

VFB STUTTGART 0:2 LEVERKUSEN
Mercedes-Benz Arena (Capacity: 60,449)

Eduardo Camavinga is blossoming into a star at Leverkusen.
SCORING:
23' - (B04) - M. Diaby
57' - (B04) - E. Camavinga
DISCIPLINE:
28' - (B04) - E. Camavinga (Yellow)
61' - (B04) - Wendell (Yellow)
62' - (B04) - E. Tapsoba (Red)
4/3/21
Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg (AP) - Bayer Leverkusen picked up a 2-nil victory over last place side Stuttgart on Saturday afternoon, winning for the fourth time in five matches over all competitions. Moussa Diaby and Eduardo Camavinga both scored for the second straight match in the victory.
The clean sheet was the first for Leverkusen since a 1-nil defeat of Hoffenheim back in early February, a streak of 11 matches.
Moussa Diaby got Leverkusen on the score sheet in the 23rd minute. He took a long pass down the left flank and raced past his marker and into the box where be beat keeper Gregor Kobel to the far side.
In the 57th minute, Eduardo Camavinga took a nice pass from Patrik Schick and beat Kobel to his right and Leverkusen doubled their advantage.
But minutes later, Edmond Tapsoba was shown a red card for a reckless foul inside the Leverkusen area and Stuttgart was awarded a penalty. But Silas Wamangituka could not convert, missing wide left and the score remained 2-nil.
From that point on, Leverkusen was in control even though they were down to ten men. They outshot Stuttgart 12-6 and held the ball for 53% of the match. 18-year-old Eduardo Camavinga won Man of the Match for the second consecutive match and third time this campaign.
Leverkusen improved to (12-3-13, 39 pts) as they desperately try to chase down 1899 Hoffenheim for the final European spot. Stuttgart fell to (2-7-19, 13pts) and is in deep trouble, trailing Arminia Bielefeld by eight points just to get into the relegation playoff.
Up next for Leverkusen is the Europa League Quarterfinal first leg on Thursday as they will host Borussia Monchengladbach.
Matchday 28 Results:
Hertha Berlin 1:3 1899 Hoffenheim
SC Freiburg 1:1 Union Berlin
Werder Bremen 1:2 FC Augsburg
Wolfsburg 0:3 FC Bayern
Dortmund 2:0 Monchengladbach
Mainz 05 0:0 Arminia Bielefeld
Schalke 04 0:1 Eintracht Frankfurt
RB Leipzig 2:1 FC Cologne
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