Kai Havertz shows why Bayern Munich and Chelsea are interested with two goals in Bayer Leverkusen win - in pictures

Germany international midfielder stars in 4-1 victory over Werder Bremen to move side within one point of top four

Kai Havertz scores Leverkusen's first goal against Werder Bremen. AFP

Kai Havertz celebrates with Bayer Leverkusen teammates. AP Photo

Kai Havertz, left, scores to give Leverkusen a 2-1 lead over Bremen. EPA

Kai Havertz, third right, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Werder Bremen. EPA

Bayer Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba in action with Werder Bremen's Milot Rashica. Reuters

Bayer Leverkusen's Moussa Diaby in action with Werder Bremen's Maximilian Eggestein, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. Reuters

Johannes Eggestein (L) of Bremen in action against Charles Aranguiz (R) of Leverkusen during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bremen, Germany. EPA

Sven Bender (R) of Leverkusen in action against Joshua Sargent (L) of Bremen during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bremen, Germany. EPA

General view of the Weserstadion during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bremen, Germany. EPA

Joshua Sargent, left, of Bremen challenges Edmond Tapsoba of Leverkusen during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen 04 in Bremen, Germany. AP Photo

Players vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match Werder Bremen v Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bremen, northern Germany as the season resumed following a two-month absence due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. AFP

Mitchell Weiser, center, of Leverkusen scores his team's 3rd goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen 04 in Bremen, Germany. AP Photo

Johannes Eggestein (back) of Bremen in action against Julian Baumgartlinger (front) of Leverkusen during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bremen, Germany. EPA

Bremen's German midfielder Maximilian Eggestein (C), Leverkusen's Chilean midfielder Charles Mariano Aranguiz (L) and Leverkusen's German midfielder Karim Bellarabi vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match Werder Bremen v Bayer 04 Leverkusen. AFP

Sven Bender (L) of Leverkusen in action against Maximilian Eggestein (R) of Bremen during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bremen, Germany. EPA

Mitchell Weiser, center, of Leverkusen scores his team's 3rd goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen 04 in Bremen, Germany. AP Photo

Bayer Leverkusen's Julian Baumgartlinger and Sven Bender in action with Werder Bremen's Nick Woltemade, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19. REUTERS

Kai Havertz (not pictured) of Leverkusen scores his team's 2nd goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen 04 in Bremen, Germany. AP Photo

Kai Havertz demonstrated why Europe's top clubs are interested in his services after scoring twice to help Bayer Leverkusen secure a 4-1 win at Werder Bremen on Monday night.

Leverkusen went into the game only four points behind fourth-placed RB Leipzig after their fellow Champions League hopefuls' 1-1 draw with Freiburg on Saturday, when the Bundesliga became the first major league to resume during the coronavirus pandemic.

Leading his team to within a point of Leipzig, Havertz was the star of the show at an empty Weserstadion, scoring his 11th and 12th goals in all competitions this season, having netted 20 times last term.

Havertz, 20, has become one of the hottest properties in world football, with Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham all reported to be interested in the attacking midfielder. Monday night's performance will only increase any interest in the Germany international.

After a slow start to the game in an eery atmosphere similar to the weekend's matches, with all games being played behind closed doors, the encounter burst into life with three goals in five minutes.

The 20-year-old Havertz nodded Leverkusen into a 28th-minute lead, before Bremen right-back Theodor Gebre Selassie levelled on the half-hour mark.

But Havertz restored Leverkusen's advantage three minutes later with another header, from Kerem Demirbay's free-kick.

Peter Bosz's side wrapped up a comfortable victory with second-half goals from Mitchell Weiser and Demirbay.

It was Leverkusen's 10th win in 11 games, but their first since winning 3-1 at Rangers in the Europa League last-16 first leg on March 12.

The heavy defeat leaves Bremen stuck in the drop zone, five points adrift off the relegation play-off spot and nine from safety, albeit with a game in hand.

Bremen have spent only one season, the 1980-81 campaign, outside the top flight since the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.