Even if Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso had not gotten things right to start the first leg, the possibility that his talented team could find a way back into this by the time the final whistle blew in next week's second leg was very real.

Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich has squandered a two-goal lead and slumped to a 3-2 loss at home to struggling Bochum on Saturday, but Bayer Leverkusen was unable to take advantage