Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen cruise past Red Bull Salzburg to seal their third Champions League win of the season.

Bayer Leverkusen got their Champions League campaign back on track with a 5-0 home win over RB Salzburg on Tuesday, with Florian Wirtz scoring twice and the visitors having goalkeeper Alexander Schlager to thank for avoiding an even bigger defeat.

Bayer Leverkusen romped to victory this evening at a chilly BayArena as RB Salzburg came to town. There was nothing frosty about Xabi Alonso's men who produced a blistering start to surge into an

Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz has scored his 17th goal in major European football (12 in UEFA Europa League, 5 in UEFA Champions League) – at the age of 21, only Erling Haaland (23), Kylian Mbappe (21) and Cristiano Ronaldo (20) have scored more before their 22nd birthday.

Bayer Leverkusen triumphs 5-0 against RB Salzburg in the Champions League, with Florian Wirtz scoring twice to lead the hosts to victory.

Bayer Leverkusen got their Champions League campaign back on track with a 5-0 home win over RB Salzburg on Tuesday, with Florian Wirtz scoring twice and the visitors having goalkeeper Alexander Schlager to thank for avoiding an even bigger defeat.