Leverkusen - Stuttgart 0:0 Maximum punishment for Nati star: Fabian Rieder substituted and then substituted again

Tobias Benz

1.11.2024

Swiss national team players Fabian Rieder (left) and Granit Xhaka faced each other in the Bundesliga on Friday evening.
Swiss national team players Fabian Rieder (left) and Granit Xhaka faced each other in the Bundesliga on Friday evening.
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Granit Xhaka's Bayer Leverkusen opened the 9th round of the Bundesliga with a 0-0 draw against runners-up VfB Stuttgart. Fabian Rieder came on for the visitors in the 8th minute and was substituted in the 58th minute.

Bayer Leverkusen suffered a further setback in the battle for the top spot in the Bundesliga. The champions had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to VfB Stuttgart. In front of 30,000 spectators at the Leverkusen Arena, the home side, coached by Xabi Alonso, missed a number of opportunities to secure three points. The visitors, on the other hand, produced very little in attack.

Nati star Fabian Rieder received the maximum punishment from VfB coach Sebastian Hoeness. The ex-YB player was substituted for the injured Jamie Leweling in the 8th minute and had to make way for Chris Führich in the 58th minute after a tactical change. It was VfB's 14th competitive game in a row without a win in a direct duel with Bayer.

In the table, Leverkusen (16 points) failed to close the gap on leaders FC Bayern and RB Leipzig (both 20). Stuttgart (13) occupy seventh place ahead of the remaining games this weekend.

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  • 60.

    This substitution is the maximum punishment for Nati star Fabian Rieder, who was only substituted in the 8th minute for the injured Jamie Leweling.

  • 90.+4.
    End of 2nd half
  • 86.
    Substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Patrik Schick

    Striker

  • 86.
    Substitution out Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Victor Boniface

    Striker

  • 86.
    Substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Exequiel Palacios

    Midfielder

  • 86.
    Substitution out Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Robert Andrich

    Midfielder

  • 86.
    Substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Nathan Tella

    Midfielder

  • 86.
    Substitution out Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Jeremie Frimpong

    Striker

  • 80.
    Substitution in VfB Stuttgart

    Ermedin Demirovic

    Striker

  • 80.
    Substitution out VfB Stuttgart

    El Bilal Touré

    Striker

  • 80.
    Substitution in VfB Stuttgart

    Ameen Al-Dakhil

    Defender

  • 80.
    Substitution out VfB Stuttgart

    Enzo Millot

    Midfielder

  • 69.
    Yellow card VfB Stuttgart

    Angelo Stiller

  • 68.
    Yellow card VfB Stuttgart

    Anrie Chase

  • 58.
    Substitution in VfB Stuttgart

    Chris Führich

    Midfielder

  • 58.
    Substitution out VfB Stuttgart

    Fabian Rieder

    Midfielder

  • 57.
    Substitution in VfB Stuttgart

    Ramon Hendriks

    Defender

  • 57.
    Substitution out VfB Stuttgart

    Maximilian Mittelstädt

    Defender

  • 56.
    Yellow card VfB Stuttgart

    Enzo Millot

  • 54.
    Substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Jonas Hofmann

    Midfielder

  • 54.
    Substitution out Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Nordi Mukiele

    Midfielder

  • 52.
    Yellow card VfB Stuttgart

    Atakan Karazor

  • 51.
    Yellow card Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Granit Xhaka

  • 45.+3.
    End of 1st half
  • 42.
    Yellow card Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Nordi Mukiele

  • 30.
    Yellow card Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Robert Andrich

  • 8.
    Substitution in VfB Stuttgart

    Fabian Rieder

    Midfielder

  • 8.
    Substitution out VfB Stuttgart

    Jamie Leweling

    Midfielder

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    Start of the match

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