Bundesliga: Wirtz was injured and left the bench, Leverkusen lost 0-2 to Bremen and still ranked second

The 25th round of the 2024/25 Serie A season continued, with Leverkusen losing 0-2 to Werder Bremen at home. After this game, they still ranked second with 53 points, 8 points behind the leader Bayern Munich.

Werder Bremen ranks 12th in the Bundesliga with 33 points, with a record of 9 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses.

First Half

Just 7 minutes into the game, Stuckey intercepted the ball after Hermoso made a mistake in passing, and then assisted Schmid to score the first goal. Bremen also took the lead 1-0 with this goal, and in the 17th minute, Andre Silva headed the ball in the penalty area to complete the second goal of the game.

After that, both sides attacked and defended each other. In the 26th minute, Alex Garcia sent a pass outside the penalty area, and Buendia's shovel shot was saved by Zettler. In the 28th minute, Terra sent a cross pass near the penalty area line, and Schick's long-range shot was slightly off target. In the 30th minute, Bremen took advantage of the corner kick opportunity and Burke scored in the chaos, but his goal was ruled invalid because Velikovic was offside. In the 45th minute, Garcia shot directly from the free kick in the frontcourt, and the ball hit the crossbar and was confiscated by Zettler.

Second Half

In the second half, Alonso replaced Wirtz, Palacios and Mujere. However, Wirtz was forced to leave the field due to a right ankle injury after only 10 minutes. After the game, it was reported that he might have suffered ligament damage. In the 65th minute, Silva broke through the middle and shot hard in the penalty area, but was saved by Hradecki. Burke made a supplementary shot and scored in an offside position. His goal was then ruled invalid again, and Leverkusen escaped a disaster.

In the 77th minute, Garcia took a corner kick from the right side, and Jonathan Tower headed the ball over the crossbar in the penalty area. In the 81st minute, Adli made a cross from the left, and Frimpong's shot was confiscated by Zettler. In the 88th minute, Schmid sent a straight pass from the frontcourt, and Nkinma's shot from the left side of the penalty area was saved by Hradecky.

In the 4th minute of injury time in the second half, Bittencourt sent a long pass from the midfield, and Top assisted Nkinma to score. At the end of the game, Bremen won 2-0 with goals from Schmid and Nkinma.