Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 3-0 victory at Werder Bremen on Saturday to return to the top of the Bundesliga with a club record-equalling eighth consecutive victory.
The visitors needed a Werder own goal to go in front, with Olivier Deman turning in a Jonas Hofmann cross and wrongfooting his own keeper.
There was nothing lucky about their second goal however, with Jeremie Frimpong unleashing an unstoppable shot from the edge of the box in the 42nd minute
Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen remained in the driving seat in the second half and in-form Alejandro Grimaldo made sure of the three points, slotting in from a tight angle in the 76th minute after Werder lost possession in their own half.
Grimaldo has now scored in each of Leverkusen’s last five away games in the league, a club record.
Unbeaten Leverkusen, who are also the first club in Bundesliga history to score at least twice in each of their first 12 matches in a season, are on 34 points, having won 11 of their 12 league games.
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