Berlin (AFP) – Kevin Volland scored a late double as Bayer Leverkusen plunged bottom club Stuttgart further into crisis with a 2-0 Bundesliga victory on Friday at the BayArena.
A win at Nuremberg last time out had ended a four-match losing streak for Stuttgart, but Volland struck twice in the final quarter-hour to drag Leverkusen away from the bottom three.
The 26-year-old striker nodded the ball into the bottom corner to give the home side a 76th-minute lead, before a magnificent left-footed volley seven minutes from time sealed the win.
Volland has now scored four goals in his last five matches after a difficult start to the season.
Reigning champions Bayern Munich and their under-fire coach Niko Kovac host Fortuna Duesseldorf on Saturday, while league leaders Borussia Dortmund visit Mainz.
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