Defeated Leverkusen loses further ground on Bayern
Bayer Leverkusen failed to get back to winning ways in the Bundesliga after losing 2-0 to early struggler Augsburg at WWK Arena.
First-half goals from Dimitrios Giannoulis and Anton Kade were enough for the hosts to claim all three points, while back-to-back league defeats for Leverkusen leaves it 14 points behind Bayern Munich.
Augsburg needed just six minutes to take the lead as Giannoulis ran on to a brilliant pass from Keven Schlotterbeck before slotting the ball past Mark Flekken.
Giannoulis then turned provider shortly before the half-hour mark when Augsburg doubled its advantage.
His cross from the left wing was headed back across goal by Kade, who left the goalkeeper with little chance of making a save.
Leverkusen pushed hard to halve the deficit and struck the woodwork four times in the process. Patrik Schick first hit the frame of the goal before the break, while Eliesse Ben Seghir and Nathan Tella also struck the crossbar and post respectively in the second half.
Augsburg remained a threat on the counter-attack as Leverkusen's increased attacking intent opened up the match, but it did not need a third goal as it secured its second win in three games.
