Stade Brest 29 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen drew 1-1 (1-1) in the Champions League. The Werkself initially took the lead, Florian Wirtz scored the first goal for Leverkusen (24th minute). Shortly before the end of the second half in the 39th minute, Pierre Lees-Melou scored the surprising 1-1 equalizer.

Leverkusen initially struggled in the second half. Lees-Melou missed a chance for Brest in the 50th minute. After a triple substitution, Leverkusen regained their ball security and control. A cross from Wirtz Brest’s Massadio Haïdara almost pushed into his own goal (66th). Goalkeeper Marco Bizot stopped another chance for Leverkusen (81′). A little later, a shot from Mama Baldé just missed the Werkself goal (87′).

Due to a foul by Lees-Melou against Wirtz Leverkusen a free kick shortly before the final whistle. This ended up with Wirtz via a detour. Ultimately, he didn’t manage to get it into the opponent’s goal.

Both teams have seven points and are at the top of the table.