Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 2025-26 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga3 - 2
Frankfurt overtaken by Dortmund and watches European dreams fade
Eintracht Frankfurt's hopes of securing European football next season were dealt a potentially fatal blow when it gave up an early lead and lost at Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mahmoud Dahoud.
- 7': Handball by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
- 8': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 15': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Brandt following a fast break.
- 17': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 17': Attempt saved. Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
- 17': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
- 18': Attempt missed. Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 21': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund).
- 21': Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
- 25': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 25': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
- 26': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 27': Attempt missed. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 28': Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 29': Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Farès Chaïbi.
- 38': Aurèle Amenda (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 39': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 42': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
- 45'+3': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
- 45'+3': Mahmoud Dahoud (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
- 45'+4': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
- 47': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ritsu Doan is caught offside.
- 48': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
- 50': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 52': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 52': Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
- 54': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Farès Chaïbi is caught offside.
- 55': Delay in match (Borussia Dortmund).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Robin Koch.
- 56': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
- 56': Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya replaces Farès Chaïbi.
- 57': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Mario Götze replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
- 57': Foul by Aurèle Amenda (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 57': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
- 59': Attempt saved. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 60': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 60': Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya is caught offside.
- 62': Attempt saved. Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Jean-Mattéo Bahoya.
- 62': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown following a corner.
- 63': Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 65': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 66': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 66': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 68': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck with a cross.
- 71': Attempt missed. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck with a cross.
- 72': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
- 74': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Jobe Bellingham.
- 74': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Julian Brandt.
- 76': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ritsu Doan is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab replaces Can Uzun.
- 77': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ansgar Knauff replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Salih Özcan replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
- 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Fábio Silva replaces Serhou Guirassy.
- 80': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Aurèle Amenda.
- 81': Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 82': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jonathan Burkardt replaces Ritsu Doan.
- 83': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ansgar Knauff is caught offside.
- 85': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 86': Attempt saved. Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Jean-Mattéo Bahoya.
- 87': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 2. Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 88': Attempt missed. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Burkardt.
- 88': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niklas Süle replaces Luca Reggiani.
- 89': Foul by Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund).
- 89': Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90'+1': Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 2.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 2.
Statistics
SGE |
DOR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 44 | Possession | 56 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 371 | Accurate Passes | 469 |
| 430 | Passes | 541 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 4 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 20 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 18 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Signal Iduna Park
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 34 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | +22 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 3 | Waldemar Anton |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 49 | Luca Reggiani |
| 7 | Jobe Bellingham |
| 20 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 14 | Maximilian Beier |
| 26 | Julian Ryerson |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 40 | Samuele Inácio |
| 10 | Julian Brandt |
Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Michael Zetterer (GK) |
| 3 | Arthur Theate |
| 4 | Robin Koch |
| 21 | Nathaniel Brown |
| 5 | Aurèle Amenda |
| 42 | Can Uzun |
| 18 | Mahmoud Dahoud |
| 15 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 25 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 8 | Farès Chaïbi |
| 20 | Ritsu Doan |
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