It’s certainly been a week to remember for Malik Tillman.
Tillman scored his third goal in the past four days on Saturday as Bayer Leverkusen defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 in Bundesliga action. The U.S. men’s national team midfielder now has six goals on the season, with three of those coming in the past week for Kasper Hjulmand’s squad.
Arthur opened the scoring for Leverkusen in the 26th minute before Tillman doubled the visitors lead seven minutes later. Christian Kofane’s lay off pass allowed Tillman to drill a right-footed shot into the bottom-right corner for a 2-0 Leverkusen lead.
Despite Robin Koch pulling one goal back for Frankfurt after halftime, Aleix Garcia iced Leverkusen’s victory with an insurance goal in second-half stoppage time.
Tillman played 82 minutes from his central midfield position, earning his 24th appearance of the campaign in all competitions.
Bayer Leverkusen will now turn its attention towards Tuesday’s DFB Pokal quarterfinal tie vs. St. Pauli, seeking a fifth-consecutive victory.