Augsburg 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen: Calhanoglu, Toprak & Altintop star in thriller [divider]
Bayer Leverkusen drew 2-2 in a thrilling game against Augsburg at the SGL arena.
Drmic opened the scoring for Bayer on 8 minutes and gave the away side the lead going into the first half break.
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Caiuby equalised soon after the interval but Reinartz gave Bayer the lead for the second time in the game on 84 minutes.
There was however, another late twist as Hitz equalised in the fourth minute of additional time to rescue a late point.
Turkish internationals Ömer Toprak and Hakan Çalhanoğlu both started for Bayer.
Toprak made one tackle, four interceptions and an impressive 12 clearances over the course of the game.
The Bayer captain was given a 7.82 rating by Whoscored.
Despite being an attacking midfielder Çalhanoğlu actually completed the highest number of tackles in the game – 7.
Turkish international Halil Altıntop also started for Augsburg.
Bayer remain in 6th place following the draw while Augsburg stay in 5th position
