Bayer Leverkusen breathe in Germany with key win to move away from bottom

A clear victory by 2 goals to 0 was obtained this Saturday by Bayer Leverkusen over Stuttgart in a match played at the BayArena, corresponding to date 15 of the German Bundesliga.

The opening minutes of the match were studied, with neither team superior in possession, so the fight focused on midfield. However, the locals took center stage after 10 minutes when the French Amine Adli appeared after a cross, connecting with a shot that went wide of the visitor’s goal.

Stuttgart responded to the 25′ by his compatriot Naouirou Ahamada , which had the account opening with a header that was lost by the bottom line; however, from then on It was the casting of the Chilean who had all the protagonism with arrivals at 26 ‘from the also Frenchman Moussa Diaby and Adli himself 120 seconds later .

It was to be expected then that the host would have their reward for the pressure exerted on the rival goal: in the 29th minute, Diaby, after excellent individual play, managed to open the scoreboard after his shot was deflected by Waldemar Anton, making it 1-0 .

Already at minute 43, Bayer Leverkusen had one last option at the feet of Kerem Demirbay but his shot with the left foot after serving a free kick is deflected towards the goal defended by the goalkeeper Florian Muller .

In the add-on, Stuttgart went in search of the draw, so they started to control the game, although without clearly approaching the home goal. Just a header Serhou Guirassy at 59′ presented a certain risk Lukas Hradecky host guardian.

Xabi Alonso’s students did not rest on their laurels, since at 63′ they were able to score 2-0 thanks to Jeremie Frimpong but his shot hit the crossbar after chaining a cross from the left sector.

From then on, the outsiders keep control of the ball but without approaching the opposing surface. For their part, the owners waited patiently for the opportunity to stretch the numbers, which He arrived in the 81st minute after a corner that Jonathan Tah chained in the middle of the small area after a pivot at the near post from Argentinian Exequiel Palacios. .

With the composure of the 2-0, Leverkusen devoted themselves to resisting the unsuccessful attempts of a Stuttgart who felt the blow of the second goal and could not find the goal of restoration.

With this result, the national team added its third consecutive victory and climbed to 11th place in the standings with 18 points . On the next date – after the World Cup break in Qatar – he is due to visit the Borussia Monchengladbach meeting scheduled for January 22 next year.