Bayer Leverkusen maintained their 10-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga with victory against 10-man Wolfsburg.
The visitors faced an uphill task after they had Moritz Jenz sent off in the 28th minute following a second yellow card.
Leverkusen took the lead eight minutes later when ex-Southampton and Burnley forward Nathan Tella headed in.
Florian Wirtz collected Exequiel Palacios’ pass to make it 2-0 four minutes from time.
The victory was a sixth in a row for Xabi Alonso’s side.
They are top with 67 points, while defending champions Bayern Munich are second on 57 after Thomas Tuchel’s team thrashed Mainz 05 8-1.
Line-ups
B Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Hrádecky
- 12Tapsoba
- 4Tah
- 3HincapiéSubstituted forAdliat 59′minutesBooked at 80mins
- 2Stanisic
- 34Xhaka
- 25PalaciosSubstituted forAndrichat 90′minutes
- 20Grimaldo
- 19TellaSubstituted forHofmannat 76′minutes
- 10WirtzSubstituted forHlozekat 90′minutes
- 14SchickSubstituted forIglesiasat 76′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Kossounou
- 7Hofmann
- 8Andrich
- 9Iglesias
- 18Mbamba
- 21Adli
- 23Hlozek
- 32Puerta
- 36Lomb
Wolfsburg
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Casteels
- 4Lacroix
- 25JenzBooked at 28mins
- 5ZesigerSubstituted forWimmerat 87′minutes
- 20Baku
- 31GerhardtBooked at 7minsSubstituted forBehrensat 88′minutes
- 27Arnold
- 40Paredes
- 19MajerSubstituted forVranckxat 63′minutes
- 23WindSubstituted forBornauwat 32′minutes
- 11Barreiros de Melo TomásSubstituted forSarrat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Fischer
- 3Bornauw
- 6Vranckx
- 9Sarr
- 12Pervan
- 13Oliveira da Silva
- 17Behrens
- 32Svanberg
- 39Wimmer
- Referee:
- Daniel Siebert
- Attendance:
- 29,314
Live Text
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Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
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Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
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Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
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Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
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Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Behrens replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
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Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer replaces Cédric Zesiger.
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Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
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Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Aster Vranckx.
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Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
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Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
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Attempt blocked. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
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Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
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Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
