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Bayern Munich suffered a jolt to their title defence, dropping their first league recreation of the season 5-1 in Frankfurt and handing Bayer Leverkusen the possibility to open a six-point lead on the prime of the Bundesliga.
In a moist and wild contest in Frankfurt, the hosts raced into a unprecedented 3-0 first-half lead, with Omar Marmoush, Junior Dina Ebimbe, and Hugo Larsson scoring the targets as Dino Toppmoller’s facet outmuscled a timid Bayern.
Joshua Kimmich dragged Bayern again into the match simply earlier than half-time however French midfielder Ebimbe had different concepts, capping a scintillating counter-attack after a mistake by Dayot Upamecano to make it 4.
Ansgar Knauff added a fifth to place the sport out of attain for Thomas Tuchel’s facet to finish a memorable efficiency for Frankfurt, who turned the primary crew to attain 5 targets in opposition to Bayern within the first 60 minutes of a league recreation since Frankfurt themselves in 1975.
A surprised Tuchel mentioned after the sport that his facet have been punished by a Frankfurt crew who have been callous in entrance of objective.
“We did not defend constantly and have been punished mercilessly immediately,” Tuchel advised German broadcaster ARD.
“That is why this outcome could be very tough to digest on the scoreboard. We deserved to lose. Not 5-1, however we deserved to lose. That’s the backside line.”
Leaders Bayer Leverkusen journey to third-place Stuttgart on Sunday on a weekend when six of the Bundesliga’s prime seven face one another.
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