SC Freiburg no go get quick return to top of Bundesliga table after Bayer Leverkusen beat dem 2-1 for BayArena. Bayern Munich, wey beat RB Leipzig 6-1, remain top, and SC Freiburg go host Bayern Munich next Sunday for top-of-table meeting.
Derry Scherhant put SC Freiburg ahead for di 14th minute after perfect move down di right flank from Philipp Treu, and e finish from close range. Bayer Leverkusen answer fast. Patrik Schick backheel set Ibrahim Maza free, and di Algeria international slot home calmly for di 19th minute.
Bayer Leverkusen fifth successive competitive victory come after Patrik Schick strike for di 76th minute. Patrik Schick don score for each of Bayer Leverkusen first five Bundesliga matches this season, and e become first forward for club history to score for di sixth too. E pass Stefan Kießling and Dimitar Berbatov.
SC Freiburg coach Julian Schuster make eight changes to im starting line-up after Conference League victory over FK Jablonec 3-2. E bring in internationals Derry Scherhant, Philipp Treu and Yannik Engelhardt. Germany coach Jürgen Klopp watch closely from stands.
SC Freiburg fans stop play for five minutes when dem throw tennis balls. Dem dey protest restrictions on away fans at BayArena. Play resume only after long discussion between fans and Julian Schuster.
Bayer Leverkusen and SC Freiburg both due to play for Europe again during di week, and di teams match well. SC Freiburg try control, while Bayer Leverkusen threaten on counter. For dem most dangerous break, Afonso Moreira lose di ball after e try do too much following costly misplaced pass from Jan-Niklas Beste of SC Freiburg for di 45th minute.
For second half, SC Freiburg get far more defending to do. Facundo Medina fire di first warning shot from Bayer Leverkusen for di 50th minute, and pressure keep building. Derry Scherhant lead one SC Freiburg attack wey offer little, while Patrik Schick miss Bayer Leverkusen best chance for di 59th minute.
Jürgen Klopp dey smile for stands, but both teams lack freshness and ideas late on after week of European football. Then Patrik Schick strike for im sixth league match after outstanding work by Ibrahim Maza.
