Palacios made Bayer Leverkusen delirious, who continue with their overwhelming path

The Argentine world champion Exequiel Palacios determined the agonizing victory of the leader of the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusenabout Augsburg by 1 to 0 with a goal at the end of a match played today, away, for the 17th. date and last of the first round.

After a collective effort by the Spaniard Xabi Alonso’s team, the player from Tucumán controlled the ball from the right inside the area and beat goalkeeper Finn Dahmen with a crossed left foot shot in the 94th minute of play.

The former River Plate player celebrated his third goal in 16 games of the season with a euphoric run, after missing the only game last night due to an accumulation of yellow cards. His previous goal had been in the 2-2 draw against champions Bayern Munich in September of last year.

Thanks to the Argentine, Bayer Leverkusen – the only undefeated team in the Bundesliga – was able to maintain its four-point lead, which was temporarily reduced on Friday by Munich’s (second place with a game in hand) rout of Hoffenheim (3-0).

On the next day, the German soccer leader will host Red Bull Leipzig, who today lost at home to Frankfurt 1-0 and missed out on moving up to third place.

Bundesliga – Date 17

. Friday: Bayern Munich 3-Hoffenheim 0.

. Saturday: Cologne 1 (Selke)-Heidenheim 1 (Beck); Mainz 05 1 (Widmer)-Wolfsburg 1 (Cerny); Augsburg 0-Bayer Leverkusen 1 (Palacios); Red Bull Leipzig 0-Frankfurt 1 (Knauff) and Freiburg 0-Union Berlin 0; Darmstadt 0-Borussia Dortmund 3 (Brandt, Reus and Moukoko)

. Sunday: Bochum-Werder Bremen (11:30, Star+) and Borussia Mönchengladbach-Stuttgart (1:30 p.m., ESPN and Star+).

– Positions: Bayer Leverkusen 45 units; Bayern Munich 41; Stuttgart 34; Leipzig 33; Borussia Dortmund 30; Frankfurt 27; Freiburg 25; Hoffenheim 24; Heidenheim 21; Wolfsburg 20; Augsburg 18; Borussia Mönchengladbach 17; Werder Bremen and Bochum 16; Union Berlin 14; Mainz and Cologne 11; Darmstadt 10.