Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen Cruise Past Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 to Open Up Seven-point Lead – News18

Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface scored and helped arrange two extra objectives in a 3-0 victory over guests Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday because the Bundesliga leaders stayed 4 level clear.

Unbeaten within the league this season, Xabi Alonso’s staff took a 14th-minute lead with 22-yr-outdated Nigeria ahead powering into the field and threading a low shot previous two defenders and goalkeeper Kevin Trapp for his ninth aim of the marketing campaign.

Alejandro Grimaldo’s thirty fifth-minute free kick slid off the crossbar earlier than Jeremie Frimpong doubled their benefit within the 51st on the rebound after Trapp saved a Boniface shot.

The striker then despatched Florian Wirtz by means of with a intelligent move for his or her third aim six minutes later with the Germany worldwide chipping the ball over the keeper.

Leverkusen, who hit the woodwork twice late within the recreation by means of Wirtz and Piero Hincapie, are on 39 factors with champions Bayern Munich, who’ve a recreation in hand, second on 35 following their 3-0 win over VfB Stuttgart.

“We did not have enough control in the first half,” Xabi Alonso mentioned. “It was not easy. We improved considerably n the second half. We dominated and created lots of chances.”

“As for the Bundesliga lead at the moment it is not something that I think about,” he mentioned.

The Bundesliga stops for a winter break after subsequent week’s matches on Tuesday and Wednesday and can resume on Jan. 12.

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