Bayer Leverkusen succeeds in the year 2-0 victory!

On January 5, 2025, the Bundesliga clubs started the winter break with a total of seven test games. Among them, the teams showed themselves as part of their preparation for the second half of the season.

Bayer Leverkusen was able to prevail 2-0 against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in a friendly. Florian Wirtz opened the scoring in the 47th minute by a penalty, followed by Patrik Schick, who added a corner with a header in the 57th minute. Despite the victory, Leverkusen missed some chances, with Nathan Tella and Artem Stepanow failing on the aluminum. Victor Boniface was missing due to a thigh injury, which could delay his return. Trainer Xabi Alonso each used his top-time game practice before the next Bundesliga opponent, Borussia Dortmund, is expected.

summaries of the other games

The test game between VfB Stuttgart and Ajax Amsterdam ended 2-2. Stuttgart had achieved a 2-0 lead through the gates of Angelo Stiller in the 13th and Chris Leader in the 19th minute. However, Ajax was able to compensate for Jeff Chabot in the 52nd minute and a goal from Chuba Akpom in the 86th minute. Despite a red card for Davy Klaassen after a foul in the 56th minute, he stayed on the pitch. The Stuttgart team will continue his season on January 12th against FC Augsburg.

Union Berlin, trained by Neu-coach Steffen Baumgart, lost 1-2 against Holstein Kiel in his debut. Armin Gigovic scored the first goal for Kiel in the 34th minute before Fiete Arp added in the 114th minute. Yorbe was able to equalize in the 97th minute. The game, which went over two halves of 60 minutes each, took place in the stadium on the old forester's shop. Union Berlin is faced with the challenge of increasing against 1. FC Heidenheim before the Bundesliga restart on Saturday.

Werder Bremen had to accept a 2: 3 defeat against Twente Enschede, while Mainz 05 celebrated a clear 3-1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt. VfL Bochum prevailed 6-2 against Wuppertaler SV and Borussia Mönchengladbach played 2-2 against Nijmegen. FC St. Pauli, on the other hand, lost 1-2 against Eintracht Braunschweig.

The results of the test games on January 5, 2025 are as follows:
-Bayer Leverkusen-Rot-Weiß Oberhausen: 2: 0
-VfL Bochum-Wuppertaler SV: 6: 2
-Borussia Mönchengladbach-NEC Nijmegen: 2: 2
-Union Berlin-Holstein Kiel: 1: 2
- VfB Stuttgart - Ajax Amsterdam: 2: 2
- Mainz 05 - Eintracht Frankfurt: 3: 1
- Eintracht Braunschweig - FC St. Pauli: 2: 1
- Werder Bremen - Twente Enschede: 2: 3