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LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen kept pace with Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich by beating Hoffenheim 3-1 on Sunday when Victor Boniface made his long-awaited comeback.
Boniface scored with his first shot in the purpose since his assignment to move to the Saudi team al-nassr collapsed. The Nigeria striker for his first game since the beginning of 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 defeated 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 4 minutes later after Aleix Garcia sent in the Dutch wing.
So, Robin Braun has become the first referee to announce a VAR call to fans in a Bundesliga Fit when a penalty he awarded to Nathan Tella for a foul through Hoffenheim defender David Jurasek. the release before he is to blame.
Leverkusen fit into the top five in the 20th circular of NFL flavor ads, Hope Change’s league managers will make the VAR formula very popular with fans.
“Honestly, I feel relieved that everything is working. There were no peelers and brought the desired benefits,” Braun told the Dazn station.
Buendia, who continued through the Tella injury before the break, crossed the Hoffenheim defense to see his shot stored through Philipp, but Schick there to double the rebound 3-0 in the 51st. It is the Czech striker’s 14th championship goal of the season.
Then, Grimaldo was red in 61, when Hoffenheim Orban’s replacement gift continued for visitors. Orban took a purpose a minute later.
Buendía gave way to beautiful to compensate for the sending of Grimaldo. Although the planters sailed, Leverkusen’s 10 men contained visitors from the rest of the game.
Leverkusen then hosts rivals Cologne 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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