{"id":1604,"date":"2026-03-11T15:31:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/FOOTBALL\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2026-03-12T06:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T05:25:54","slug":"toon-in-the-champions-league-bayer-leverkusen-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/FOOTBALL\/2026\/03\/toon-in-the-champions-league-bayer-leverkusen-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Toon in the Champions League – Bayer Leverkusen away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
From Geneva to Cologne via Munich…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bayer Leverkusen vs Newcastle United (UEFA Champions League match, 10 Dec 2025) was a dramatic 2\u20132 draw played at the BayArena in Leverkusen during the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. It was memorable mainly because Newcastle thought they had won it before conceding a very late equaliser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Final score<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 \u2013 2 Newcastle United <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Scorers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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13\u2019 \u2013 Own goal by Bruno Guimar\u00e3es (Leverkusen lead 1\u20130)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
51\u2019 \u2013 Anthony Gordon (penalty) for Newcastle<\/li>\n\n\n\n
74\u2019 \u2013 Lewis Miley header for Newcastle<\/li>\n\n\n\n
88\u2019 \u2013 \u00c1lex Grimaldo equaliser for Leverkusen <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
How the game went<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
First half<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Leverkusen started strongly and took the lead after about 13 minutes when a corner led to a Bruno Guimar\u00e3es own goal, putting Newcastle behind early. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
The German side controlled much of the first half, with Newcastle struggling to create clear chances before the break.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Second half<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Newcastle improved dramatically after halftime.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Anthony Gordon equalised from the penalty spot in the 51st minute after pressure on the Leverkusen defence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
The momentum swung Newcastle\u2019s way, and Lewis Miley headed them into the lead in the 74th minute from a Gordon cross. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
Newcastle also hit the woodwork and had several chances to seal the match. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Late drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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With Newcastle seemingly heading for a big away win, Leverkusen struck back.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
In the 88th minute, \u00c1lex Grimaldo finished a flowing move to make it 2\u20132, denying Newcastle victory right at the end. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Atmosphere<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The match was played in front of about 30,000 fans at BayArena, creating a loud European-night atmosphere. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
The travelling Newcastle supporters were in full voice, especially after Miley\u2019s goal put them ahead late on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Reports described them as already celebrating what looked like a famous away win before Grimaldo\u2019s last-minute equaliser stunned the away end. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
✅ Overall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A high-energy Champions League match with a big momentum swing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Newcastle produced an impressive comeback but were denied in the final minutes, leaving both teams with a point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
From Geneva to Cologne via Munich… The Bayer Leverkusen vs Newcastle United (UEFA Champions League match, 10 Dec 2025) was a dramatic 2\u20132 draw played at the BayArena in Leverkusen during the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. It was memorable mainly because Newcastle thought they had won it before conceding a very late […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1540,"url":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/FOOTBALL\/2026\/03\/toon-back-in-the-champions-league-union-sg-in-brussels\/","url_meta":{"origin":1604,"position":0},"title":"Toon back in the Champions League - Union SG in Brussels","date":"11 March 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A Eurostar away trip staying in the Pullman at Brussels station - not a dodgy council estate... 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