Bayer Leverkusen extended their unbeaten streak as they secured a 5-1 away victory at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
The result leaves champions Leverkusen at the summit with 84 points, while Frankfurt sit sixth with 45.
Leverkusen s record unbeaten run, meanwhile, has now extended to 48 matches across all competitions.
Xabi Alonso s team opened the scoring through Granit Xhaka s bending strike from outside the box after 12 minutes.
Hugo Ekitike s perfectly timed header restored parity just after the half-hour mark, however.
Leverkusen retook the lead just before half-time through Patrik Schick s towering header.
It was 3-1 in the 58th minute, Exequiel Palacios converting a penalty after Niels Nkounkou pulled Nathan Tella by the shirt.
Jeremie Frimpong added a fourth for the visitors with 13 minutes remaining, tapping in from short distance, before the wing-back played a key role in Leverkusen s fifth, winning a penalty which was put away by Victor Boniface.
82 Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored 82 goals in this Bundesliga season, a new season record for the Werkself in the top flight. Spectacle.
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz)
Data Debrief: Club history for free-scoring Leverkusen
Leverkusen have now scored 82 goals in this Bundesliga season, a new season record for the Werkself in the top flight.
They also lead the Bundesliga for the most goals from long-distance (11), most goals from set-pieces (23) and most goals in the final 15 minutes of matches (19).
