The crisis is behind Bayer Leverkusen! During the last month, Xabi Alonso’s men won 8/8 games, scoring five goals in three of them – the latest one tonight against Freiburg 5-1. Even though Lever initially struggled and despite Florian Wirtz’s missed penalty, Lever were 1-0 up at the break thanks to Patrik Schick’s added-time opener.Schick scores for Leverkusen before end onf first halfpic.twitter.com/xqwu2MUtN6— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) December 21, 2024 However, no one could know that it was only the beginning of the Czech’s show! Wirtz still scored in the 51st minute for 2-0, but when the visitors made it 2-1 over Vincenzo Grifo only four minutes later, many expected a tough 40 minutes for Bayer.⚽️ GOAL 🇩🇪 | Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 SC Freiburg | Patrik SchickSchick hat-trick!pic.twitter.com/BmKgqMgBb4— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) December 21, 2024 Patrik Schick 🇨🇿 with 4 GoalsFlorian Wirtz 🇩🇪 with 1 goal and 3 assist. Xabi Alonso is creating monsters in Bayer Leverkusen pic.twitter.com/crWOHqTwJQ— Arc of Football (@arcoffootball) December 21, 2024 But they did not know what Schick was up to, as the 28-year-old forward scored three more goals in only ten minutes (?!) – between the 67th and 77th – for Lever’s demolishing 5-1 triumph, which moves them closer to the leaders Bayern Munich and hints at the two-team race for the Bundesliga title.FOUR GOALS FOR PATRIK SCHICK 😱 Florian Wirtz has assisted three of them 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Y4jJdF0dAa— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 21, 2024 Brutal Bayern run over Leipzig in crazy Bundesliga derbyThe Bavarians top the table, four points ahead of Bayer and can be satisfied with the current situation ahead of the 18-day break in the Bundesliga. However, considering Alonso’s crew’s recent performances, the title race is far from over, especially since the duel between the two contenders in the upcoming part of the season will be played at BayArena.BUNDESLIGA – MATCHDAY 15FridayBayern Munich – RB Leipzig 5-1 (3-1)/Musiala 1, Laimer 25, Kimmich 36, Sane 75, Davies 78 – Sesko 2/SaturdayEintr.Frankfurt – Mainz 1-3 (0-2)/Kristensen 75 – Kaua Santos 15 og, Nebel 27, 58/Hoffenheim – M’ gladbach 1-2 (0-1)/Kramaric 58 pen – Sander 23, Plea 61/Holstein Kiel – Augsburg 5-1 (4-1)/Rosenboom 12, Harres 32, 35, Machino 39, 90+1 – Claude-Maurice 5/Stuttgart – St.Pauli 0-1 (0-1)/Eggestein 21/Werder – Union Berlin 4-1 (3-1)/Grull 13, 17, Weiser 45, Stage 88 – Schafer 23/Leverkusen – Freiburg 5-1 (1-0)/Schick 45+1, 67, 74, 77, Wirtz 51 – Grifo 55/Sunday 17:30: (2.40) Bochum (3.50) Heidenheim (3.10)19:30: (3.15) Wolfsburg (3.75) Dortmund (2.25)***odds are subject to change***
