Kai Havertz scores again as Bayer Leverkusen move up to third in Bundesliga

Posted Saturday, May 30, 2020 by PA

Bayer Leverkusen climbed into the Bundesliga’s top four after Kai Havertz earned them a 1-0 victory at Freiburg.

Peter Bosz’s side moved above Borussia Monchengladbach and RB Leipzig into third thanks to Havertz’s second-half winner.

It saw the forward become the first Bundesliga player to reach 35 goals before turning 21.

Freiburg remain eighth, having won one of their last six matches, and sit four points off the top six.

🦁 @bayer04_en edge victory at @scfreiburg to leap from 5th to 3rd, & the match-winner just had to be him! 🇩🇪

👶 @kaihavertz29 has scored 6 times in his last 5 games to become the first player in history to hit 35 @Bundesliga_EN goals before his 21st birthday 🤩 pic.twitter.com/cgGB7EUPyR

— 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.