Spectacle start to the 62nd Bundesliga season!
Defending champion Leverkusen squanders a 2-0 lead in Gladbach but still wins in the end.
In the eleventh minute of injury time, Florian Wirtz initially misses a penalty (after a foul by Itakura on Adli), but scores with the follow-up shot to make it 3-2.
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LAST-MINUTE-LEVERKUSEN!
As so often in the last championship season, Bayer decides a game in the last second.
For a long time it looked like a confident opening victory.
First of all, coach Xabi Alonso can rely on two of his top stars! Granit Xhaka and Wirtz opened the season with two great goals!
12th minute: Xhaka shoots from around 23 meters, hammering the ball in at 129 km/h.
A shot like a line to make it 1-0 – a fantastic start for the champions!
Xhaka-hammer!Is THAT already the goal of the season?
Source: Image23.08.2024
Gladbach, on the other hand, was caught off guard. Borussia actually held up well and created top chances for themselves.
But: Leverkusen will be celebrating again next!
38th minute: Wirtz gets the ball from a rebound, shoots and hits the near corner. That’s 2-0!
Bitter for Gladbach: Shortly after Leverkusen’s second goal, Tim Kleindienst scores what appears to be the 2-1 equaliser (43′).
According to the VAR images, referee Robert Schröder disallowed the goal due to a foul. But: Gladbach has tasted blood – and actually manages a comeback!
First, central defender Nico Elvedi (27) brings the team of coach Gerardo Seoane (45) back into the game.
58th minute: The Swiss player’s header from a free kick is initially blocked by keeper Hradecky, but he scores with a follow-up shot to make it 2-1.
Five minutes before the end of regular time, Borussia finally equalizes!
85th minute: Kleindienst is served in the penalty area and leaves Hradecky no chance as he falls. That’s 2:2!
The final point? NO! Because Leverkusen once again struck masterfully at the end…