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Xabi Alonso's team set the pace from the start and steadily gained control of the game. Granit Xhaka played a key role in orchestrating Leverkusen's attacks, and his sharp vision led to the opening goal in the 26th minute. Noticing a gap in Frankfurt's defense, he threaded a precise pass to Nathan Tella, who calmly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Kevin Trapp into the bottom left corner.
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Leverkusen seized control from the start, maintaining possession and applying early pressure through set pieces. In the fourth minute, Jonathan Tah sent a volley over the bar, while goalkeeper Tim Weiner had to react quickly to tip a deflected header over the crossbar. Just moments later, Shuto Machino cleared Patrick Schick’s header off the line in the sixth minute.
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The Werkself wasted no time breaking the deadlock, capitalizing on Dortmund's failure to clear the ball from the area. Robert Andrich set up Nathan Tella, who struck a powerful shot into the top left corner from the edge of the box, Xinhua reported.
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A second-half goal surge on Tuesday night led the Reds to victory over Xabi Alonso’s Bundesliga champions, securing 12 points from their first four league-phase matches. Diaz opened the scoring in the 61st minute and wrapped it up in stoppage time, while Cody Gakpo added to the tally with a header for the hosts' second goal of the night.
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The defending champions made a dream start as Granit Xhaka capitalized on a clearance to score from 20 meters into the top left corner just 12 minutes in. Monchengladbach quickly responded, but Rocco Reitz was unable to beat goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky from a tight angle
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Kaiserslautern, a second-division team, began the match strongly, putting pressure on Leverkusen's goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky early on, with Daniel Hanslik launching a threatening attempt.
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Lookman scored all three goals, ending Leverkusen's extraordinary unbeaten run and earning 66-year-old coach Gian Piero Gasperini the first major trophy of his long career.
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The Werkself had a strong start in the final match of the 2023-24 season when Amine Adli blocked the kick-off from Augsburg goalkeeper Tomas Koubek. He then passed it to Victor Boniface, who scored into the empty goal, breaking the deadlock just 12 minutes into the game.
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The Werkself took charge from the opening whistle, with Wirtz hitting the left post in the 22nd minute following Xhaka's chip into the box.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
