Bayer Leverkusen won the evening game of the Bundesliga in Mönchengladbach. Bayer showed the more mature game system in “Borussia Park”. It remains a complicated season for Gladbach.
Bayer Leverkusen have regained a Champions League place in the Bundesliga. The Werkself won 2-1 (0-0) at Borussia Mönchengladbach and moved up to third place.
Schick fails with a penalty
Robert Andrich (51st) and Patrik Schick (74th) ensured Leverkusen’s first league victory after four previous encounters without a sense of achievement. Shortly before the opening goal, Schick failed with a penalty kick from Yann Sommer (50th). The Gladbach keeper also saved Kerem Demirbay’s penalty kick (87th).
Nico Elvedi shortened for Gladbach (81st). It was the third home defeat in a row for the foals. The five-time German champions have to look down again in the table.
Mixed first half
An intense encounter developed in front of the 750 spectators allowed in Borussia Park, which, however, mostly took place between the penalty areas in the first half. Scoring chances were scarce at first. Before the break, Florian Neuhaus missed the only chance worth mentioning when he was denied by Bayer goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky (16′).
With its fast wingers, Leverkusen looked more dangerous in transition situations, but the last pass often didn’t go through. So the guests didn’t manage to put their top scorer Schick in the limelight in the first round.
At the beginning of the second half, however, he had a great opportunity to take the lead. After Friedrich fouled Bellarabi, the Czech failed to take the penalty from Sommer. Borussia’s joy was short-lived, however, as free-standing Andrich scored after Florian Wirtz’s corner.
Hütter reacted to his team’s poor offensive performance after an hour with a double substitution. But Leverkusen initially remained more dangerous. But Schick failed again to Sommer (63rd), before he still scored his 18th goal of the season.
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