Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Wolfsburg
Goals: 0-1 Baku (35')

Buoyed by their midweek victory over Borussia Dortmund, Leverkusen flew out of the traps. Nadiem Amiri slipped Lars Bender’s ball past Wolfsburg goalkeeper Koen Casteels inside three minutes, but Maxence Lacroix was able to clear off the line and prevent Lucas Alario from burying the follow-up. Amiri shot wide and Alario headed a Moussa Diaby cross against the woodwork, before Wolfsburg threatened a breakthrough of their own through Renato Steffen’s fierce strike across goal. Casteels pushed a close-range Alario header over the crossbar midway through an action-packed first half, shaded by Wolfsburg thanks to Baku’s cool-headed opener from Steffen’s even cooler clipped pass into the area.

Leverkusen newcomer Timothy Fosu-Mensah entered the fray at the start of the second period for his Bundesliga debut. Die Werkself continued to make moves in the final third, but John Brooks & Co. largely kept the home side at arm’s length. Dictating the tempo, Wolfsburg almost doubled their lead past the hour when Xaver Schlager played in Wout Weghorst. The Dutchman had scored in three successive matches, but couldn’t squeeze his effort past a spread-eagle Lukas Hradecky. Bayer met similar resistance with their only meaningful effort after the restart as Casteels flung himself at Daley Sinkgraven's stinging strike to preserve three vital points in the race for a top-four finish.

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Baku Wolfsburg's match-winner in Leverkusen