Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen have extended their season-long unbeaten run to 48 games with a 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Leverkusen struck five times with goals from Granit Xhaka, Patrik Schick, Jeremie Frimpong and penalties from Exequiel Palacios and Victor Boniface.
Xhaka opened the scoring with a long-range effort, before Frankfurt equalised through Hugo Ekitike, who scored for the third game in a row.
Patrik Schick put Bayer Leverkusen back in front just before half-time, and World Cup winner Palacios scored a third for the reigning champions from the penalty spot in the 58th minutek.
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Five minutes after coming on as a substitute, Jeremie Frimpong scored and then won a penalty with three minutes remaining.
Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface converted the spot kick for Leverkusen’s first win in Frankfurt for six years.
Bayer Leverkusen, who are unbeaten in 48 across all competitions, need to avoid defeat in two remaining league matches to become the first team to go unbeaten through a Bundesliga season.
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