The Bayer Leverkusen team won 3-1 with a good performance from Mexican forward Javier Hernandez, where Turkish player Hakan Calhanoglu guided the 'aspirins' to victory against Hertha Berlin (3-1), which improves the situation in the German League for Roger Schmidt's team, now close to the European positions.
It was also Turkish player Omer Toprak who opened the way at BayArena for the Leverkusen team by taking advantage of a rebound in the area and sending the ball into the net in the 12th minute.
Hertha, one of the good news of the season in Germany, fifth in the table, was unable to react and balance the scoreboard. A handball committed by Marvin Plattenhardt inside the area was penalized with a penalty. Hakan Calhanoglu didn't fail from the spot and extended the local advantage past the half-hour mark.
However, the Berlin team returned to the fight on the edge of halftime, with a goal from Swiss player Valentin Stocker.
Hertha besieged the Leverkusen goal in the second half but wasted a good number of chances for the equalizer. In an isolated action, Calhanoglu appeared again and, with a volley, sealed his team's victory two minutes before the end.
The triumph leaves Bayer Leverkusen with 24 points, five behind Eintracht Frankfurt, which is in the European positions. Hertha remains fifth.