Sharp-shooter number one: Leverkusen’s Grimaldo tops the Europa rankings | OneFootball

Set pieces near the penalty area are a top priority at Bayer Leverkusen. When Alejandro Grimaldo lines up the ball, it’s a red alert for the opposition. 

That was the case again today in the Werkself’s duel with SC Freiburg. The Spaniard once again curled the ball in successfully against the Breisgau side. It was already his fifth direct free-kick goal of the current season. This puts him at the top of the ranking within Europe’s top five leagues.

With today’s spectacular strike, he moved past Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai.

For Leverkusen, however, it didn’t mean another Bundesliga win in the end, as the match finished in a 3-3 draw. Next Wednesday, the master of free kicks will face the corner kick specialists from Arsenal FC.

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