Leverkusen fail to take full advantage of Bayern’s defeat as Boniface increases his assists tally

Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday night held VFB Stuttgart to a 1-1, a game Nigerian forward, Victor Boniface registers an assist, Nigeriasoccernet.com writes.

Die Werkself went into the encounter a day after their closest rival and perennial champions, Bayern Munich lost 5-1 to Eintrant Frankfurt.

Leverkusen however, failed to take initiative and went behind to Chris Fuhrich’s striker in the 40th minute.

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Florian Writz two minutes into the second half brough the game to parity with Boniface providing the assist.

Boniface has now scored 14 goals and provided seven assists in 21 appearances across all competitions for Die Werkself this season.

After league 14 matches, Leverkusen top the Bundesliga standings with 36 points, four more than second placed Bayern Munich.

By Olujimi Dare Ogun