Sunday's Bundesliga Roundup: Hoffenheim, Leverkusen and Freiburg Secure Wins

Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg secured important Bundesliga victories, with Hoffenheim and Leverkusen winning 2-1, while Freiburg claimed a 2-0 win. Goalkeepers also stole the show with impressive individual performances despite their teams' results.

Hoffenheim beat Schalke 2-1 at the PreZero Arena. Fisnik Asllani scored in the 10th minute, and Tim Lemperle made it 2-0 in the 26th after a pass from Asllani. Schalke took over after the break and had the better of the shots, with 23 to 15 over the game. Junior Adamu scored from a corner in the 81st minute, but they could not find an equaliser. Hoffenheim made 45 clearances to hang on. Right-back Vladimír Coufal was Player of the Match.

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Leverkusen won 2-1 at Köln. Aleix García curled in a free kick in the 7th minute, and Patrik Schick added a second in the 85th. Said El Mala pulled one back for Köln in the 90+2 minute. Leverkusen had 62% of the ball, but Köln keeper Marvin Schwäbe made six saves to keep his side in it.

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Freiburg beat Union Berlin 2-0 at the Europa-Park-Stadion. Rani Khedira put through his own net in the 55th minute, and Yuito Suzuki made it 2-0 in the 67th with a low finish after a pass from Derry Scherhant. Freiburg had 20 shots to none on target for Union Berlin, but keeper Frederik Rønnow made eight saves. He also saved a Vincenzo Grifo penalty in the 84th minute.