Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen beat Heidenheim to go eight clear, extend unbeaten run to 32 matches

Goals from Jeremie Frimpong and Amine Adli earned Leverkusen a 2-1 win at Heidenheim on Saturday, sending Xabi Alonso's Bundesliga leaders eight points clear of Bayern Munich in second.

Leverkusen's win extended their unbeaten run to 32 games this season, equalling the record set by Hansi Flick's Bayern across the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.

Frustrated by the resolute hosts early, Leverkusen eventually broke through right before half-time when Frimpong's deflected shot found the net.

Midfield maestro Florian Wirtz hit the crossbar late but helped seal the result shortly after, laying on a perfect pass for Adli to round the goalkeeper and score.

Heidenheim's Tim Kleindienst headed in a goal with three minutes remaining, the first time Leverkusen had conceded in six hours in the league.

«Altogether we did it very smartly, other than the late goal we conceded,» Leverkusen's Granit Xhaka told Sky.

«The team is ripe. We showed again how dominant we can be.»

Second-placed Bayern, thumped 3-0 by Leverkusen last week, can narrow the gap when they play on Sunday at Bochum.

Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund were held 1-1 at Wolfsburg, Yannick Gerhardt's second-half header cancelling out an early Niclas Fuellkrug goal.

Having absorbed some early pressure from the hosts, Dortmund scored after eight minutes, Fuellkrug kneeing in a rebound from a Marco Reus shot on the counter.

Gerhardt equalised after a long interruption due to fan protests against an investor deal for the Bundesliga, heading in from close range after a deflected clearance from the Dortmund defence.

The draw leaves Dortmund four clear of fifth-placed RB Leipzig, who host Borussia Moenchengladbach later on Saturday.

«We didn't have enough chances on the whole,»