That was still not enough to clinch the points, though, with Bremen not laying down, and they equalised again five minutes from time when Leverkusen's defence was again caught out.
Nils Petersen nodded a right-wing cross to the far post where defender Prodl was waiting to send a left-foot volley into the roof of the net from point-blank range. Jonas Goncalves Oliveira has signed a two-year deal with Benfica, the Portuguese club announced Friday.
The 30-year-old former Valencia player, who was without a club, cost Benfica nothing. The transfer was realised outside the allocated window "because Jonas had ended his contract with Valenica before the end of the transfer period", a club spokesman said.
