After that, Wolfsburg determined the game, but had no chances. Bayer noticed the absence of the injured Florian Wirtz and Patrick Schick – with the exception of Adli, Leverkusen hardly caused any danger. The game went on until the break whistle.
Paulinho decides the game
After the change of sides, both clubs tried again with fast, vertical passes to the top. There were some dangerous opportunities in the penalty areas, but they were not consistently played to the end. It wasn’t really dangerous again until ten minutes after the restart: Jonas Wind fired a shot at the Bayer post (55′).
The game then flattened out again. Substitute Paulinho then left Bayer with his first goal in almost two years jBad: The Brazilian took a half-right shot from 20 meters – the ball hit the near corner. “I’m happy for him after his dry spell”, said teammate Hradecky. In stoppage time, the Joker headed in for a brace.