Late own goal sees Leverkusen draw with Copenhagen in the Champions League | OneFootball

This Thursday, Bayer Leverkusen and Copenhagen drew 2-2 at Parken, in the first round of the Champions League. Grimaldo and Hatzidiakos (own goal) scored for the Germans, while Jordan Larsson and Robert netted for the hosts.

Standings

With this result, Leverkusen occupies 13th place in the Champions League table with one point. Meanwhile, Copenhagen is in 15th place, with the same number of points.

📋 Match Summary

⚪COPENHAGEN 2 x 2 LEVERKUSEN🔴

🏆 Competition: 1st round of the Champions League 🏟️ Venue: Parken, in Copenhagen 📅 Date: September 18, 2025 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 1:45 pm (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

Copenhagen opened the scoring early in the game, at eight minutes. After a long pass down the right side of the attack, Achouri managed to cross into the middle of the box and Larsson beat the defender to find the back of the net. Still in the first half, Copenhagen had the chance to extend their lead, but Elyounoussi’s shot hit the post.

The teams came back lively for the second half and put on a very lively match with plenty of chances for both sides. Leverkusen equalized in the 37th minute, with Álex Grimaldo scoring a beautiful goal from a free kick at the edge of the box.

Copenhagen took the lead again in the 41st minute of the second half, with Robert getting ahead of the defenders in the box and heading the ball into the net after a cross from the right. However, Leverkusen leveled the score soon after, with an own goal by Pantelis Hatzidiakos after a scramble in the box.

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