SPORT: EINTRACHT FRANKHURT THRASH BAYERN 5-1 IN BUNDESLIGA

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After losing their opening league match of the season 5-1 in Frankfurt, Bayern Munich’s championship defence took a knock as Bayer Leverkusen took the opportunity to take a six-point lead atop the Bundesliga.

With goals from Omar Marmoush, Junior Dina Ebimbe, and Hugo Larsson, the hosts stormed into an incredible 3-0 first-half lead in a rainy and chaotic match in Frankfurt, outlasting a woeful Bayern. Dino Toppmoeller’s team prevailed.

Just before halftime, Joshua Kimmich pulled Bayern back into the game, but French midfielder Ebimbe had other ideas. He capped a brilliant counterattack that started when Dayot Upamecano made a mistake, making it four goals.

Frankfurt put on a remarkable display, becoming the first team since Frankfurt itself in 1975 to score five goals against Bayern in the opening sixty minutes of a league game. Ansgar Knauff added a fifth goal to put the game beyond Thomas Tuchel’s club.

Six of the top seven teams in the Bundesliga are playing each other this weekend, starting on Sunday when leaders Bayer Leverkusen visit third-place Stuttgart.

Union Berlin defeated Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1 to win their first match since August 26. This victory guaranteed the team a winning start in the Bundesliga under new coach Nenad Bjelica.

As the squad advanced to fifteenth place, the Croatian coach dashed down the touchline to join his teammates in celebrating.

Elsewhere, Marvin Ducksch’s goal midway through the second half and Niklas Stark’s goal early in the first half helped Werder Bremen end a four-game losing streak.

In a match between two of the recently promoted struggling teams, Heidenheim prevailed 3-2 over Darmstadt. Heidenheim’s two goals from Jan Schoeppner mean Darmstadt has lost their last seven Bundesliga games.

Freiburg defeated RB Leipzig 1-0 in Wolfsburg to set up the main match of the day between Borussia Dortmund and Leipzig.