Match highlights
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Bayer Leverkusen vs SV Werder Bremen highlights
How the goals came
25' Victor Boniface opens the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen (the winner) → 60' Granit Xhaka extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 68' Florian Wirtz extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 83' Florian Wirtz extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 90' Florian Wirtz extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead. Full time: 5-0, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
25' Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-0
Victor Boniface opened the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen in the 25th minute at the BayArena, breaking a 0-0 deadlock against SV Werder Bremen. The goal made it 1-0, and the home side carried that lead into the break. Leverkusen never relinquished it on the way to a 5-0 win, making Boniface's strike the match-winner.
60' Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-0
Bayer Leverkusen started the second half with only a one-goal cushion, and Granit Xhaka doubled it in the 60th minute to make it 2-0. The strike ended a narrow margin that had held since the first half and gave the hosts firmer control. Three more goals would follow before the final whistle.
68' Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-0
Only eight minutes after Xhaka's goal, Florian Wirtz found the net in the 68th minute to make it 3-0. Leverkusen had now scored twice in quick succession after the restart, stretching the gap over SV Werder Bremen to three goals. It was Wirtz's first of the afternoon, and more would follow.
83' Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 4-0
Florian Wirtz added his second of the match in the 83rd minute, taking Bayer Leverkusen's lead to 4-0. Coming 15 minutes after his first, it was the home side's third goal of the second half alone. The margin was already wide, but Wirtz was not finished yet.
90' Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 5-0
The final goal of the match also belonged to Florian Wirtz. His strike in the 90th minute completed a hat-trick and set the final score at 5-0. With goals in the 68th, 83rd and 90th minutes, all after the break, Wirtz capped a five-goal win for Bayer Leverkusen over SV Werder Bremen on April 14, 2024.
