Leverkusen’s gamers cheer after the ultimate whistle throughout the German Bundesliga soccer match between Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen on the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (Swen Pförtner/dpa through AP)
Bayer Leverkusen’s hard-fought 2-1 win at Wolfsburg ensured that Xabi Alonso’s unbeaten workforce, who’ve received seven of their eight league fixtures, went to the highest of the Bundesliga desk.
A second-half objective from Alex Grimaldo despatched Bayer Leverkusen again to the highest of the Bundesliga desk with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Borussia Dortmund had snatched the lead from Leverkusen with a 1-0 win over Werder Bremen on Friday however Xabi Alonso’s unbeaten facet returned to the highest and have now received seven of their eight league fixtures.
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The guests hit the lead early, Victor Boniface holding off 4 defenders whereas chipping throughout the face of objective to Jeremie Frimpong, who leapt excessive to karate-kick the ball goalwards.
Wolfsburg ‘keeper Pavao Pervan caught it and played on as Frimpong celebrated, but goal-line technology confirmed the goal.
Wolfsburg were less elegant in reply, Maxence Lacroix tapping in a loose ball from close range to equalise just before half-time.
Alonso brought creative midfielder Florian Wirtz off the bench in search of a winner with 30 minutes remaining and the 20-year-old obliged, winning possession to help set up Grimaldo’s equaliser.
“After we hit the lead, we got worse and there were too many mistakes,” Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka instructed Sky Germany.
“In the second half we showed a reaction and we won deservedly.”
Surprise bundle Stuttgart sit one level behind Leverkusen in second after a 3-0 win at struggling Union Berlin, with red-hot striker Serhou Guirassy scoring once more.
Guirassy headed Stuttgart in entrance, his 14th objective of the marketing campaign in simply eight video games, earlier than being substituted off after half an hour with a leg damage.
Union fought arduous however haven’t scored at residence because the opening match of the season, with Silas and Deniz Undav each scoring for Stuttgart in the ultimate 10 minutes.
Union, who host Serie A winners Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday, have now misplaced eight matches in a row in all competitions.
RB Leipzig received 3-1 at promoted Darmstadt, a double from Lois Openda and a objective from Emil Forsberg cancelling out Tobias Kempe’s first-half penalty.
Elsewhere, Eintracht Frankfurt overturned an early deficit to win away at Hoffenheim 3-1.
Hoffenheim’s Maximilian Beier scored after simply three minutes however targets from Omar Marmoush, Ansgar Knauff and Ellyes Skhiri helped the guests storm again earlier than half-time.
Freiburg additionally got here from behind on Saturday, a objective from Ritsu Doan and Vincenzo Grifo’s penalty cancelling out Goncalo Paciencia’s opener for a 2-1 residence victory over Bochum.
In Saturday’s late recreation, Bayern Munich journey to Mainz, the place they’ve misplaced their previous three league matches.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
