Leverkusen might not have been in the best of form coming into this one – they exited the UEFA Europa League at the hands of Young Boys Bern on Thursday and had only taken five of a possible 15 points from their previous five Bundesliga outings – but there was no hint of a lack of confidence in a dominant first-half showing. Bailey had the first chance of the game with a curling effort from the edge of the box that Florian Müller tipped over, and the Freiburg custodian was called into action from the ensuing corner too, clawing away Lucas Alario s firm header. Demarai Gray was the next player to be thwarted by the visiting goalkeeper after a mazy run and shot from a tight angle. The away side s safety-first tactics kept them game goalless at the interval, even if they could have taken the lead with their only chance of the half, with the unmarked Demirovic heading straight at Bundesliga debutant Lennart Grill at a corner.
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Fresh from winning their fourth consecutive game with a 3-1 victory over Schalke on Sunday, Frankfurt began with a spring in their step and put the home side under pressure from the outset. It swiftly paid off, as Amin Younes scored a wonderful opening goal in the sixth minute, skillfully turning his marker on the edge of the box before placing the ball past Florian Müller. Freiburg had won five matches on the bounce prior to their narrow defeat to Bayern Munich at the weekend, though, and grew in confidence as the match progressed. They deservedly equalised with 32 minutes on the clock when Ermedin Demirovic superbly rolled Evan N Dicka before teeing up Roland Sallai to lash in his fifth goal of the season. Andre Silva had a powerful shot from a tight angle well saved by Müller, before Kevin Trapp made an excellent block from Christian Günter s deflected long-range strike at the other end.