Borussia Dortmund takes Bundesliga lead after late win over Frankfurt

According to kicker and NOS, Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 on Saturday and moved to the top of the Bundesliga, pending Bayern Munich's match.

Le stade Westfalenstadion, à Dortmund

Photo: Frank Vincentz — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (new window)

Borussia Dortmund have provisionally taken the lead in the Bundesliga. According to kicker, a late goal from substitute Maximilian Beier secured a 1-0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt, despite travel fatigue. NOS reports that Dortmund took over the top spot with the narrow victory.

Beier came off the bench to score the decisive goal, as noted by Süddeutsche Zeitung and FAZ. Voetbal International adds that Joey Veerman played the full match for the home side. Corriere dello Sport mentions that RB Leipzig also won, while Werder Bremen and Paderborn recorded victories. Dortmund now sit alone in first place, awaiting Bayern Munich's result, according to Corriere dello Sport.

Sources

  1. kickerNach Reisestrapazen: Joker von Kovac sorgen für den BVB-Sieg (new window)kicker.de
  2. NOSDortmund neemt Bundesliga-koppositie over na late zege op Frankfurt (new window)nos.nl
  3. Corriere dello SportIl Borussia Dortmund vola in vetta: Beier stende l'Eintracht. Poker del Lipsia (new window)corrieredellosport.it
  4. Voetbal InternationalDortmund en Veerman grijpen koppositie in Bundesliga na nipte zege op Frankfurt (new window)vi.nl
  5. Süddeutsche Zeitung1:0 gegen Frankfurt: Beier schießt den BVB an die Spitze (new window)sueddeutsche.de
  6. FAZ1:0 gegen Frankfurt: BVB legt an der Tabellenspitze vor (new window)faz.net