Match highlights
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Mönchengladbach highlights
How the goals came
32' Florian Wirtz opens the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen → 62' Florian Wirtz extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead (the winner) → 74' Patrik Schick extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 90+1' Tim Kleindienst pulls one back for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Full time: 3-1, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
32' Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-0
Bayer Leverkusen broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute of their Bundesliga Matchday 18 meeting with Borussia Mönchengladbach at the BayArena. Florian Wirtz put the hosts 1-0 up in the first half. Leverkusen never relinquished that lead, making Wirtz's opener the winning goal.
62' Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-0
Florian Wirtz struck again in the 62nd minute, his second goal of the afternoon, to double Bayer Leverkusen's advantage to 2-0. Coming in the second half after his first-half opener, the goal gave the hosts a firmer grip on the match. At that point, Wirtz had accounted for both of Leverkusen's goals.
74' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-0
Patrik Schick added a third for Bayer Leverkusen in the 74th minute, making it 3-0. After Wirtz's two goals, Schick got his name on the scoresheet to stretch the home side's lead. With little more than a quarter of an hour remaining, the goal all but settled the outcome.
90'+1 Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 3-1
Borussia Mönchengladbach pulled one back in stoppage time through Tim Kleindienst, who scored in the 90+1st minute. The goal trimmed the deficit to 3-1 but came far too late to change the result. Bayer Leverkusen held on for a 3-1 home win.
