Match Report
7 points for Spartak Moskva (2nd), 9 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1st): a 2-point gap. The last five rounds placed Spartak Moskva no better than 12th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Spartak Moskva were scoring 1 and conceding 0.75, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Otkrytiye Arena in Moskva (capacity 16,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.