The first leg ended 3-2 in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Martin Terrier had to leave the field after just eight minutes and Piero Hincapié continued to play for him. Florian Wirtz scored with a right-footed shot in front of 30,210 spectators to make it 1-0 for Leverkusen. The hosts took the narrow lead into the dressing room. In the 62nd minute, Wirtz converted a penalty for Bayer to make it 2-0. In the 74th minute, Patrik Schick scored with his right foot to make it 3-0 in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borussia made three changes in the 75th minute. Lukas Ullrich, Tomáš Čvančara and Robin Hack left the field for Luca Netz, Alassane Pléa and Kevin Stöger. Shortly before the end, Tim Kleindienst scored for the guests (91st). Ultimately, Leverkusen got the best result against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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After 18 games, Bayer has already increased its points account to 41 points and is therefore in a strong second place. Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s attack has been quite convincing so far and has already struck 44 times. Leverkusen continues to diligently collect successes, the number of which now totals twelve. There are also five draws and one defeat in the balance sheet.
Gladbach have only picked up eight points away from home so far. With 24 points collected, Borussia is in eleventh place in the ranking. Borussia Mönchengladbach recorded a total of seven wins, three draws and eight defeats.
-With a total of 41 points, Bayer is right on track. Gladbach’s form curve, on the other hand, is pointing downwards.
Next week, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play at RB Leipzig (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.), and on the same day Borussia will enjoy home advantage against VfL Bochum.
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