The hosts started the game positively, and almost took the lead in spectacular fashion as Nicklas Bendtner attempted an overhead kick, but his effort was blocked by the Leverkusen defence.

The Wolves took the lead on 34 minutes in controversial fashion as an offside Vierinha centred for Nicklas Bendtner, who finished past Leverkusen keeper Bernd Leno. The referee had deemed that the ball had come off a Leverkusen defender on its way to the Portuguese winger, so the goal stood.

The visitors equalised six minutes later through former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, who met a Christoph Kramer cross to head past Wolfsburg's Diego Benaglio.