Bayer Leverkusen end winless run with 2-1 victory at Borussia Monchengladbach and stay ahead in the tight Bundesliga race for a Champions League spot

By Sam Cooper For Mailonline 19:26 15 Jan 2022, updated 23:40 15 Jan 2022

  • Bayer Leverkusen won their first game in six matches to stay third in the league
  • Second half goals from Robert Andrich and Patrik Schick secured the win
  • A late goal from Nico Elvedi threatened to ruin the result but Leverkusen held on
  • Leverkusen are third and one of the teams hunting for a Champions League spot 

Gladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer saved two penalties but it wasn't enough to stop his team losing to Bayer Leverkusen, which moved up to third.

After Sommer pushed Patrik Schick's penalty wide, Robert Andrich volleyed in from close range at the resulting corner. 

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Schick later added a second goal from a free kick and Nico Elvedi responded for Gladbach to make it 2-1. 

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Robert Andrich (right) opened the scoring as Bayer Leverkusen ended a five-game winless run

Sommer saved another penalty from Kerem Demirbay late on.

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