Bayer Leverkusen climbed into the Bundesliga’s top four after Kai Havertz earned them a 1-0 victory at Freiberg.
Peter Bosz’s side moved above Borussia Monchengladbach and RB Leipzig into third thanks to Havertz’s second-half winner.
🦁 @bayer04_en edge victory at @scfreiburg to leap from 5th to 3rd, & the match-winner just had to be him! 🇩🇪— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) May 29, 2020
After a forgettable first half, Havertz won it in the 54th minute when he latched onto Leon Bailey’s cute pass and scored from a tight angle.
He was forced off injured 12 minutes later, while Nils Petersen had a shot blocked as the hosts tried to find a leveller.
Leverkusen were denied a second when Julian Baumgartlinger had a goal ruled out for a push.
Freiburg could have levelled with two minutes remaining but Christian Gunter’s late effort was saved by Lukas Hradecky, while Philipp Lienhart also went close in stoppage time.
