FORMER Germany international Stefan Kiessling has revealed he cheated his fitness tests with the help of his "very athletic" wife. The Bayer Leverkusen legend netted 151 goals in 12 seasons at the BayArena. Stefan Kiessling revealed his wife Norina would take fitness tests for him by wearing his heart rate monitor Kiessling and Norina posed for pictures together at a wedding over the summer ...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen and Ingolstadt both gave the fans plenty of entertainment at the BayArena with the hosts emerging 3-2 winners, but everybody went home happy having seen their sides reach their objectives for the season. Mathew Leckie gave Ingolstadt the lead in the 16th minute, but Charles Aranguiz and Kevin Kampl turned the game back in Leverkusen's favour before half-time. Stefan Kiessling ...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen held on for a 3-2 win over Mainz to cement their fourth place in the Bundesliga, although they went close to throwing away a three-goal lead. Heung-Min Son, Stefan Kiessling and Hakan Calhanoglu put Roger Schmidt's men into a commanding position with 15 minutes of the game to go, but two penalties from Ja-Cheol Koo set up a grandstand ending. Leverkusen held on to increase the...Full Story »

Hertha Berlin were pushed into the Bundesliga's bottom two by Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday with Stefan Kiessling scoring the only goal of the game at the Olympiastadion. The German striker struck early in the second half to extend Berlin's losing streak to three matches and increase the pressure on their coach Jos Luhukay. To compound Berlin's woes, they lost Sebastian Langkamp to a red card ...Full Story »

Stefan Kiessling kept Bayer Leverkusen on course for a place in the Champions League again next season with his third goal of the season giving his side a 1-0 win at Hoffenheim. The former Germany international struck with just 10 minutes remaining to decide the clash in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena. Despite winning, though, Leverkusen dropped one position to fourth with Borussia Monchengladbach imp...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen climbed above Hannover and up to fourth in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win at the Niedersachsenstadion. Stefan Kiessling ended his goal drought by scoring the opener before Son Heung-min doubled Leverkusen's lead. Ceyhun Gulselam pulled a goal back for the Reds, but Karim Bellarabi ensured Roger Schmidt's men claimed all three points and a confidence boost ahead of their Champio...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen turned in an impressive performance to open their account in Champions League Group C and leave Benfica staring an early exit in the face. Stefan Kiessling opened the scoring and Son Heung-min doubled the lead before Eduardo Salvio grabbed one back against the run of play. But Hakan Calhanoglu swiftly netted another from the penalty spot to hand Leverkusen a 3-1 win and leave ...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling believes his side have done enough to convince themselves they can beat Manchester United. The German outfit left Old Trafford with regrets in September, when they lost 4-2 to David Moyes' men.Coach Sami Hyypia felt Leverkusen were too tentative and nervous of their surroundings, and failed to reach the standard he knows they are capable of.Leverkusen...Full Story »

Stefan Kiessling shrugged off the controversy over his 'ghost' goal to score twice in a 4-0 thrashing of Shakhtar Donetsk which put Bayer Leverkusen in a strong position to progress in the Champions League. Five days after he got the winner against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga with a shot which went through a hole in the side-netting, the striker started and completed the scoring with two legit...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen will rely on Stefan Kiessling's goalscoring when they host Real Sociedad in the Champions League on Wednesday night, even if this year's top German goalscorer continues to be overlooked by his national team. Last season's Bundesliga top-scorer has netted 18 goals in 2013, including five in the current season, yet when coach Joachim Low announces his next Germany squad on Thursd...Full Story »