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Bundesliga: Wolfsburg bite back to beat Leverkusen; Rhine derby stalemate

Nicklas Bendtner in action
Image: Nicklas Bendtner: In action for Wolfsburg on Sunday

Wolfsburg bounced straight back from their 4-1 European humbling at the hands of Everton on Thursday night by beating 10-man Bayer Leverkusen by the same score on Sunday.

Wolfsburg took early control of the Bundesliga match as Leverkusen defender Giulio Donati was sent off after just seven minutes for conceding a penalty, which Ricardo Rodriguez subsequently slotted home.

Despite that setback Leverkusen still managed to equalise through Josip Drmic, but Wolfsburg's numerical advantage eventually told and Vieirinha, Rodriguez again and Aaron Hunt netted to secure the Wolves their first win of the season.

Cologne and Borussia Monchengladbach took a point each from the first Rhine area derby of the season with the game failing to live up to the pre-match expectations.

It was the game fans of both sides were looking forward to the most following Cologne's promotion back to the top flight, but the fear of losing outweighed the desire to win as a goalless draw was produced.

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