Leverkusen beat Freiburg 2-0 as Poku and Tapsoba score

Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg 2-0 at the BayArena on Sunday, rebounding from a heavy midweek Champions League defeat as Ernest Poku and Edmond Tapsoba scored to secure a league win that halted Freiburg’s eight‑match unbeaten run in all competitions. The victory, Leverkusen’s fourth straight in the Bundesliga, moved the hosts up the table and kept momentum under coach Kasper Hjulmand.

Poku opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, finishing a slick one‑two with Aleix Garcia and curling a low shot into the net. Tapsoba extended the lead early in the second half, rising to head in from an Alex Grimaldo cross in the 52nd minute. Freiburg were reduced to 10 men when Philipp Lienhart received a second yellow card in the 74th minute, which effectively ended their hopes of mounting a comeback.

Leverkusen controlled large portions of the match, creating several chances after taking the lead. Poku should have added a second later in the half but was denied one‑on‑one by Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu. Patrik Schick made a brief return from a thigh injury, coming off the bench for his first appearance in a month.

The result provided an immediate response after Leverkusen were routed 7-2 by...