FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - 1. FC Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen - Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, Berlin, Germany - November 30, 2024 Bayer Leverkusen's Patrik Schick celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
(Reuters) -Bayer Leverkusen's Patrik Schick scored four times and Florian Wirtz added another to hand the Bundesliga side a commanding 5-1 home win over Freiburg on Saturday as the defending champions picked up their fifth straight league victory.
The win puts second-placed Leverkusen on 32 points, four off Bayern Munich, who thrashed RB Leipzig 5-1 on Friday.
