Bayer Leverkusen Reclaims Bundesliga Top Spot, Remains Unbeaten After Defeating Freiburg

With a victory under Manager Xabi Alonso's leadership, Bayer Leverkusen breaks club record by scoring 27 goals in the season's first nine games, surpassing the previous record of 24 goals during the 1996-97 campaign.

• Bayer Leverkusen has reclaimed the top spot in the Bundesliga, remaining unbeaten this season with eight victories in their first nine league games.
• Under Manager Xabi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen broke the club record by scoring 27 goals in the first nine games of this season, surpassing their previous record of 24 goals in the 1996-97 season.
• Xabi Alonso has become the first Leverkusen manager to win eight games in a row across all competitions since the club's promotion to the Bundesliga in 1979.
• In the game against Freiburg, Florian Wirtz and Jonas Hofmann were the goalscorers, leading to a 2-1 victory for Leverkusen.
• Despite pulling back a goal 20 minutes from time through a Manuel Gulde header, the eighth-placed Freiburg fell to Leverkusen, which now stands two points clear of the second-placed champions, Bayern Munich.

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