Wolfsburg have climbed to fourth in the Bundesliga table after a 2-1 victory over struggling Freiburg on Saturday afternoon.

The visitors looked dangerous in the early stages, and their pressure was rewarded in the eighth minute when Kevin De Bruyne spotted the run of Daniel Caligiuri, and provided an inch-perfect cross. The former Freiburg man remained calm in front of goal to slot home his first goal of the season and give the Wolves a deserved lead. 

Freiburg came close to levelling the scores with their first chance of the game, but Diego Benaglio responded impressively to tip Admir Mehmedi's long-range strike over the crossbar.

Despite almost losing their advantage, Wolfsburg remained on top, and were inches away from doubling the lead just before the break when De Bruyne rattled the crossbar with a costless kick.

The hosts enjoyed an extended spell in control early in the second half, but they missed a great chance to equalise when Mike Frantz struck his effort straight at Benaglio after beating the offside trap. Young attacker  Maximilian Philipp also fired over Diego Benaglio’s crossbar from deep inside the area, and with that, the Wolves capitalised.

Caligiuri punished Freiburg for failing to turn their pressure into a leveller as he helped himself to a second goal with an emphatic finish from just inside the box midway through the second half.

Sebastian Kerk set up a dramatic finish by curling a costless kick into the top corner in the first minute of stoppage time, but Wolfsburg held on to secure a deserved win. The triumph sees the Wolves into the top four, while Freiburg drop to the lowly realms of 16th place, and the relegation play-off zone.

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