Soccer-Leaders Leverkusen held 1-1 at Stuttgart for second straight draw

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen - MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany - December 10, 2023 Bayer Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah in action with VfB Stuttgart's Dan-Axel Zagadou REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) -Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen stumbled to a 1-1 draw at third-placed VfB Stuttgart on Sunday for their second draw in a row but still increased their lead at the top to four points.

Xabi Alonso's team, the last unbeaten side in the Bundesliga this season, move up to 36 points, with second-placed Bayern Munich, who lost 5-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, on 32 with a game in hand. Stuttgart remained third on 31.