Bundesliga Leaders Bayern Munich Suffer 2-1 Defeat At Eintracht Frankfurt | Football News

Bayern Munich crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday within the Bundesliga because the world champions confirmed chinks of their armour earlier than they return to Champions League motion subsequent week. Robert Lewandowski netted his twenty sixth league objective this season for Bayern, however Frankfurt deserved the win due to first-half objectives by Japan midfielder Daichi Kamada and Amin Younes.

After their 3-3 league draw at dwelling to strugglers Armina Bielefeld final Monday, Bayern once more wobbled forward of Tuesday’s Champions League first leg tie at Lazio.

Frankfurt’s win provides hope to Bayern’s league rivals as second-placed RB Leipzig can reduce Bayern’s result in two factors in the event that they win at Hertha Berlin on Sunday.

It was Bayern’s third league defeat. Their final, a 3-2 reverse at Borussia Moenchengladbach in January was adopted by a shock German Cup defeat at second-tier Holstein Kiel.

In an indication of Bayern’s home dominance, it was solely the sixth defeat head coach Hansi Flick has suffered since taking cost in November 2019.

Frankfurt capitalised on Bayern’s jaded type since they lifted the Club World Cup in Qatar simply over every week in the past.

Bayern have been lacking defender Benjamin Pavard plus ahead Thomas Mueller, who have been each sidelined after testing constructive for Covid-19, and Corentin Tolisso, who’s more likely to be sidelined for months after injuring himself in coaching this week.

Frankfurt’s high scorer Andre Silva dropped out earlier than kick off with a again harm. 

Just like in Monday’s draw towards Bielefeld, Bayern have been 2-0 down at half-time after Kamada opened the scoring by tucking away a cross with simply 12 minutes gone.

The Japanese midfielder then arrange Younes, who hit the far nook previous the diving Manuel Neuer on 31 minutes.

Bayern pulled a objective again simply after the break when Lewandowski fired dwelling after Leroy Sane toyed along with his marker earlier than placing in an excellent low cross.

Despite Bayern’s second-half onslaught, Frankfurt held on for his or her fifth straight league win which leaves them fourth within the desk.

Elsewhere, Borussia Moenchengladbach crashed to a 2-1 dwelling defeat to Mainz earlier than their Champions League final 16 first-leg conflict towards Manchester City in Budapest on Wednesday.

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Karim Onisiwo’s opening objective was cancelled out by Lars Stindl’s equaliser for Gladbach earlier than Kevin Stoeger scored Mainz’s winner 4 minutes from time. 

Stuttgart, whose head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo on Friday prolonged his contract till 2024, celebrated with a 1-0 win over Cologne due to Sasa Kalajdzic’s objective.