As Bayern Munich coasted into the Winterpause sitting atop the Bundesliga table. Bayer Leverkusen was hard at work on Saturday ensuring it would end the first half of the season with a bang. Bayern Leverkusen crushed SC Freiburg 5-1 behind an incredible effort from Florian Wirtz,

Patrik Schick scores four goals to help Bayer Leverkusen to a 5-1 win over Freiburg, narrowing the gap with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

Alonso's side end 2024 having won their first Bundesliga title in April before finishing the 2023-24 campaign unbeaten, while they also beat Kaiserslautern to win the DFB Pokal in May