First League loss for Bayern as Frankfurt run riot in five goal blitz

On Saturday, Bayern Munich suffered their first domestic defeat of the season, enduring a crushing 5-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. The home side, spurred by goals from Omar Marmoush, Eric Ebimbe, and Hugo Larsson, swiftly established a 3-0 lead within the initial 36 minutes. Despite Joshua Kimmich managing to pull one back for Bayern before halftime, Frankfurt maintained their dominance in the second half, securing additional goals from Ebimbe and Ansgar Knauff to deliver a comprehensive thrashing.

This unexpected outcome sees Bayern trailing three points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen, set to play against Stuttgart on Sunday. Despite playing the full 90 minutes, England striker Harry Kane was unable to increase his tally of 18 goals from 13 Bundesliga appearances this campaign—marking only the third time he has failed to score.

Eintracht celebrated their first victory in four league games, bouncing back from their German Cup exit to third-division Saarbrücken earlier in the week. The substantial margin of victory also serves as sweet retribution for their previous heavy defeat to Bayern, a 5-1 drubbing in 2019.

Having already secured progression to the Champions League last 16, Bayern now shift their focus to concluding the group stage with a home match against Manchester United on Tuesday. The English giants must win the fixture and rely on a draw between FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray to advance alongside the Bavarians into the knockout phase.

Seventh-placed Eintracht, too, looks forward to European action as they travel to Scotland to face Aberdeen in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday.