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 | Leverkusen is already Bayern`s first pursuer7-12-2020 |
The team of Bayer (Leverkusen) overtook Borussia (Dortmund) and RB (Leipzig) and is now in second place in the Bundesliga - only a point behind the leader Bayern (Munich). This happened after the Europa League participant beat Schalke 04 3-0 as a guest in a match of the 10th round. The Aspirins were facilitated by the weak opponent, who first scored an own goal through Malich Tiau (10 `) and then missed a penalty at 0:2. Julian Baumgartlinger (67`) and Patrick Schick (78) scored the other two goals for the team from BayArena. Leverkusen has remained undefeated since the beginning of the championship, and only Wolfsburg can boast of the same.
On Thursday, Bayer beat Nice 3:2 on foreign soil, which qualified for the phase of direct eliminations in the Europa League. Tonight, Peter Boss`s team did not show fatigue and deservedly congratulated on the success. In the 10th minute, the young defender of Schalke Malih Tiau scored an attractive own goal after a flying plunge, as the hosts claimed a violation against him. Leverkusen scored their second goal in the 67th minute when Baumgartlinger hit a crossbar. Three days ago in France, the midfielder scored the same goal. The miners got their chance to return to the match in the 72nd, but then Stephen Scribsky failed to take a penalty kick. Goalkeeper Lucas Hradecki felt the corner and parried, and then saved in the extra time.
Everything for Schalke ended in the 78th minute, when Patrick Schick scored for 3:0.
The hosts remain last in the standings, having not won a championship since January.