Last Updated: October 30, 2023, 01:01 IST
Bayer Leverkusen reclaimed top spot within the Bundesliga after beating Freiburg 2-1 at residence on Sunday with targets from Florian Wirtz and Jonas Hofmann to stay unbeaten this season with eight wins in 9 league video games.
Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen, who’ve solely dropped factors in a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich, are on 25 factors, two clear of the second-positioned champions.
Alonso turned the primary Leverkusen supervisor to win eight video games in a row throughout all competitions because the membership’s promotion to the Bundesliga in 1979.
Leverkusen stormed Freiburg’s half from the opening minutes however didn’t have a shot on goal inside the primary half hour.
However, Wirtz finally opened the scoring within the thirty sixth minute, hanging from contained in the field in the direction of the far publish after brilliantly jinking and turning to trick the Freiburg defence.
Hofmann doubled the benefit on the hour with a shot from distance which hit the publish just for the ball to rebound off goalkeeper Noah Atubolu’s back into the online.
Leverkusen ought to have scored once more minutes later however Jeremie Frimpong simply missed the goal earlier than Freiburg pulled one back 20 minutes from time by way of a Manuel Gulde header.
Leverkusen have scored 27 targets within the Bundesliga this season – a membership document within the top flight after 9 video games, surpassing 24 targets within the 1996-97 marketing campaign.
Leverkusen subsequent go to sixth-positioned Hoffenheim on Saturday when Freiburg, who’re eighth with 13 factors, host a Borussia Moenchengladbach facet in eleventh spot.
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