TSG Hoffenheim - Bayer Leverkusen 2: 4: Gala by Patrik Schick! B04 secures third place

Bayer Leverkusen has made the early qualification perfect for the Champions League. Despite the two -time deficit on the penultimate matchday of the Bundesliga, the Werkelf won 4: 2 (1: 2) at TSG Hoffenheim and can no longer be displaced from the top four of the table.

Doppelpacker Patrik Schick (34./76.), Moussa Diaby (73.) and Lucas Alario (90th+1) scored for the Leverkuseners, who last made the leap into the premier class in the 2019/20 season. The Hoffenheimers have been waiting for a win for eight games and have no chance of the European Cup. The goals of Georginio Rutter (22nd) and Christoph Baumgartner (36.) also changed.

The 20,000 spectators in Sinsheim saw committed hosts at the beginning. Rutter caused danger early in front of the Leverkusen Tor (4th). Even in the minutes after, the Kraichgauer determined the action. From Leverkusen, almost nothing came in the first quarter of an hour.

It was only after almost 20 minutes that the guests who were missing the former Hoffenheimer Kerem Demirbay, Florian Wirtz, Amine Adli, Karim Bellarabi and Timothy Fosu-Mensah were missing and were better in the game.

The team of coach Gerardo Seoane could not develop any chances - on the contrary. After a dropout of full -back Piero Hincapie, Rutter scored for the TSG after strong preparatory work by Baumgartner.

Only after the deficit did the Leverkusenians increase the number of strokes. The increased efforts were quickly rewarded. After the flank of Diaby, goal scorers Schick scored his 23rd goal of the season with a remarkable direct acceptance.

The Hoffenheimers, who had to do without Florian Grillitsch, Havard Nordtveit, Chris Richards (all left the TSG at the end of the season), Benjamin Hübner, Ermin Bicakcic and Marco John, were only shocked. Baumgartner brought the TSG back into the lead after the flank of Pavel Kaderabek.

Seoane's response to the break, who brought Mitchel Bakker for Hincapie, should have had it. At the beginning of the second round, Bayer put pressure on the foot (51st).

The Hoffenheimers were busy on the defensive, but remained dangerous for counterattacks. After the flank of national player David, Munas Dabbur gave up the head (54.), Andrej Kramaric also had a good opportunity (63.).

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Two minutes later, Diaby was very close to the equalization on the opposite side. Shortly afterwards he did better, chic followed. In the 79th minute, Jacob Bruun Larsen and Kramaric awarded the double chance to equalize.