Frankfurt did not provide details against Dortmund. Faced with a team in crisis, Eintracht quietly won at home on the 18th day of the Bundesliga. The opening score came in the 18th minute from Frenchman Hugo Ekitiké, at the origin and conclusion of a counterattack, for his ninth goal of the season in the Bundesliga. In added time, Oscar Höjlund ensured the victory for his team (90th + 2).
Thanks to this success, Dino Toppmöller's Eintracht consolidates its third place in the German championship with 36 points, six less than Bayern and two lengths behind Bayer Leverkusen, who play Saturday respectively against Wolfsburg (3:30 p.m.) and Mönchengladbach ( 6:30 p.m.).
For its part, this third setback in a row for BVB increasingly complicates the situation for coach Nuri Sahin. With 11 points behind 3rd place, Borussia sees a gulf being created between the podium and itself, while the minimum objective set is to qualify for the next Champions League, reserved for the top four.
Dortmund in crisis
“We will continue in this configuration. Nuri has our trust. We will watch every match, because we need results. We find ourselves in a situation in the ranking which does not satisfy us. We have questions to answer, we have results to achieve“, explained after the defeat the sports director of the club, Sebastian Kehl, at the microphone of DAZN.
Before the start of the match, Frankfurt had indicated that due to talks with another club for the transfer of Omar Marmoush, their top scorer in the Bundesliga (15 goals) was not part of the group.
-Marmoush's farewell
According to German and English media, Eintracht has reached an agreement with Manchester City for a transfer of Marmoush, estimated by the German daily Bild at 80 million euros, bonus included. After the end of the match, the 25-year-old Egyptian joined his teammates to celebrate the victory with the fans at Frankfurt's Waldstadion.
For the first three matches of 2025, Dortmund played two of the three members of the top 3, losing not without merit at home against the defending champion, Leverkusen (3-2), and in Frankfurt on Friday (2-0). The defeat on the lawn of Kiel, new to the Bundesliga on Tuesday (4-2), is more of a stain.
On Tuesday, BVB will travel to Bologna in the Champions League. With 12 points on the evening of the 6th day of C1, Dortmund is still in the race to grab the top 8 at the end of the League phase and qualify directly for the round of 16.
