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Leverkusen suffered their fourth defeat in the Bundesliga this season. |
Augsburg entered the weekend in a heavy mood, having fallen to 14th place in the Bundesliga and being drawn into the relegation race earlier than expected. On the other hand, Leverkusen have won 5 of their last 6 matches, spread across the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League.
The big contrast in form helped Leverkusen to be rated superior before the away match at WWK Arena. However, Augsburg upset all predictions with their determined play right from the opening whistle.
It took Leverkusen just 6 minutes to pick the ball out of the net. From a pass from his teammate on the left wing, Dimitris Giannoulis broke through and finished diagonally into the net. In the 28th minute, Giannoulis continued to shine with a pass like a set piece for teammate Anton Kade to jump high and head the ball into the visitors' net.
The two quick goals left Leverkusen stunned. They frantically pushed up their formation to find an equalizer, but were met with a dense Augsburg defense. On the contrary, Augsburg's counter-attacks always made Leverkusen's heart stop.
After the break, the situation did not change. Leverkusen even controlled the ball up to 68%, launched 20 shots but only 2 were on target. The disappointing performance of the attack made Ibrahim Maza and his teammates helpless in finding a favorable result.
Losing 0-2 to Augsburg, Leverkusen remained in 4th place and the gap with Bayern Munich widened to 14 points.
Source: https://znews.vn/leverkusen-thua-soc-post1609079.html
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