Saturday's goalless draw at home against Borussia Moenchengladbach reduced Bayer Leverkusen's lead over Bayern Munich to two points in the Bundesliga. Although Xabi Alonso's squad had begun the day four points ahead, Leverkusen, the only team remaining unbeaten in Germany's top division, was under pressure following Bayern's 3-2 victory against Augsburg earlier in the afternoon. Despite controlling 75% of the ball, the hosts were unable to breach.
The biggest opportunities of the match went to Jeremie Frimpong, but the Dutchman wasted them as Leverkusen struggled without their injured hero Victor Boniface, who has guided the team to the title with 10 goals in 16 league games.
Leverkusen will host Bayern in a crunch clash on February 10.