Bayer 04 Leverkusen Emerges Victorious in Grueling Contest Against Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt vs
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
The result means that Bayer 04 Leverkusen, after 32 games, remain undefeated this season. Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt have now won one, drawn one, and lost three of their last five games, scoring 6 and conceding 12.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have three wins and two draws with 14 goals for and 4 against in their recent matches. Eintracht Frankfurt have scored 48 goals in total in the Bundesliga: 27 at home and 21 away, whereas Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored an impressive 82: 45 goals at home and 37 away.
Eintracht Frankfurt's next Bundesliga games are against Borussia Mönchengladbach (away) on 11 May and RB Leipzig (home) on 18 May. Bayer 04 Leverkusen play VfL Bochum 1848 (away) on 12 May and FC Augsburg (home) on 18 May.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen lagged behind in their away match against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. However, the team reversed the course with a stunning 5-1 victory.
In the 67th minute, Jeremie Frimpong increased the lead for Bayer 04 Leverkusen with an assist by Adam Hlozek. Visitors Eintracht Frankfurt were quickest out of the blocks, going 1-0 up when Granit Xhaka netted after only 4 minutes on a pass from Hlozek.
Eintracht Frankfurt equalised to make it 1-1 when Hugo Ekitiké found the net, with an assist by Farès Chaïbi, in the 38th minute. Yet, straight after the break, Patrik Schick made his mark and gave Bayer 04 Leverkusen the lead again.
Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim drew 1-1 against RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund won 5-1 against FC Augsburg, VfL Wolfsburg defeated Darmstadt 98 with a 3-0 scoreline, Werder Bremen drew 2-2 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfB Stuttgart won 3-1 against FC Bayern München, FC Köln played a goalless draw against SC Freiburg, VfL Bochum 1848 picked up a narrow 4-3 victory against FC Union Berlin, and Heidenheim drew 1-1 against FSV Mainz 05.