Bayer Leverkusen were already two goals down in Stuttgart. However, the German champions showed their resilience and skillfully averted an impending defeat.
Despite trailing by two goals, Bayer Leverkusen were lucky to celebrate an important victory in the battle for the Bundesliga title. Five days after being knocked out of the Champions League against FC Bayern Munich, the German champions won 4:3 at VfB Stuttgart at the end of the 26th matchday thanks to a goal from Patrick Schick in stoppage time
. As a result, the defending champions are now just six points behind league leaders FC Bayern Munich, who were held to a 1-1 draw by 1. FC Union Berlin the previous day.
Ermedin Demirovic (15th minute) and the strong Nick Woltemade (48th) had given Stuttgart a 2-0 lead. Jeremy Frimpong (56') scored the equalizer for Leverkusen before an own goal from Granit Xhaka (62') restored the two-goal deficit. Piero Hincapie (68), an own goal from Stuttgart's Angelo Stiller (88) and Schick (90.+4) turned the game around for Leverkusen.
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VfB Stuttgart
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- Ermedin Demirovic - 1:0 (14.)
- Nick Woltemade - 2:0 (48.)
- Granit Xhaka - 3:1 (62.)
- (56.) 2:1 - Jeremie Frimpong
- (67.) 3:2 - Piero Hincapié
- (88.) 3:3 - Angelo Stiller
- (90.+4.) 3:4 - Patrik Schick
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90.+6.End of 2nd half
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90.+4.Goal for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 3:4 through Patrik Schick (Jeremie Frimpong)
Patrik Schick
Striker
Assist: Jeremie Frimpong
Midfielder
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88.Goal for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 3:3 through an own goal by Angelo Stiller
Angelo Stiller
Midfielder
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76.Yellow card Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Piero Hincapié
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74.Yellow card Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Robert Andrich
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67.Goal for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 3:2 through Piero Hincapié
Piero Hincapié
Midfielder
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64.Yellow card VfB Stuttgart
Nick Woltemade
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62.Goal for VfB Stuttgart, 3:1 through an own goal by Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka
Midfielder
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56.Goal for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 2:1 through Jeremie Frimpong
Jeremie Frimpong
Midfielder
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51.Yellow card VfB Stuttgart
Finn Jeltsch
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48.Goal for VfB Stuttgart, 2:0 through Nick Woltemade (Enzo Millot)
Nick Woltemade
Striker
Assist: Enzo Millot
Midfielder
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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27.Yellow card VfB Stuttgart
Atakan Karazor
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14.Goal for VfB Stuttgart, 1:0 through Ermedin Demirovic
Ermedin Demirovic
Striker
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1.Start of the match
