Bayer Leverkusen ended their five-game winning run in the Bundesliga with an uninspiring 0-0 draw against visitors Hertha Berlin on Sunday, missing their chance to take over second place. In-form Leverkusen, unbeaten so far this season, were favourites and would have overtaken RB Leipzig into second spot with a home win but instead are now third on 19 points, one behind Leipzig and three off leaders Bayern Munich. - Stream new episodes of ESPN FC Monday-Friday on ESPN+
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- Make Bundesliga, Serie A picks for a chance to win an ESPN+ subscription! Scoring chances for the hosts were few and far between as Hertha, eager to bounce back from a 5-2 drubbing by Borussia Dortmund last week, were disciplined at the back and only rarely ventured forward. Leverkusen's Kerim Demirbay had their best effort with a 30-metre shot in the 32nd minute. There was equally little from the hosts after the break with Demirbay again trying his luck from distance a few times before he floated a free kick into the box in stoppage time and Lars Bender narrowly headed wide. Hertha are in 13th place on eighth, level with Hoffenheim, who face Mainz later on Sunday.
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