Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Kai Havertz has continued to spread charm since the Bundesliga has been rolled out amid the corona virus pandemic.
Havertz became the main star of Leverkusen’s victory when he defeated host Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 at Borussia Park on Saturday (23/5) local time. In that match, he scored two goals.
Havertz scored the opening goal after just seven minutes. The 20-year-old broke into the opponent’s goal after receiving a breakthrough from Karim Bellarabi.
Monchengladbach had evened the score to 1-1 thanks to goals from Marcus Thuram in the 52nd minute. However, six minutes later Havertz scored the second goal through the penalty spot and Sven Bender also put a name on the scoreboard to bring the visitors to win 3-1.
Four days earlier, Havertz also scored a pair of goals when Leverkusen won a landslide 4-1 win over Werder Bremen. Havertz’s two goals include Mitchell Weiser and Karim Demirbay.
The incision has made Havertz have scored four goals in two matches. The German national team player has not stopped scoring goals in Leverkusen’s last three matches in the Bundesliga.
Two goals scored against Monchengladbach also make Havertz have scored 34 goals in the Bundesliga. The 33rd goal or first goal against Monchengladbach is also classified as special.
The goal made the target of Manchester United and Liverpool the second youngest player in history to collect 33 goals. Havertz, aged 20 years 347 days, only lost to Klaus Fischer (20 years 315 days) and surpassed Gerd Mueller (21 years 40 days), and Uli Hoeness (21 years 50 days).
Based on Opta data, Havertz is also the first time in his career involved for at least one of his team’s goals in six consecutive games in the Bundesliga. Of the six matches, Havertz scored five goals and provided three assists.
This season, Havertz has scored 14 goals and provided eight assists in all competitions. He cut it from 36 matches.
