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Leverkusen, Germany (AP) -Bayer Leverkusen followed the speed of Bundesliga Bayern Munich leader to beat Hoffenheim 3-1 on Sunday when Victor Boniface returned for a long time.
Boniface scored with his first penalty kick since his plan to move to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr aspect collapsed. The Nigeria striker for his first game since early November after recovering from a thigh injury.
“He needs game time. He’s focused and we need him for the second half of the season. We need the whole squad,” Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said of Boniface, who played the first half before making way for Patrik Schick before the second.
Leverkusen finished with 10 players after Álex Grimaldo’s sending off with half an hour to play. New signings Emiliano Buendía and Mario Hermoso made their debuts as Alonso’s team stayed six points behind Bayern two weeks before the top two clash in Leverkusen.
Bayern beat Holstein Kiel on Saturday.
Boniface scored in the 15th minute with a shot that Hoffenheim ’keeper Luca Philipp should arguably have stopped.
Jeremie Frimpong made it 2-0 four minutes later after Aleix García sent the Dutch wing back through.
Then, Robin Braun has become the first referee to announce a call from Var to enthusiasts in a Bundesliga Fit when a penalty that granted Nathan Tella for a foul through the defender of Hoffenheim, David Jurasek. The launch before he is to blame.
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“Honestly, I’m relieved that everything worked out. There were no slip-ups and hopefully it brought the benefits that were desired,” Braun told broadcaster DAZN.
Buendía, who continued by the Tella lesion before the break, crossed the defense of Hoffenheim to see her shot stored through Philipp, but Schick there to fold the rebound 3-0 in 51. It is the 14th purpose of the championship of the championship of the Czech striker season.
Then, Grimaldo was red in 61, when Hoffenheim Orban’s replacement gift continued for visitors. Orban took a purpose a minute later.
Buendía made it beautiful to compensate for the sending of Grimaldo. Although the Tempers sometimes came out, Leverkusen’s 10 men delayed visitors from the rest of the game.
Leverkusen then receives the rivals colony in the quarterfinals of the German Cup on Wednesday.
Eintracht Frankfurt, third, drew with Wolfsburg 1-1 at the start of the match.
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