GranitXhaka(R)ofBayer04LeverkusenvieswithNicolasHoeflerofSCFreiburgduringthefirstdivisionofBundesliga9throundmatchbetweenBayer04LeverkusenandSCFreiburg,inLeverkusen,Germany,Oct.29,2023.(PhotobyUlrichHufnagel/Xinhua)BERLIN,Oct.29(Xinhua)--BayerLeverkusenclincheditsoveralleighthconsecutivevictorybyedgingpastFreiburg2-1,thankstogoalsfromFlorianWirtzandJonasHofmannintheninthroundoftheBundesligaonSunday.TheWerkselfseizedcontrolfromtheoutsetanddominatedpossessionagainstFreiburg,whopositionedallitsmenbehindtheball.Leverkusendictatedthegamebutcouldn'tbreachFreiburg'swell-organizeddefense.ThehostsfinallybrokethroughFreiburg'sdefense,markingtheopenerat36minuteswhenFlorianWirtzconcludedasolorunfromcloserangeintothefarpostbottomcorner.Despitethedeficit,Freiburgcontinuedtodefenddeeplyaftertherestart,whileLeverkusensquanderedachancetodoubletheirleadasgoalkeeperNoahAtuboluparriedWirtz'sattemptfromtheedgeoftheboxinthe50thminute.However,AtuboluwaslefthelplesstenminuteslaterwhenHofmann'slowshotricochetedofftherightpostandthenoffthegoalkeeper'sbackintothegoalatthehourmark.Leverkusenkeptpressingandnearlytripledtheirlead,butGranitXhaka'son-targetattemptonlyrattledthewoodworksixminuteslater.Unexpectedly,Freiburghalvedthedeficitinthe70thminutewhenManuelGuldenoddedhomeVincenzoGrifo'sfreekickintothearea.Thevisitorsrampedupthepressureforanothergoal,butLeverkusenheldfirmandsecuredtheireighthwinoftheseason.Withthisvictory,undefeatedLeverkusenreclaimedthetopspotinthetable,whileFreiburgremainedinthe8thplace."Wearesuperhappywiththethreepoints.Thesearethegameswhereyoumustworkhardforthewin.ItisnevereasytoplayagainstFreiburgjustbecauseofthatweareveryhappywiththethreepoints,"saidLeverkusenveteranHofmann.Inotheraction,BorussiaDortmundretainedtheirpositionintheBundesliga'stopfouraftercarvingouta3-3drawwithEintrachtFrankfurt.TheBVBralliedbackfromtwogoalsdownbeforeFrankfurtreclaimeda3-2leadthroughFaresChaibi.However,thevisitorshadthelastlaughasJulianBrandt's3-3equalizerensuredDortmundapointontheroad."Ihaveverymixedfeelings.Intheend,wecan'tcomplainthatthegameendedinastalemate.Iamsatisfiedwiththefightingattitudeandthatwemanagedtocomebacktwice,"saidDortmundcoachEdinTerzic.■ManuelGulde(2ndR,front)ofSCFreiburgscoresduringthefirstdivisionofBundesliga9throundmatchbetweenBayer04LeverkusenandSCFreiburg,inLeverkusen,Germany,Oct.29,2023.(PhotobyUlrichHufnagel/Xinhua)FlorianWirtz(R)ofBayer04LeverkusenvieswithRitsuDoanofSCFreiburgduringthefirstdivisionofBundesliga9throundmatchbetweenBayer04LeverkusenandSCFreiburg,inLeverkusen,Germany,Oct.29,2023.(PhotobyUlrichHufnagel/Xinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.