Alonso and Leverkusen sweep past Bayern to extend Bundesliga lead

Liverpool-linked manager sees his undefeated pace-setters overwhelm Harry Kane and Munich amid carnival atmosphere 

STAN AND DELIVER: Leverkusen's Josip Stanisic, 2nd right, celebrates with team mates after scoring his side's opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munich at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Pic: AP Photo/Martin Meissner

Jeremie Frimpong fired into an empty net in stoppage time to cap Bayer Leverkusen's outstanding 3-0 win over Bayern Munich as they celebrated carnival weekend in the Rhineland by moving five points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

Josip Stanisic, the man on loan from Bayern, opened the scoring in the 18th minute before Alex Grimaldo doubled the advantage five minutes into the second half, but Frimpong added an exclamation mark after Manuel Neuer came up for a corner and Leverkusen broke to punish him.