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Xabi Alonso's side is now eight points adrift of Bayern, which beat Werder Bremen 3-0 24 hours earlier, after a stalemate at Volkswagen Arena.

After a dramatic extra-time victory over second-tier Koln in the DFB-Pokal, Florian Wirtz began the match on the bench.

His absence was certainly felt by Leverkusen, which registered just a single shot on target throughout the contest.

Wolfsburg carried the greater attacking threat and went closest to scoring in the 74th minute when Kilian Fischer's powerful drive rattled the woodwork.

Wirtz was introduced on the hour, but squandered a golden opportunity to snatch all three points when he fired off target in stoppage-time, with both sides having to settle for a share of the spoils.

But Alonso does not believe his side's bid for back-to-back titles is over, particularly with Bayern set to visit BayArena next weekend.

"For us things remain the same," Alonso said. "Next week we play against Bayern at home. There is this eight-point gap in the table but we focus on what we can achieve.

"We have a bit of time to recover after four weeks with three matches per week. I don't think too much about those eight points.

"If we beat Bayern then it's five points. We play at home, with our fans and with good energy. We have the whole week to train."

Despite the draw, Alonso equalled late coach Udo Lattek's all-time league record of 27 consecutive away games without defeat, set between 1985 and 1992.

Meanwhile, the decision to bench Wirtz, who missed a big chance in the dying moments, was questioned by some fans, but Alonso said he had no choice after his midweek exploits.

"It is easy to analyse things after the game but Florian's effort after 120 minutes was big," Alonso said.

"But he still came close with that last chance today."