Overview
- Following Sandro Wagner’s sacking, former Augsburg boss Manuel Baum returned as interim coach and won his first match in charge.
- Dimitrios Giannoulis scored after six minutes before assisting Anton Kade’s header for a two-goal lead by the 28th minute.
- Baum set up a compact 5-4-1 with combative defending, while Leverkusen hit the woodwork three times and captain Robert Andrich said Augsburg deserved the result.
- The result provided breathing room from the relegation places after Augsburg had conceded 27 goals in their first 12 league games.
- Club leaders continue the search for a permanent head coach, with Baum’s simplified approach cited as a possible fit and fans displaying banners critical of the hierarchy.