The reigning German champions were back at their record-setting best on Saturday, having initially been given an early scare.
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The result lifted Bayer Leverkusen, who were hammered 4-1 by VfL Wolfsburg at home on Tuesday, two places up to third on 56 points from 29 games
Bayer Leverkusen have signed Germany youth keeper Lennart Grill from next season in a deal to 2024, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday.
Bayer Leverkusen players, staff and management on Wednesday unanimously agreed to accept an unspecified pay cut as the Bundesliga remains suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Goals from Moussa Diaby and Nadiem Amiri gave Bayer Leverkusen a 2-0 victory over Augsburg on Sunday and kept them in contention for a UEFA Champions League spot.
The win sent them top of their UEFA Champions League Group D
Strikes from Gonzalo Higuain and Federico Bernardeschi had eased Maurizio Sarri’s men in control in Turin, before Cristiano Ronaldo added further gloss to the scoreline late on
Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund are hoping captain Marco Reus will be fit for Sunday’s match against in-form Bayer Leverkusen as they look to reignite their stalled title run.
Leverkusen sit ninth in the Bundesliga table heading into the winter break and, despite securing a third win in four league games by beating Hertha Berlin on Saturday, Heiko Herrlich has been relieved of his duties.
Midfielder Thiago’s replacement Renato Sanches made the most of his rare start in their 2-0 win at Benfica on Wednesday, scoring one goal and helping set up the other.
Chelsea target Leon Bailey has signed a new five-year deal with Bayer Leverkusen.
The German club announced via Twitter that the transfer has been agreed, which makes the goalkeeper Unai Emery’s second signing as manager.
The German international is likely to be new manager, Unai Emery’s second acquisition after Swiss defender, Stephan Lichtsteiner, joined on a free transfer from Juventus earlier this month.
Both were out of contract this summer.
The 25-year-old forward charged through in the 71st minute to put Leverkusen 2-1 in front after Julian Brandt had fired the hosts ahead in the 20th, only for Marco Fabian to draw Frankfurt level three minutes later.
The former Manchester United striker has penned a three-year contract, which is reportedly worth £140,000 a week, making him the highest-paid player in the club’s history.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that four losses in their past six Bundesliga games have taken Leverkusen down into ninth place
It was the home side that took control of the possession in the opening 10 minutes
The visitors were quickest off the starting blocks, with Javier Hernandez beating his marker two minutes in and steering Karim Bellarabi’s delivery towards goal, but Marc-Andre ter Stegen reacted well to deny his close-range effort
As well as some impressive league form to look back on, Barcelona also hold a standout record against Bayer.