Xabi Alonso's team continues step towards the first championship in the club's history.
Bayerdefeated Cologne on the road in the match onthe 24th round of the German Bundesliga – 0:2.
Already at the start of the match, the hosts remained in the minority – in the 14th minute, Jan Thillmann.
Leverkusen took advantage of their numerical advantage and confidently beat their opponents. At the end of the first half, the score in the match was opened by Jeremy Frimpong.
And in the second half, Xabi Alonso's team scored for the second time – the final score of the game was 73- Alejandro Grimaldo set it in the th minute.
Review of the match “Cologne” – “Bayer”
Thus, Bayer (64 points) continues to lead in the Bundesliga and is already 10 points ahead of its closest pursuer, Bayern. Cologne (17 points) is in 16th place.
In the next round of the German championship, Bayer will host Wolfsburg on March 10. A day earlier, Cologne will meet Borussia Monchengladbach on the road.
Note that Bayer has never won gold in the Bundesliga – Leverkusen's best result was silver, with which the team finished five times season (last time in 2011).
