Overview

• Bayer Leverkusen defeated VfB Stuttgart 4-3 with two goals in the final minutes, snapping a three-match losing streak across all competitions.
• Patrik Schick scored the decisive goal in the fourth minute of added time after an 88th-minute own goal by Stuttgart's Angelo Stiller leveled the match.
• The victory brings Leverkusen within six points of league leaders Bayern Munich, who drew 1-1 with Union Berlin on Saturday, with eight Bundesliga games remaining.
• Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso praised the team’s resilience and described the win as a motivational boost for their title defense following a midweek Champions League exit to Bayern Munich.
• Leverkusen's tactical adjustments, including reliance on physically strong forwards like Schick and Victor Boniface, proved instrumental despite the absence of injured star Florian Wirtz.