Bundesliga: Tella Bags Assist, Boniface Missing In Bayer Leverkusen, Hendenheim’s Seven-Goal Thriller

Super Eagles winger Nathan Tella bagged an assist as Bayer Leverkusen defeated Hendenheim 5-2 in Saturday’s Bundesliga game.

The Nigerian international, who was making his seventh appearance in the colours of Leverkusen, has managed one assist this ongoing season.

His Nigerian compatriot, Victor Boniface was missing in action.

The hosts got off to a nightmare start and were completely taken by surprise when Niklas Dorsch’s powerful shot put the visitors in front after 10 minutes.

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Mathias Honsak made it look easy when he powered into the box, dribbled past three Leverkusen players and drilled in to double their lead in the 21st.

Leverkusen, however, bounced back with two goals in two minutes to level.

Exequiel Palacios turned well in the box, firing in from a tight angle on the half-hour mark before Schick chipped over the Freiburg keeper in the 32nd to get on to the scoresheet and level.

Leverkusen completed their comeback seven minutes after the restart with Florian Wirtz cutting back and Schick beating his marker to flick in the hosts’ third goal of the afternoon.

Nathan Tell then hit the woodwork a minute later as the hosts ramped up the pressure against deflated Heidenheim.

Schick completed his hat-trick, heading in a cross from Arthur in the 71st, and Granit Xhaka curled in their fifth goal from the edge of the box in the 82nd.