Interesting duel in the Bundesliga since Bayer Leverkusen (6th) moved on the lawn of Borussia Mönchengladbach (12th) on behalf of the 19th day. Gerardo Seoane’s players wanted to restart the machine after a 2-2 draw against Union Berlin while the Fohlens remained on a surprising victory against Bayern Munich (2-1). After a nil and goalless first period, everything went crazy on the way back from the locker room. Patrik Schick missed a penalty for the visitors (50th) but a few seconds later, Florian Wirtz victoriously deposited a ball on the head of Robert Andrich (1-0, 51st).
Bayer Leverkusen took off a few minutes later. Piero Hincapié delivered an offering for Patrik Schick who then scored his 18th goal of the season in the Bundesliga (2-0, 74th). With their backs to the wall, Adolf Hütter’s team responded and Nico Elvedi struggled to reduce the score (2-1, 81st). In the end, that was not enough and Bayer Leverkusen even missed a penalty from Kerem Demirbay late in the game (87th). Regardless, Bayer won 2-1. In the standings, the visitors move up to third place with a one-point lead over Hoffenheim (4th) and Union Berlin (5th). Borussia Mönchengladbach remains twelfth with four points ahead of the barrage.
