A week before their clash against Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen hoped to take advantage of the reception of Wolfsburg to build confidence and confirm their momentum after their very fine victory in the Champions League gleaned on the pitch of Feyenoord (4-0). But facing a Saxon team looking for points, the reigning German champions did not have an easy task. Weighed down by an own goal from Mukiele (5th), the residents of the BayArena relied on their nugget Wirtz to equalize at the start of the quarter of an hour of play (1-1, 14th).
If Tah gave the advantage to the Pillendreher (2-1, 32nd), Wolfsburg immediately responded through Bornauw (2-2, 37th) before Svanberg showered the locals before the break (2-3, 45th+1). After the break, Leverkusen came back to level for the second time in this match thanks to Hincapié (3-3, 48th). While the match was heading towards a draw, Xhaka gave the first warning to the visitors reduced to ten against eleven by smashing Grabara’s post (89th), before Boniface exploited a mix-up in the Wolfsburg area to free his team (4-3, 90th+3). At the end of an incredible scenario, Bayer won at the finish to come back to three points behind Bayern. Opposite, Wolfsburg conceded its third defeat of the season.
