00:00It is the first home game of the Champions League season for Bayer Leverkusen, who won all four of their league phase matches here at the Bayer Arena in last season's competition.
00:13With also a debut in the competition for 18-year-old Axel Tappe, who was unused on Paris' bench in last season's semi-final.
00:20Full-banked and his man starts out wide and midfielder Gustil is asked to fill in up front, as he did off the bench in the Eredivisie win at Excelsior on Saturday.
00:30In the absence of Andrisch, it is Alex Grimaldo that captains by at Nordfiel Leverkusen for this one.
00:40Good night for Christine Cafane as well, the 19-year-old from Cameroon, signed in the summer.
00:49He played his first professional game for his former side Albacete as recently as January.
00:55He starts the Champions League game for the first time tonight, having come off the bench to debut in it on the matchday one.
01:04As Teo has to lead the line. For those in wide, PSV and their change colours tonight will very shortly get the action underway here.
01:10The say-so of Glenn Niebuhr.
01:19Under Wave at the Bay Arena, a big one for both.
01:22Now Wavekusen and PSV go into with genuine belief and given some huge fixtures ahead for each of them in this league phase.
01:29Yourofsky goes back.
01:35It's a dangerous ball. Scampering after it is Dennis Mann.
01:38It's Mibari in support.
01:41Still on the move in the middle. It goes beyond him and it goes in from Perisic.
01:47In the perfect position to stick it away. And the flag has stayed down here.
01:54Ivan Perisic for PSV.
01:56Still they check it. Dennis Mann's delivery.
01:59Ivan Perisic now at the age of 36.
02:03And over half a century of appearances in this competition previously.
02:09And you can see by his reaction which way it has gone.
02:16Adding to context, he was on target in both rounds of the knockout stage playoffs against Juventus as well.
02:25Pocket Grimaldo.
02:27Thumping it goalwards.
02:29Really unlucky because it appeared as if the angle was against him and then Tillman to try and take it on.
02:35It looked improbable here.
02:37And it came the way of Alex Grimaldo.
02:40Certainly in terms of the shot.
02:43Komars was beaten by the power. It flashed past the keeper.
02:47Before he had time to react.
02:50So Acute was the angle.
02:53And it was always still. He can clear it away.
02:55It's not necessarily entirely without alarm.
02:57But he is able to find Ernest Poccu.
02:59Over of Leverkusen's Dutchman here.
03:03Poccu's done really well.
03:05But Kovar is down to deny him.
03:07And the shot comes his way.
03:09In the summer.
03:10Scored his first Leverkusen goal at the weekend with the winner off the bench at St. Pauli.
03:14Served him a starting spot tonight for the first time in the Champions League.
03:20Only one thought on his mind here.
03:21He did really well just to open up.
03:22It's taken a little while maybe to find their fluency.
03:25That perhaps is still a work in progress.
03:29As a matter of fact they've been as free scoring as ever in the Eredivisie.
03:32They're under pressure here though.
03:33Tillman played in by Grimaldo.
03:34Kovar is out quickly.
03:36And importantly.
03:37And the goalkeeper on loan from Leverkusen.
03:43And that's half-time.
03:45Nothing to separate them so far.
03:47Leverkusen have had the majority of the chances in the game.
03:52But it was Perisic who popped one in right at the start only to be...
03:57So it is Leverkusen that get the action restarted here.
04:01Looking to try and pick up the pace a little bit as they...
04:04Here's again Alex Grimaldo.
04:07Such a vital role in the team that...
04:11Did the domestic double and reach the Europa League final a couple of seasons back under Xabi Alonso.
04:15Now Ernest Poccu.
04:17It's a good run from Poccu.
04:18And Poccu goes for power with the finish but it didn't quite have the accuracy.
04:26That's of course the first year of the competition in its new format.
04:31Eight places behind them.
04:32Such were the fine margins.
04:34Well they've got space again here the visitors.
04:37This is Dennis Mann.
04:46From Aldo.
04:47For Poccu.
04:51Here's Poccu.
04:53For the first time trying to cut in and get his shot away.
04:55And they've lost it here.
04:58There to take full advantage is Kofane.
05:02And Leverkusen lead.
05:04Christian Kofane.
05:05The 19 year old.
05:07In his first year of senior football.
05:09On his first start in the Champions League.
05:12Is the grateful beneficiary.
05:14Alert to the opening when it came his way.
05:16And he's made pay as they pay a heavy price here.
05:19Rewards certainly for the ship that he's put in tonight.
05:28This time there will be no reprieve.
05:31He'd stayed onside when he'd made that initial run.
05:34Poccu's ball in was blocked.
05:37But they dwelt too long on it.
05:41The pocket was picked.
05:43Like Kofane.
05:45Obispo is the player caught cold really.
05:47Caught out inside his own penalty area.
05:52The player's face certainly culpable in the concession of the game's opening goal.
05:56But take nothing.
05:57Hondo coming under pressure.
06:03And this man.
06:06There is the substitute Flamingo.
06:08Before Mauro Jr takes over.
06:11Drafting into that midfield position from full back.
06:13Just as Salahuddin has done on the other side.
06:19Feature under Petter Bosch.
06:25This team beaten in front of their own foul until match day one.
06:27By Indian San Gilwaz.
06:30They're not exactly franked by their result against Newcastle earlier.
06:35Facing up to a possibility of another defeat.
06:38But they are giving it a go now.
06:40And it does open up here for the equaliser.
06:42Brilliantly taken.
06:44And they weren't behind for long.
06:45Ismail Saibari levels it up.
06:49With a really smartly taken goal.
06:58Parity restored by PSV.
07:01And so importantly.
07:03Some response.
07:05Again it was very close.
07:08But he looked like he just stayed onside.
07:11Before playing the pass for Saibari.
07:14To score.
07:16I guess Thiel.
07:18The provider this time.
07:20He's the one that was borderline off.
07:22Looked like he'd just held his run.
07:26Has continued his run.
07:30Nearly gets it back.
07:31And it's Grimaldo.
07:33They still might be able to pick a way through.
07:34It is Grimaldo.
07:35And it's Kovac down to make the save.
07:38Big stop as well.
07:44The door was shut on Grimaldo.
07:46First time around.
07:47But it popped up favourably.
07:49Back at the feet of the full back.
07:50In advanced territory here.
07:51The furthest forward.
07:52To get the shot away.
07:53In stoppage time.
07:55Kovac down.
07:56Sibari trying to make it stick with.
07:58Back to goal.
08:00But that is that.
08:01And that is a point apiece at the Bayerina tonight.
08:05Leverkusen did lead.
08:06But they have to settle for a share of the spoils for the second game in succession.
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