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BERLIN, Feb 24 — Kai Havertz starred in his first match wearing the Bayer Leverkusen captain’s armband as his side beat Augsburg 2-0 at the BayArena to edge closer to the Bundesliga top four on Sunday. The win takes Leverkusen up to fifth, level on points with fourth-placed Borussia...

Kai Havertz starred in his first match wearing the Bayer Leverkusen captain’s armband as his side beat Augsburg. — Reuters pic

German international Havertz, widely linked with a possible move to Premier League leaders Liverpool at the end of the season, assisted one goal and created several other chances. They almost doubled their lead in the 53rd minute after another expert pass from Havertz put the ball on a platter for Mitchell Weiser, but the former Bayern winger was unable to control it.

“We played back too slowly and too much. When we played faster, our individual quality made us directly dangerous,” he explained.Augsburg coach Martin Schmidt lamented his side’s performance.Later on Sunday, a brace from Renato Steffen helped Wolfsburg thump Mainz 4-0 at the Volkswagen Arena.

 

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