Leverkusen beat Freiburg 2-0
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The Flingeraner began their German Cup campaign with a 4-2 victory over Schweinfurt 05 in August, while the Breisgau Brazilians booked their place with a 2-0 win over Lotte. Two-time winners Fortuna Dusseldorf currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga, sitting 13th with ten points from ten games.
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 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
After a poor start to their Bundesliga campaign, SC Freiburg have long since bounced back. Coach Julian Schuster's team are unbeaten since the end of August and got a confidence boost on Thursday in the UEFA Europa League for their next challenge at the BayArena this Sunday,
SC Freiburg host Eintracht Frankfurt this Sunday at the Europa-Park Stadion for round seven of the 1. Bundesliga. SC Freiburg have picked up 8 points and currently lie in 8th position. In their last outing, Julian Schuster 's team drew 0-0 against Borussia M´gladbach (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).
Freiburg’s Vincenzo Grifo has scored a brilliant free kick to deny Eintracht Frankfurt a win before it faces Liverpool in the Champions League.
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
At the Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg have been formidable in recent months - unbeaten in their last four European home games and winning two of those. Schuster’s men will be eager to turn consistency into victories as they look to take control of their Europa League group.