Bayer Leverkusen secured a 2-1 victory over 1. FC Cologne in the Rhine derby at the RheinEnergieStadion on Sunday, moving up the Bundesliga standings.
Aleix Garcia opened the scoring for Leverkusen, who held on for the win despite a late push from the hosts.
Elsewhere, SC Freiburg climbed to third place in the table following their latest result.
