Match highlights
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Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Wolfsburg highlights
How the goals came
16' Jonas Wind opens the scoring for VfL Wolfsburg → 30' Álex Grimaldo equalises for Bayer Leverkusen → 31' Joakim Mæhle puts VfL Wolfsburg ahead → 38' Christian Eriksen extends VfL Wolfsburg's lead → 44' Álex Grimaldo pulls one back for Bayer Leverkusen → 53' Patrik Schick equalises for Bayer Leverkusen → 68' Edmond Tapsoba puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead (the winner) → 73' Ibrahim Maza extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead → 90+6' Malik Tillman extends Bayer Leverkusen's lead. Full time: 6-3, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 9 goals came after half-time. Bayer Leverkusen came from 2 down to win. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
16' Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) 0-1
Jonas Wind opened the scoring for visitors VfL Wolfsburg in the 16th minute, making it 0-1. It was the first of nine goals in the match. Bayer Leverkusen eventually came from behind to win 6-3, so Wind's opener was not enough for Wolfsburg.
30' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 1-1
Trailing 0-1, hosts Bayer Leverkusen drew level in the 30th minute through Álex Grimaldo, making it 1-1. The equalizer lasted only a minute, as Wolfsburg went back in front in the 31st. Grimaldo scored again in the 44th minute and finished the match with two goals.
31' Joakim Mæhle (VfL Wolfsburg) 1-2
Just a minute after Leverkusen's equalizer, Joakim Mæhle restored Wolfsburg's lead in the 31st minute, making it 1-2. The visitors added another goal before half-time to stretch the margin to two.
38' Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) 1-3
Christian Eriksen made it 1-3 in the 38th minute, giving Wolfsburg a two-goal cushion away from home. It turned out to be the visitors' last goal of the match. Leverkusen scored the next five to win 6-3.
44' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-3
Two goals down at 1-3, Leverkusen pulled one back in the 44th minute when Álex Grimaldo struck for the second time, making it 2-3. Following his equalizer in the 30th minute, the goal sent the hosts into half-time just one behind.
53' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-3
Patrik Schick leveled the match at 3-3 in the 53rd minute, early in a second half that had begun with Leverkusen trailing 2-3. Having been 1-3 down in the first half, the hosts were now back on level terms.
68' Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen) 4-3
With the score at 3-3, Edmond Tapsoba put Leverkusen 4-3 up in the 68th minute, giving them the lead for the first time in the match. The goal completed the comeback from 1-3 down. Leverkusen never relinquished the lead, making it the winning goal.
73' Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen) 5-3
Five minutes after taking the lead, Leverkusen extended it to 5-3 through Ibrahim Maza in the 73rd minute. The hosts, two goals behind at 1-3 in the first half, were now two goals ahead themselves.
90'+6 Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen) 6-3
The final goal came deep in stoppage time, in the 90+6th minute, when Malik Tillman made it 6-3. Leverkusen closed out their Matchday 28 meeting with Wolfsburg by three goals. After trailing 1-3 in the first half, the hosts scored four times after the break.
