1-2 Lewandowski (90 +3)
Leverkusen went into the contest one place and point better off than the defending champions at the summit, and looked like they would only extend their advantage for long periods in the first half. The pre-match Bundesliga leaders were first to every second ball in the early stages, forging ahead through Patrik Schick s quite brilliant volley in the 14th minute. The Czech striker warmed the palms of Manuel Neuer with Bayer s next attack, before Moussa Diaby thundered a strike into the side-netting. Bayern survived another nervy moment as the referee ruled out a second Schick strike for offside following consultation with the VAR. Losing the in-form Kingsley Coman to injury did their comeback hopes no favours, but parity was restored late in the first half when the unmarked Lewandowski made the most of a breakdown in communication between Lukas Hradecky and Jonathan Tah to head home Thomas Müller s cross with his first goal since being named The Best FIFA Me
Having climbed to the top of the Bundesliga at the weekend, taking advantage of a rare slip by their next opponents Bayern Munich, Leverkusen made it immediately clear they were not willing to cede their place at the summit after just a few days. Within ten minutes, they were already two goals to the good, and well on their way to another three points. Weiser was not initially in the starting XI, but an injury to Lars Bender in the warm-up saw him start, and he was in the right place at the right time to volley in Sebastiaan Bornauw s attempted headed clearance to put
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