Wirtz again!
The newly crowned national player of Germany, Florian Wirtz, shoots Leverkusen in the Europa League opener against Ferencvaros Budapest to a 2-1 victory – and thus prevents a false start!
The game, which is a must win for the Werkself, starts very badly for Bayer. Budapest took the lead with the first chance in the 8th minute thanks to Ryan Mmaee. Bayer seems unimaginative for much of the first half. Great opportunities? In short supply!
Nevertheless, Gerardo Seoane’s team equalized shortly before half-time. Exequiel Palacios hits in the 37th minute from the edge of the penalty area with a flick into the upper left bend.
Luck for Leverkusen: Budapest hits just three minutes later – but the goal doesn’t count because of a supposed handball. A questionable decision!
Bayer uses the momentum, plays more and more liberated, while the Hungarians, who are trained by ex-Cologne trainer Peter Stöger, appear unsettled. Wirtz takes advantage of this as ice cold! After Jeremie Frimpong won the ball, Leverkusen’s key player goes steeply, pushing the ball dry into the lower right corner.
Wirtz: “It’s very nice that the fans are back in the stadium and I can give them a few goals as a gift. We found it difficult to get into the game. It got better and better from the middle of the first half. It was a nice presentation by Jerry, he saw that I had a lot of space. I found it a little difficult to take the ball with me, in the end I just shot it into the free corner. “
For Wirtz it is the third goal from the last three competitive games.
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