Bayer 04 Leverkusen Claims Hard-Fought Victory in Back-and-Forth Battle Against VfL Wolfsburg

4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 3 VfL Wolfsburg

In the fifth minute, VfL Wolfsburg took an early lead through an own-goal.

Just before the half-time whistle, Mattias Svanberg extended Wolfsburg’s lead with an assisted goal by Konstantinos Koulierakis.

Moments after the break, Piero Hincapié equalised for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, reigniting their hopes.

Despite Yannick Gerhardt of VfL Wolfsburg being sent off in the 88th minute, the decisive goal came in stoppage time. Victor Okoh Boniface, assisted by Exequiel Palacios, secured the comeback win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

In the early parts of the game, VfL Wolfsburg found themselves leading with 2-3, but Bayer 04 Leverkusen surged back to claim a thrilling 4-3 victory.

Following this result, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are now in second place, just 3 points behind FC Bayern München, while VfL Wolfsburg are positioned in 13th place.

Next up, Bayer 04 Leverkusen face FC Bayern München (away) on 28 September, Bayer 04 Leverkusen (home) on 5 October and Eintracht Frankfurt (home) on 19 October. VfL Wolfsburg's upcoming matches are against VfB Stuttgart (home) on 28 September, VfL Bochum 1848 (away) on 5 October and Werder Bremen (home) on 20 October.

Earlier in the match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz tied the game at 1-1 in the 14th minute with an assist from Granit Xhaka. They then took the lead in the 32nd minute as Jonathan Tah scored, assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo. VfL Wolfsburg responded with an equaliser from Sebastiaan Bornauw, assisted by Jakub Kamiński, in the 37th minute.