Bayer Leverkusen avoided a fourth successive defeat as the German champions came from 3-1 down to beat VfB Stuttgart 4-3 on Sunday evening.The win saw Leverkusen close the gap on Bundesliga leaders

Xabi Alonso's bold claim that "a lot can happen" has lit a spark under Bayer Leverkusen as they slashed Bayern Munich's Bundesliga lead to six points with a thrilling 4-3 comeback win over VfB Stuttgart.

Ermedin Demirovic (14’), Nick Woltemade (48’) and Granit Xhaka (62’ O.G.) gave Stuttgart a 3-1 lead before goals from Piero Hincapie (67’), Angelo Stiller (89’ O.G.), and Patrik Schick (94’) turned the game on its head.