Bayer Leverkusen are closing in on a first Bundesliga title
Bayer Leverkusen maintained their 10-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga with victory against 10-man Wolfsburg.
The visitors faced an uphill task after they had Moritz Jenz sent off in the 28th minute following a second yellow card.
Leverkusen took the lead eight minutes later when ex-Southampton and Burnley forward Nathan Tella headed in.
Florian Wirtz collected Exequiel Palacios’ pass to make it 2-0 four minutes from time.
The victory was a sixth in a row for Xabi Alonso’s side.
They are top with 67 points, while defending champions Bayern Munich are second on 57 after Thomas Tuchel’s team thrashed Mainz 05 8-1.
Line-ups
B Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1
1 Hradec Králové
12Tapsoba4Tah3Hincapié
2Stanisic34Xhaka25Palacios20Grimaldo
19Tella10Wirtz
14Schick
- 1 Hradec Králové
- 12Tapsoba
- 4Years
- 3HincapiéSubstituted forAdliat 59’minutesBooked at 80mins
- 2Stanisic
- 34 Xhaka
- 25PalaciosSubstituted forAndrichat 90’minutes
- 20Grimaldo
- 19TellaSubstituted forHofmannat 76’minutes
- 10WirtzSubstituted forHlozekat 90’minutes
- 14SchickSubstituted forIglesiasat 76’minutes
Substitutes
- 6 Kossounou
- 7Hofmann
- 8 Andrew
- 9Iglesias
- 18 Plate
- 21 Adli
- 23Hlozek
- 32Puerta
- 36Lomb
Wolfsburg
Formation 3-4-3
1Casteels
4Lacroix25Jenz5Zesiger
20Baku31Gerhardt27Arnold40Paredes
19Majer23Wind11Barreiros by Melo Tomás
- 1Casteels
- 4Lacroix
- 25JenzBooked at 28mins
- 5ZesigerSubstituted forWimmerat 88’minutes
- 20 Smallpox
- 31GerhardtBooked at 7minsSubstituted forBehrensat 88’minutes
- 27Arnold
- 40Paredes
- 19MajerSubstituted forVranckxat 63’minutes
- 23WindSubstituted for Bornauwat 32’minutes
- 11Barreiros de Melo TomásSubstituted forSarrat 63’minutes
Substitutes
- 2Fischer
- 3Bornauw
- 6Vranckx
- 9Sarr
- 12Pervan
- 13Oliveira da Silva
- 17Behrens
- 32Svanberg
- 39Wimmer
Referee:Daniel Siebert
Attendance:29,314
Live Text
Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer replaces Cédric Zesiger.
Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Behrens replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Aster Vranckx.
Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
Attempt blocked. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2024-03-10 20:28:02
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