The Aspirin team won 1-4 as visitors and they are still in the Champions League qualifying zone. The Chilean midfielder started and played the whole game.
Charles Aránguiz’s Bayer Leverkusen picked up a solid victory as they visit against Greuther Furth on Matchday 31 of the Bundesliga. The Aspirin team won 1-4, a result that allows them to remain at the top of the table, occupying one of the positions to access the next Champions League . The Chilean midfielder started and played the whole match with a decent performance.
The first half started well with clearly dangerous games. The first to materialize reached 5 and favored the hosts. After a poor clearance from Kerem Demirbay which added to the defensive work, the ball was picked up by Jessic Ngankam who managed to send a cross to the far post. It appeared unmarked Jetro Willems, who settled in and took a drag shot to spark the celebration of local fans .
However, the joy did not last long. In the 8, after a corner, Patrik Schik scored the draw with a heel goal at the edge of the small area after a defender failed to reject the ball . Although the goal was ruled out due to an advanced position, VAR determined the goal was legitimate.
Already in the 18th, Leverkusen turned the scoreboard. Furth’s defense gave way to their keeper and he couldn’t deflect the ball in time and Sardar Azmoun finished with the ball at his feet and defined in front of a goal without resistance .
In the second half, Paulinho was the protagonist in Leverkusen. In the 53 he scored, but in an attacking position. However, he got his revenge a few minutes later. At minute 58 he made a good wall and appeared in the center of the box. Although he missed a first shot, the ball stayed in his area and he shot again to increase the visitors’ advantage. .
Already towards the end, at 84′, Exequiel Palacios, with a shot from outside the box, put the final 1-4 .
With this result, Bayer Leverkusen remain in fourth place in the table with 55 points obtaining the last quota for the next edition of the Champions League. Greuther Furth, meanwhile, remains in last place in the standings with 17 units and mathematically seals his relegation. .
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