Grapevine

By Punch
Sep 23, 2024

Boniface gives Leverkusen last-gasp victory over Wolfsburg in 4-3 win

Leverkusen and Wolfsburg were locked at 3-3 from the 48th minute in a seesaw encounter.

Wolfsburg were then reduced to 10 men in the dying stages when Yannick Gerhardt sunk his studs into Jeremie Frimpong’s calf.

Boniface, who came on with 22 minutes remaining, collected a pass before pivoting on the spot and shooting home to snatch the German champions another late victory, providing a perfect boost ahead of next week’s trip to Bayern Munich.

Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka was far from pleased with the win, calling the result “a giant wake-up call — none of us can be satisfied with the game today.

“We can’t keep going with performances like that. We can’t defend so naively. Sure, we scored four but we can’t do that every weekend.”