Misfiring Leverkusen held at home by Gladbach
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Monchengladbach - Game Highlights
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Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen squandered a bagful of chances before settling for a 0-0 draw against visitors Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday and seeing their lead at the top cut to two points.
Unbeaten Leverkusen, who announced the on-loan signing of striker Borja Iglesias immediately after the game, head the standings on 49 points, with Bayern Munich, 3-2 winners at Augsburg, in second place on 47.
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VfB Stuttgart are third on 37 following their 5-2 demolition of RB Leipzig.
The hosts had more than 70% possession in the first half and two good early opportunities for Florian Wirtz but struggled to crack open the disciplined Gladbach defence.
It was even more one-way traffic after the break with Xabi Alonso's team squandering chance after chance, with Jeremie Frimpong coming agonisingly close three times in a six-minute spell, and Alejandro Grimaldo firing over the bar from close range.
A stoppage-time Nathan Tella shot from two metres out was far too weak and completed a disappointing evening for the hosts.
Leverkusen will hope new 31-year-old striker Iglesias, on loan from Real Betis until the end of the season, can improve that conversion rate following the injury of their top striker Victor Boniface earlier in January.
"He can fill the gap left by the absence of Victor," said Leverkusen sports director Simon Rolfes.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Deniz Aytekin
German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | +25 | 23 |
| RB Leipzig | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 20 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 17 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +5 | 16 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 16 |
| SC Freiburg | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 16 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 15 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 13 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 13 |
| Werder Bremen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 12 |
| FC Augsburg | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 11 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Mainz | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| St. Pauli | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| Holstein Kiel | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 5 |
| VfL Bochum | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -20 | 1 |
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