Augsburg displayed early courage against the German record champions, believing they had scored in the 12th minute. However, Elvis Rexhbecaj's goal was disallowed for offside, according to Xinhua.
From the kickoff, the hosts dominated Cologne's territory. However, Florian Wirtz squandered two promising chances, and Victor Boniface lacked accuracy from 13 meters, as reported by Xinhua
Leverkusen surged forward, and just 11 minutes later, Jonas Hofmann's precise corner kick found Jonathan Tah, who headed home from a central spot to secure a 2-0 lead.
Even though Hoffenheim had the advantage of three away goals from the first-leg six-goal thriller, Molde started defensively minded and lurked on the fast break.