"Patrik Schick's double helped Bayer Leverkusen defeat Olympiacos 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off. The Leverkusen striker scored twice in the space of three second-half minutes to seal a vital victory on the road, which was also their first-ever away win in the knockout rounds of the competition. It was an end-to-end first half, with Mehdi Taremi firing wide early on before Konstantinos Tzolakis smothered a close-range attempt from Schick at the other end."
"Leverkusen's breakthrough then came on the hour mark, with Ernest Poku playing Schick through on the goal, and the striker evaded a challenge from Giulian Biancone before finding the bottom-left corner. And 144 seconds later, it was 2-0. The visitors won a corner, and Alejandro Grimaldo's in-swinging delivery was flicked beyond the defenders on the line by Schick as the home fans were left stunned."
Patrik Schick scored twice in three second-half minutes to give Bayer Leverkusen a 2-0 win away at Olympiacos in the first leg of their Champions League play-off. The match featured an end-to-end first half, with Mehdi Taremi firing wide and Konstantinos Tzolakis smothering a close-range Schick attempt. A near-goal by Ayoub El Kaabi was ruled out due to an offside on Taremi, while Ibrahim Maza hit the crossbar. Leverkusen broke through on the hour after Ernest Poku set up Schick, who added a second from an Alejandro Grimaldo corner moments later. Leverkusen posted 1.95 xG to Olympiacos' 0.87.
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