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Chicharito scores again as Bayer Leverkusen go fourth in the Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez scored his 16th league goal, helping the visitors to a comfortable 2-0 win at FC Cologne on Sunday.

With the score at 1-0, a brilliant team play ended with Karim Bellarabi breaching the Cologne area for Chicharito to fire home on 44 minutes.

The goal was his second in consecutive games, and in total, Chicharito has notched 25 goals in all competitions for the Werkself.

The win was important is it moved Bayer Leverkusen to fourth place in the Bundesliga table and into a Champions League position, opening a three point gap over fifth place Borrusia Monchengladbach.