored his team's goal in the first leg;
How are Bayer Leverkusen coming along?
They are coming from a goalless draw against Wolfsburg in their most recent match. They have not lost for more than two months, their last defeat was on March 19 in the Bundesliga against Mainz. Right now in the German League they are in sixth place with 44 points, six points behind the fifth place that gives access to the UEFA Europa League and seven points behind the fourth place that gives access to the Champions League. They finished third in the Champions League group stage, eliminated Mó naco in the round of 32 and Ferencvaros 4-0 on aggregate in the round of 16;
How does Union Saint-Gilloise arrive?
Union Saint-Gilloise is coming from a 2-1 win over Seraing in the Belgian league and this team has not known defeat since last March 2 when they lost in the Belgian Cup semifinals on penalty shootout against Antwerp. In the National League they are second with 72 points and only two points behind Genk who is the leader. In the UEFA Europa League they passed as group winners and in the round of 16 they defeated Unión Berlín, an opponent they also played in the group stage;
Background
These two teams have met on one occasion and that was in the first leg, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Union Saint-Gilloise have played German teams ten times with a record of three wins, five draws and two defeats. Bayer Leverkusen have played Belgian teams ten times with a record of three wins, five draws and two defeats. It is curious, but Bayer Leverkusen has the same record against Belgian opponents as Union Saint-Gilloise has against German opponents;
Venue: The match will be played at Lotto Park, a stadium that was inaugurated in 1917 and has a capacity of 21,500 spectators.
Preview of the match
Union Saint-Gilloise and Bayer Leverkusen meet in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.
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