Leverkusen now 4th with 2-0 win in Stuttgart

Stuttgart: Leon Bailey set up both goals for Bayer Leverkusen to move fourth in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win at promoted Stuttgart on Friday.

The Jamaican forward pulled the ball back for 18-year-old Kai Havertz to open the scoring in the 20th minute then sent in a corner for Lars Bender to seal the win with ten minutes remaining. The home side might have equalised but Bernd Leno had a great game against his former club. The Leverkusen goalkeeper pulled off a wonderful save to deny Emiliano Insua after the break. Leverkusen was incensed that Santiago Ascacibar was only shown a yellow card for a dangerous challenge on Julian Brandt’s ankle minutes before the second goal.