Leverkusen crowns the year with a furious 5: 1 over Freiburg!

Bayer Leverkusen celebrated with an impressive 5-1 win against SC Freiburg at the end of the year and thus made the best year perfect in club history. In the BayArena stadium, the Czech striker Patrik Schick was the great hero of the evening, who played the Freiburg defense dizzy with four goals. First he scored 1-0 in added time of the first half with a clever lupfer over goalkeeper Noah Atubolu. The team led by coach Xabi Alonso remained calm and determined even after a shot penalty by Florian Wirtz, who was previously fouled. The hope of a turn at Freiburg briefly gave up when Vincenzo Grifo shortened in the 55th minute with a great shot but Leverkusen countered immediately. In the 67th and 74th minute, Schick converted two precise flanks from Wirtz, which also played brilliantly and shone with a goal and several assists. Schick set the final point with his header after a corner of Alejandro Grimaldo in the 77th minute.

With this victory, the Leverkuseners hibernate in second place in the Bundesliga and are only four points behind Bayern Munich, who were also able to win 5: 1. This was the eighth victory in a row for the Alchemist team, which is now preparing for the second half of the season and is one of the title aspirants. While the emotional situation in Leverkusen is outstanding, Freiburg, which was well held up to the 75th minute, must now analyze its mistakes.

strong achievements by Wirtz and Schick

The interaction between Wirtz and Schick was decisive for victory. Wirtz, who brilliantly prepared at the first goal of Schick, showed himself in top form. Despite his fired penalty, he did not get discouraged and scored 2-0 even in the 51st minute. The two players could become a Schlüsselduo for Leverkusen for the further season, which now starts with a lot of confidence in the second half of the season. As Sports.yahoo.com it will be exciting to observe whether the Champions Munich can increase the pressure on Leverkusen. But after the strong performance in the evening, the supporters are optimistic that great is imminent.

It was a bitter defeat for SC Freiburg that also makes the struggle for the upper table places more difficult. Meanwhile, the Leverkuseners make the Christmas holidays with a bright smile and look forward to the start of the second half of the season on January 10th.