Bayern Munich extend lead at top of Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt win

Bayern Munich extended their gap at the top of the Bundesliga to nine points as they overcame a dogged Eintracht Frankfurt side 1-0 at Deutsche Bank Park. In the first half, Eintracht sat in a compact shape to try to hit Bayern on the counter attack, while Bayern saw more of the ball. Both sides created some key clear-cut chances, but neither could capitalise on them in the first period.

Ad/> The start of the second-half was more of a one-sided affair, as Bayern made the most of Frankfurt sitting deep by dominating the ball and creating chances in the final third of the pitch. BundesligaRobert Lewandowski inspires Bayern Munich comeback against rock-bottom Greuther Furth20/02/2022 AT 13:46 Julian Nagelsmann’s decision to turn to the bench proved to make the difference, as within minutes of coming on, Leroy Sane grabbed the winner for his side with twenty minutes left on the clock. Sane, who was deployed as a forward for the final portion of the game, was played in with a brilliant through ball by Joshua Kimmich from midfield, before finishing well into the bottom corner beyond Kevin Trapp to condemn Eintracht Frankfurt to their third consecutive Bundesliga defeat.

TALKING POINT Tactical changes do the trick for Bayern. Despite Frankfurt's poor form in the lead up to this game, it was never going to be a walk in the park for Bayern Munich, as they had lost their last two games to Die Adler in the Bundesliga. Julian Nagelsmann soon realised that something was not working tactically as his 4-5-1 system came up against Frankfurt's 3-4-1-2 shape, which saw the home side try and break frequently on the counter attack.