Bundesliga Roundup: Leverkusen defeats Leipzig in opener, Stuttgart routs Bochum

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Published 19.08.2023
Bundesliga Roundup: Leverkusen defeats Leipzig in opener, Stuttgart routs Bochum

BERLIN (AP) — Jeremie Frimpong scored one aim and arrange one other for Bayer Leverkusen to defeat Leipzig 3-2 of their opening sport of the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Victor Boniface, making his league debut after his switch from Belgium’s Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, arrange Frimpong for the opener within the twenty fourth minute.

Jonathan Tah headed the second from a nook within the thirty fifth, just for Dani Olmo to answer in likewise trend for Leipzig 5 minutes later.

Leipzig coach Marco Rose tried to shake issues up with three modifications within the 62nd, however Florian Wirtz scored two minutes later for Leverkusen with a beautiful lob over goalkeeper Janis Blaswich, in off the crossbar following a effective group transfer involving Frimpong and Odilon Kossounou.

Belgian striker Loïs Openda responded within the 71st together with his first Bundesliga aim for Leipzig, however coach Xabi Alonso’s group stayed cool to see out the win.

Stuttgart confirmed no ill-effect from dropping captain Wataru Endo to Liverpool the day prior to this as each Serhou Guirassy and Silas Katompa Mvumpa scored twice in a 5-0 rout of visiting Bochum.

Promoted Heidenheim slumped to a 2-0 loss at Wolfsburg on its Bundesliga debut. The customer bought off to a nasty begin when Jonas Wind scored within the sixth minute. The Danish ahead grabbed his second within the twenty seventh.

Tomáš Čvančara scored a late penalty to rescue a 4-4 draw for Borussia Mönchengladbach at Augsburg. The residence group had come from two targets down to guide till Čvančara equalized within the seventh minute of damage time.

Also, Freiburg defeated Hoffenheim 2-1 away.

Borussia Dortmund, final season’s runner-up, begins its league marketing campaign in opposition to visiting Cologne late.