Schick counts to four in Lever's demolishing win
Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 21.12.24. | 23:29
The Czech netted four out of five of Bayer's goals and was the most deserving of the convincing victory over Freiburg - 5-1
The crisis is behind Bayer Leverkusen! During the last month, Xabi Alonso's men won 8/8 games, scoring five goals in three of them - the latest one tonight against Freiburg 5-1. Even though Lever initially struggled and despite Florian Wirtz's missed penalty, Lever were 1-0 up at the break thanks to Patrik Schick's added-time opener.
Schick scores for Leverkusen before end onf first halfpic.twitter.com/xqwu2MUtN6
— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) December 21, 2024
However, no one could know that it was only the beginning of the Czech's show! Wirtz still scored in the 51st minute for 2-0, but when the visitors made it 2-1 over Vincenzo Grifo only four minutes later, many expected a tough 40 minutes for Bayer.
⚽️ GOAL 🇩🇪 | Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 SC Freiburg | Patrik Schick
— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) December 21, 2024
Schick hat-trick!pic.twitter.com/BmKgqMgBb4
Patrik Schick 🇨🇿 with 4 Goals
— Arc of Football (@arcoffootball) December 21, 2024
Florian Wirtz 🇩🇪 with 1 goal and 3 assist.
Xabi Alonso is creating monsters in Bayer Leverkusen pic.twitter.com/crWOHqTwJQ
But they did not know what Schick was up to, as the 28-year-old forward scored three more goals in only ten minutes (?!) - between the 67th and 77th - for Lever's demolishing 5-1 triumph, which moves them closer to the leaders Bayern Munich and hints at the two-team race for the Bundesliga title.
FOUR GOALS FOR PATRIK SCHICK 😱
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 21, 2024
Florian Wirtz has assisted three of them 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Y4jJdF0dAa
The Bavarians top the table, four points ahead of Bayer and can be satisfied with the current situation ahead of the 18-day break in the Bundesliga. However, considering Alonso's crew's recent performances, the title race is far from over, especially since the duel between the two contenders in the upcoming part of the season will be played at BayArena.
BUNDESLIGA - MATCHDAY 15
Friday
Bayern Munich - RB Leipzig 5-1 (3-1)
/Musiala 1, Laimer 25, Kimmich 36, Sane 75, Davies 78 - Sesko 2/
Saturday
Eintr.Frankfurt - Mainz 1-3 (0-2)
/Kristensen 75 - Kaua Santos 15 og, Nebel 27, 58/
Hoffenheim - M' gladbach 1-2 (0-1)
/Kramaric 58 pen - Sander 23, Plea 61/
Holstein Kiel - Augsburg 5-1 (4-1)
/Rosenboom 12, Harres 32, 35, Machino 39, 90+1 - Claude-Maurice 5/
Stuttgart - St.Pauli 0-1 (0-1)
/Eggestein 21/
Werder - Union Berlin 4-1 (3-1)
/Grull 13, 17, Weiser 45, Stage 88 - Schafer 23/
Leverkusen - Freiburg 5-1 (1-0)
/Schick 45+1, 67, 74, 77, Wirtz 51 - Grifo 55/
Sunday
17:30: (2.40) Bochum (3.50) Heidenheim (3.10)
19:30: (3.15) Wolfsburg (3.75) Dortmund (2.25)
***odds are subject to change***
