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Amine Adli scored the 2-0 for Leverkusen. © ANSA / EDUARD MARTIN

Leverkusen continues to put Bayern under pressure

A week after the brilliant 3-0 win against series champions Bayern Munich, leaders Bayer Leverkusen have followed up in the German Bundesliga.

The “Werkself” won 2-1 away to Heidenheim on Saturday. The lead over the opponent from Munich, who will be visiting Bochum on Sunday, is currently eight points. With their next success, Leverkusen equaled FC Bayern's record of 32 games without defeat. The record champions achieved this across all seasons between December 2019 and September 2020.


Heidenheimers, who were unpleasant to play against, made things difficult for Leverkusen for a long time. Jeremie Frimpong used the only clear chance to score in the first half to take the lead for the “Werkself” (45th + 2). After the break, Leverkusen increased the number of attacks on offense. Goalscorer Frimpong narrowly missed from a tight angle (61'), Florian Wirtz hit the crossbar with a powerful finish (77').

Leverkusen celebrates Jeremie Frimpong's 1-0 goal. © ANSA / EDUARD MARTIN


A little later, Amine Adli pushed in after great preparatory work from Wirtz for the supposed preliminary decision (81'). Bravely fighting Heidenheimers created tension again after a header from Tim Kleindienst (87'). In the end, Leverkusen deservedly celebrated their 18th win of the season. After 22 match days, the “Werkself” are still unbeaten and remain on course for the championship. Heidenheim's Nikola Dovedan came on as a substitute at halftime.

The results

Heidenheim – Bayer Leverkusen 1:2
Goals: 0:1 Frimpong (45+2.), 0:2 Adli (81.), 1:2 Pieringer (87.)

Mainz 05 – FC Augsburg 1-0
Goals: 1-0 van den Berg (44th)

Darmstadt – Stuttgart 1:2
Goals: 0:1 Guirassy (14th), 0:2 Dahoud (90+2nd), 1:2 Seydel (90+5th)

Hoffenheim – Union Berlin 0:1
Goals: 0:1 Aaronson (84th)

Wolfsburg – Dortmund 1:1
Goals: 0:1 Füllkrug (8th), 1:1 Gerhardt (63rd)

Leipzig – Mönchen Gladbach 2-0
Goals: 1:0 Simons (14th), 2:0 Openda (58th)

The table

SPGUVTVP
1. Bayer Leverkusen22184057:1558
2. Bayern Munich22162461:2550
3. VfB Stuttgart22151651:2846
4. Bor. Dortmund22118344:2741
5. RB Leipzig22124648:2840
6. Eintracht Frankfurt2289534:2833
7. Werder Bremen2285931:3429
8. SC Freiburg2285929:4029
9. 1899 Hoffenheim2276938:4127
10. 1. FC Heidenheim2276931:3827
11. VfL Bochum22510726:4125
12. VfL Wolfsburg22661026:3424
13. 1. FC Union Berlin22731221:3524
14. FC Augsburg2258931:4023
15. Bor. M. Gladbach22571036:4322
16. 1. FC Cologne22371215:3616
17. FSV Mainz 0522291117:3515
18. SV Darmstadt 9822261423:5112

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