Bayer Leverkusen notched up a fourth-consecutive Bundesliga win under coach Kasper Hjulmand, with the Werkself seeing off the 10 men of Freiburg thanks to goals from Ernest Poku and Edmond Tapsoba.

Despite the heavy European defeat in midweek, Hjulmand remains unbeaten domestically since taking over from Erik ten Hag in early September

Three points, a clean sheet and two comebacks: "That's as good as it gets," said goalkeeper Mark Flekken in praising the Leverkusen performance post-match. Goalscorer Ernest Poku also rated the success as "really important after the defeat against PSG and looking forward to the Pokal.

Bayer Leverkusen misst sich in der Bundesliga mit dem SC Freiburg. SPOX zeigt Euch, wie Ihr die Partie live verfolgen könnt.

Bayer Leverkusen“We feel great pain in our bodies. We are hurt. But we have to shake it off and look forward. We were too open and thought too much offensively – without balance,” said

Thanks to a convincing 2-0 win against SC Freiburg, the Werkself celebrated their fourth league victory in a row on Bundesliga matchday 8. Ernest Poku put an impressive and confident Werkself side ahead on 22 minutes.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand has confirmed his earlier optimistic assessment about Jarell Quansah's imminent return.The defender is set to make his comeback in Bayer Leverkusen's home match against SC Freiburg on Sunday at 3:30 PM,