LEVERKUSEN, Germany : Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen squandered a bagful of chances before settling for a 0-0 draw against visitors Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday and seeing their lead at the top cut to two points.
Unbeaten Leverkusen head the standings on 49 points, with Bayern Munich, 3-2 winners at Augsburg, in second place on 47. VfB Stuttgart are third on 37 following their 5-2 demolition of RB Leipzig.
The hosts had more than 70 per cent possession in the first half and two good early opportunities for Florian Wirtz but struggled to crack open the disciplined Gladbach defence.
It was even more one-way traffic after the break with Xabi Alonso’s team squandering chance after chance, with Jeremie Frimpong coming agonisingly close three times in a six-minute spell, and Alejandro Grimaldo firing over the bar from close range.
A stoppage-time Nathan Tella shot from two metres out was far too weak and completed a disappointing evening for the hosts.
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