Bayer 04 have now gone 33 Bundesliga away games in succession without defeat and thereby equalled the record set by Bayern Munich as Jonathan Tah netted the equaliser at 2-2 in added time away to SC Freiburg on his 400th appearance for the Werkself.
2024/2025 Bundesliga
2-2
Match Report
Bayern Munich sealed their 34th Bundesliga crown after title rivals Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw away to Freiburg on Sunday.
Leverkusen knew a victory would be enough to delay Bayern's celebrations after Vincent Kompany's side drew 3-3 with RB Leipzig 24 hours earlier.
And though able to salvage a point through Jonathan Tah's stoppage-time equaliser, on what was his 400th Leverkusen appearance, they were unable to find a winner.
Freiburg, battling to secure a spot in next season's Champions League, came out fighting but had to wait until the 44th minute to open the scoring.
Maximilian Eggestein's thunderous effort put them in front, with their lead doubled three minutes after the restart thanks to an own goal from Piero Hincapie.
Florian Wirtz pulled a goal back for Xabi Alonso's men with eight minutes to go, before Tah's header levelled the scores in the third minute of time added on.
Despite late heroics once again, Leverkusen finally relinquished their crown after winning the title during the last campaign and will end their season without a trophy.
Bayern now have an unassailable eight-point lead over Leverkusen with two games of the campaign remaining.
What a story! #SCFB04 | 2-2 pic.twitter.com/JB97Gt6ddc
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) May 4, 2025
Data Debrief: Leverkusen equal unbeaten away record
Despite the disappointment of officially losing the title, Leverkusen were able to continue their impressive away form, equalling a Bundesliga record in the process.
Alonso's team are now unbeaten in their last 33 league games away from home, matching Bayern's record that they set between 2012 and 2014.
It wasn't a particularly impressive performance from Leverkusen, though. They ended the contest with an expected goals (xG) total of 0.33 from just five shots.
Match Events
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0' Highlight from Freiburg vs Leverkusen
17' Match Event for Freiburg vs Leverkusen
28' Highlight from Freiburg vs Leverkusen
42' Highlight from Freiburg vs Leverkusen
44' GOAL! Freiburg 1-0 Leverkusen (Maximilian Eggestein)
48' GOAL! Freiburg 2-0 Leverkusen (Piero Hincapié)
57' Match Event for Freiburg vs Leverkusen
76' Match Event for Freiburg vs Leverkusen
82' GOAL! Freiburg 2-1 Leverkusen (Florian Wirtz)
88' Match Event for Freiburg vs Leverkusen
93' GOAL! Freiburg 2-2 Leverkusen (Jonathan Tah)
Line-ups
Freiburg XI: Ginter, V. Grifo, Lienhart, Eggestein, Florian Müller, Ritsu Doan, Patrick Osterhage, Junior Adamu, Jordy Makengo, Max Rosenfelder, Johan Manzambi
Subs: Höfler, Kübler, Gregoritsch, Günter, J. Beste, Noah Atubolu, Kiliann Sildillia, Eren Dinkçi, Merlin Röhl
Leverkusen XI: Xhaka, Grimaldo, Tah, Schick, A.García, Buendia, Tapsoba, Kovar, Jeremie Frimpong, Hincapie, Wirtz
Subs: Hradecky, Lomb, Hofmann, Andrich, Exequiel Palacios, Tella, Adli, Arthur