Crowned German champion last Sunday and qualified for the semi-finals of the Europa League, Bayer Leverkusen is enjoying a dream end to the season. On a series of 44 matches without defeat this season, ). The two teams went blow for blow in the first half and despite a slight domination of the Werkself, the score was 0-0 at the break.
General classification Bundesliga
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#
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Team
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Pts
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J
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DIF
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G
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NOT
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D
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BP
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B.C.
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1 |
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80 |
30 |
55 |
25 |
5 |
0 |
75 |
20 |
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2 |
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66 |
30 |
50 |
21 |
3 |
6 |
87 |
37 |
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3 |
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63 |
30 |
32 |
20 |
3 |
7 |
68 |
36 |
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4 |
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59 |
30 |
35 |
18 |
5 |
7 |
69 |
34 |
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5 |
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57 |
30 |
23 |
16 |
9 |
5 |
58 |
35 |
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Returning from the locker room, Bayer Leverkusen was gaining momentum, but came up against a solid Borussia Dortmund team that managed to resist. Better still, the Marsupials took the lead at the end of the match on a cross from Marcel Sabitzer brilliantly volleyed by Niclas Füllkrug (81st). While tempers were heating up, the referee drawing red cards before putting them away, Bayer Leverkusen pushed to avoid defeat. After a free kick from Alejandro Grimaldo towards the left corner deflected by Gregor Kobel for a corner (90th +6), Florian Wirtz found Josip Stanisic on a corner at the near post who equalized (1-1, 90th +7). Florian Wirtz even had a 2-1 ball in the last seconds (90th +9). With this 1-1 draw, Leverkusen continues its unbeaten streak and brings it to 45 matches without defeat. For Dortmund, it is a bad operation since fourth Leipzig has a two-point lead with 4 days remaining.
