LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Ernest Poku continued his strong goalscoring form as Bayer Leverkusen bounced back from its heavy loss to Paris Saint-Germain to beat Freiburg 2-0 in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

In its first game since a 7-2 loss to PSG ended Kasper Hjulmand's unbeaten start as coach, Leverkusen looked a very different team, ending an eight-game unbeaten run for Freiburg in all competitions.

Ernest Poku scored the opening goal off a slick one-two with Aleix Garcia that allowed him to run onto the ball on the edge of the area and shoot with power.

That took speedy Dutch midfielder Poku to three goals and an assist in his last four Bundesliga games as he settles in following a turbulent start to his time at Leverkusen. Poku signed in August as part of Leverkusen's rebuild un

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