BERLIN (AP) – Bayer Leverkusen lost a chance to regain top position in the Bundesliga by falling in a 2-1 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt when the league resumed its winter break on Saturday.
Nobodym Amiri scored one of the season’s goals with his heel after a brilliant play through 17-year-old Florian Wirtz in the 10th minute. Frankfurt fought back to give Leverkusen their first away loss of the season and their loss consecutive.
Leverkusen were unbeaten before blowing the league lead with a 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich in their last game before the offseason. Bayern can now take a five-point lead over Leverkusen with a win over humble Mainz on Sunday, while Leipzig can also take advantage of Leverkusen’s loss to Stuttgart later on Saturday.
Amin Younes’ goals at 22 and Edmond Tapsoba’s own purpose at 54 were enough for Frankfurt, who took advantage of Leverkusen’s left-back foul. Wendell and Daley Sinkgraven had been dating the coronavirus.
Loan Liverpool forward Taiwo Awoniyi scored a goal after creating for Sheraldo Becker as top-flight Union Berlin placed fourth with a 2-0 win at Werder Bremen.
Union, which was promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time last year, aims to survive its season for the time being, especially without the fans authorized to the matches due to the coronavirus, but now its fans of watching from afar dream of ‘a European qualification. .
Also on Saturday, Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Arminia Bielefeld 1-0 and Cologne lost 1-0 at home to Augsburg. Freiburg 3-1 in Hoffenheim.
Schalke visited Hertha Berlin later, hoping to end their club’s record of 29 matches with a Bundesliga win. The league record is 31.
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