Overview
- Bayer Leverkusen defeated VfL Bochum 3-1, reducing Bayern Munich's Bundesliga lead to three points.
- Aleix Garcia opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a precise shot from outside the penalty area.
- Victor Boniface restored Leverkusen's lead in the 60th minute with his eighth league goal of the season.
- Amine Adli sealed the win with an 87th-minute goal, assisted by Exequiel Palacios, after coming on as a substitute.
- Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso adjusted tactics by starting Boniface and Patrik Schick together for the first time this season, compensating for Florian Wirtz's absence.