Berlin, Jan. 11 -- VfB Stuttgart produced a ruthless first-half performance to overwhelm Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 away from home on Saturday as the Bundesliga resumed after the winter break.
Stuttgart seized control from the opening minutes and was rewarded early. After a well-weighted through ball from Deniz Undav, Jamie Leweling burst clear and calmly finished past goalkeeper Mark Flekken in the seventh minute.
Leverkusen struggled to respond, lacking fluency and penetration as Stuttgart pressed aggressively and dominated the midfield exchanges.
The pressure paid off again before the half-hour mark when Josha Vagnoman was brought down inside the penalty area by Jeanuel Belocian. Maximilian Mittelstadt stepped up and converted the resulting...