Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-4 Atlético de Madrid: result and report

Champions League · Tuesday 21 February 2017

Result

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-4 Atlético de Madrid

Champions League · Tuesday 21 February 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-4 Atlético de Madrid: match report

Bayer 04 Leverkusen were beaten by Atlético de Madrid 2-4 in the Champions League on Tuesday 21 February 2017. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Saúl Ñíguez opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Bayer 04 Leverkusen's goals came from Karim Bellarabi (48') and an own goal by Stefan Savic (67'). Atlético de Madrid scored through Saúl Ñíguez (17'), Antoine Griezmann (25'), Kévin Gameiro (58', penalty) and Fernando Torres (86').

Discipline: Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 4 yellow cards; Atlético de Madrid received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bayer 04 Leverkusen were 25th on 10 points from 6 and Atlético de Madrid 10th on 15 points from 6. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Atlético de Madrid in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Kévin Gameiro of Atlético de Madrid (8.8), ahead of Šime Vrsaljko (8.2).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · B. HenrichsBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 17'Goal · Saúl ÑíguezAtlético de Madrid · 0-1
  • 25'Goal · Antoine GriezmannAtlético de Madrid · 0-2
  • 48'Goal · Karim BellarabiBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-2
  • 58'Yellow card · Aleksandar DragovicBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 58'Penalty goal · Kévin GameiroAtlético de Madrid · 1-3
  • 64'Yellow card · WendellBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 67'Own goal · Stefan SavicBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-3
  • 74'Yellow card · Charles AránguizBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 86'Goal · Fernando TorresAtlético de Madrid · 2-4
  • 87'Yellow card · Fernando TorresAtlético de Madrid
  • 87'Yellow card · Fernando TorresAtlético de Madrid
  • 89'Yellow card · GabiAtlético de Madrid
  • 90'Yellow card · Filipe LuísAtlético de Madrid

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, draws 2, Atlético de Madrid 1.

Team news

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bernd Leno, Benjamin Henrichs, Ömer Toprak, Aleksandar Dragovic, Wendell, Charles Aránguiz, Kevin Kampl, Karim Bellarabi, Kai Havertz, Julian Brandt, Javier Hernández Balcázar

Atlético de Madrid line-up (4-4-2)

Moyà, Šime Vrsaljko, José María Giménez, Stefan Savić, Filipe Luís, Saúl Ñíguez, Gabi, Koke, Yannick Carrasco, Kévin Gameiro, Antoine Griezmann