Bundesliga champion Bayer Leverkusen has beaten lowly Bochum 3-1 to keep alive its hopes of catching league leader Bayern Munich.

Bayern can restore the gap to six points with a win but will need to do so with a depleted defence, with both Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano picking up long-term injuries in the international break.

Eight games left, both Bayer Leverkusen and Bochum have things to play for – Leverkusen the title, Bochum relegation. Leverkusne laid down the gauntlet for Bayern with a 3-1 win against Bochum. Whatever happened after Leverkusen’s game against Stuttgart just before the international break,