Bundesliga: SC Freiburg wins 3-2 in Leverkusen

Dome took the historic lead in the standings, the others had their worst start to the season in 40 years – but both acted as if nothing major had happened. “I’m really not interested in that at all,” said Christian Streich about SC Freiburg’s only second lead in the Bundesliga in the history of the Bundesliga.

And for his coaching colleague from Bayer Leverkusen, Gerardo Seoane, the fifth defeat in the sixth competitive game does not seem to have any professional consequences. “Of course he has our full support and trust, no question about it,” said sporting director Simon Rolfes after the 2-3 (1-0) from Bayer’s point of view. The performance in this game was “better than last week” in the actually redeeming 3-0 in Mainz, said Rolfes: “We could have left the field as winners today.”

“I can classify it correctly”

Streich assured that his team could have lost 3:4. “In terms of results, things are going extremely well for us right now. But we also have the necessary luck at the moment,” said Streich, who has been an SC coach for more than ten years, but was still the U19 coach under Volker Finke when they first and only led the table on the first matchday in 2000.

“The last three games were partly good, partly so-so, and we all won,” said Streich: “It’s like that sometimes. But I can classify that correctly.”

Despite the snapshot, no one is currently looking up in Freiburg, the coach assured. “In a year in which we play European Cup, it’s about making good games in the European Cup and keeping Freiburg in the Bundesliga,” he asserted. “That is our goal. If that succeeds, it will be a good and nice year.”