Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen achieved a big win over their hosts. Hoffenheim With a score of 4-1, in the third round of the German League.
Bayer Leverkusen’s goals were scored by Martin Terrier and Victor Boniface in the 17th and 30th minutes, while Hoffenheim’s goals were opened by Mergim Berisha in the 37th minute.
In the second half, Florian Wirtz and Victor Boniface scored the third and fourth goals for the title holder in the 71st and 75th minutes.
The team is present Bayer Leverkusen In fourth place in the German League table with 6 points, collected from winning two matches and losing two, scoring 9 goals and conceding 6, while Hoffenheim comes in second place eleventh with 3 points.
Bayer Leverkusen managed to regain its balance after losing to Leipzig 3-2 in the match that took place between them at the Bay Arena, in the second round of the German League for the current season 2024-2025.
This defeat is the first for the team of Spanish coach Xabi Alonso in the German league after 35 matches since the season before last when they fell to Leipzig 2-3 in the second round.
The defending champion, Bayer Leverkusen, began its journey in the tournament. German League This season, with a last-gasp 3-2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, they took their first three points in the competition.
Bayer Leverkusen opened their defence of the German Cup title by beating Carl Zeiss Jena, a fifth division club, 1-0, and qualifying for the second round of the local competition.