Leverkusen Rebounds: From Paris' seven-goal disaster to Bundesliga resolve
26 October 2025
Leverkusen Rebound in the Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen regained their footing after the heavy 2-7 defeat to Paris Saint‑Germain in the Champions League, sealing their fifth Bundesliga win with a 2-0 home victory over Freiburg on Sunday, Matchday eight.
The Dutch forward Ernest Boko opened the scoring for Leverkusen in the 22nd minute.
Burkinabé Edmond Tapsoba added the second in the 52nd, as Freiburg were reduced to ten men when Philipp Lienhart was sent off in the 74th.
Leverkusen moved to fifth with 17 points, level on goal difference with Dortmund in fourth, but still behind Bayern Munich atop the table on 24 after eight wins.
New Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand, who succeeded the sacked Erik ten Hag, has kept Leverkusen undefeated in the league.
Midfielder Jonas Hofmann told the streaming platform Dazn that his side had “dug out of that last 2-7 defeat” against Paris Saint‑Germain, adding that the performance felt “great.”
Freiburg suffered their third league defeat of the season, sitting 11th with nine points.
The Freiburg struggle against Leverkusen continued, as Stuttgart’s stubborn form now extends to six straight games without a win against Leverkusen in the league.
Elsewhere, Stuttgart turned around a deficit to beat Mainz 2-1, Nadim Amiri giving Mainz the lead from a 41st‑minute penalty, Chris Führich leveling before the break (45+4), and Deniz Undav sealing the hosts’ win with a second in the 79th.
Stuttgart climbed to 18 points in third place.
Punchline 1 (sniper style): If Leverkusen’s defense were a weapon, it would be a sniper—calibrated, precise, and somehow still invisible until the goal line flashed.
Punchline 2 (sniper style): Freiburg’s luck in this spell is like a silenced pistol—quiet until it misses the target, then it’s a loud reminder that the lesson is to defend with more than hope.
