Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg played out a true Bundesliga classic on Sunday afternoon. There were no fewer than five first-half goals at the BayArena but despite putting up a courageous fight, the Green-and-Whites ended up losing 4-3 to the German champions. VfL started brilliantly and took a fifth-minute lead courtesy of Nordi Mukiele’s own goal, only for Florian Wirtz to equalise nine minutes later. Jonathan Tah completed the turnaround on 32 minutes to put the hosts in the driving seat, but the Wolves responded through Sebastiaan Bornauw (37’) before Mattias Svanberg put them 3-2 ahead in first-half stoppage time (45+1’). The contest continued to ebb and flow after the break, with Piero Hincapie restoring parity once more four minutes into the second half. Yannick Gerhardt was dismissed with two minutes remaining, before Victor Boniface struck in the third minute of added time to earn Leverkusen a come-from-behind win and ensure VfL’s efforts went unrewarded.
Wolves beaten in goal fest
