The scorer of the marvelous opening goal gets a big round of applause as he is one of three players to leave the field.

Xabi Alonso will be hoping summer signing Tella and Adli can help to get the three points over the line.

That could have sealed it! Wirtz hammers an effort from the edge of the box on the break, and Atubolu gets a vital touch to divert it onto the bar and behind for a corner.

Wirtz and Frimpong link up nicely on the left, and the Dutchman turns inside before trying to tuck the ball in at the near post. Atubolu turns it onto the outside of the post and out.

Leverkusen's pressure finally tells. Wirtz has another part to play in it, chasing the ball towards the area expertly from the left before it falls to Hofmann. His drive from the edge of the box hits the post and rebounds into the net off the back of the head of Atubolu in the Freiburg goal.

Victor Boniface channels his inner Harry Kane by attempting to lob Atubolu from the halfway line, but sends his effort a little wide.

The right-back sends a cut-back from the outline that slices through the Freiburg defence, but no team-mate can meet it.

The goalscorer has the first opportunity of the second period, swinging a stinging effort from the edge of the box that Atubolu gets across well to save.

Leverkusen have had eight corners in the first half, and the defender heads wide from the latest one.

There is a bit of extra zip to the hosts' passes now as the fans are right behind them and they hunt another goal.

Wow! Just when Leverkusen needed a moment of magic, Florian Wirtz delivers in incredible style. The youngster dances his way past Nicolas Höfler with a series of shimmies and then slams the ball inside the far post to put his side in front.

The pair link up well but get stopped by yet another Freiburg defensive block.

The playmaker swings a great delivery in from the right at a perfect heading height for Victor Boniface in front of goal. More good defending from Sildillia to just get there first.

The one-way traffic continues. Frimpong chips a cross in from the right that Boniface pulls back to Palacios, who drives over from the edge of the box.

The Spaniard receives the ball from Wirtz and gets knocked to the ground - but there is no real penalty claim as he was dispossessed fairly.

The Leverkusen set-piece specialist steps up after his fellow full-back was fouled, but that wasn't his best effort, as the attempted cross flies behind the goal.

Leverkusen work the ball out to Hofmann on the right, but his cross runs behind the target.

The Nigerian shimmies on the left of the area now before firing an effort that is turned behind for a corner.

Freiburg could be set for a long afternoon...Victor Boniface tries to twist into the box by the outline but just runs the ball out.

The hosts get forward at pace down the right, but Hofmann's attempted cross into the middle is blocked for a corner.

We're just a few seconds into the game and Leverkusen have already had their first effort on target. Xhaka receives the ball in a central position, about 30 yards out, but his fizzing effort curls narrowly wide of the post.