Nigeria international, Victor Boniface netted his seventh goal of the season and it proved to be the match-winner for Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen on a day he also missed a penalty.

After his disappointing display for Nigeria during the international break, Boniface returned to action for Bayer Leverkusen when they welcomed Eintracht Frankfurt to Bay Arena on Saturday.

It was expected to be a tough fixture for the defending champions as both Eintracht Frankfurt have been in free-scoring form recently.

Bayer Leverkusen had a great start to the game, as they won a penalty in the 5th minute after Amine Adli was fouled in the box. Unfortunately, Boniface failed to convert the opportunity, as his effort to the bottom-right corner was saved.

Die Werkself later paid for that missed opportunity as Eintracht Frankfurt got their penalty and scored courtesy of Omar Marmoush.

Nonetheless, Bayer Leverkusen showed champion stuff, with Robert Andrich scoring in the 25th minute to make it level at 1-1.

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