Leverkusen up to third with Bayern win
Saturday, May 2, 2015
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen boosted their pursuit of a UEFA Champions League spot by dispatching Bundesliga champions FC Bayern München 2-0, while VfL Wolfsburg were held.
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• Third-placed Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat much-changed FC Bayern München 2-0.
• Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Julian Brandt on target for the Werkself in home triumph.
• Bayern midfielder Javi Martínez makes his first competitive start since 13 August 2014.
• Rico Strieder and substitute Lukas Görtler make debuts for Bundesliga champions.
• Second-placed VfL Wolfsburg squander two-goal lead in 2-2 draw against lowly Hannover 96.
• Bas Dost nets opener in derby to end 12-game goalscoring drought.
• Wolves denied as pursuit of automatic qualification for UEFA Champions League continues.
• FC Schalke 04 claim last-gasp win in five-goal thriller against rock-bottom VfB Stuttgart.
• Home victory boosts Royals' hopes of securing UEFA Europa League place.
• Eighth-placed TSG 1899 Hoffenheim held 1-1 at home by Borussia Dortmund.
• Davie Selke with decisive strike as SV Werder Bremen beat Eintracht Frankfurt.
• SC Paderborn 07 climb out of the drop zone with 2-1 success at SC Freiburg.
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