In front of 58,000 spectators, Minjae Kim in the 15th minute, Dayot Upamecano (38th) and Michael Olise (53rd) scored the goals for the guests, who dominated for much of the game. Omar Marmoush (22./90.+4) with his seven and eight goals this season and Hugo Ekitiké (35.) scored for the Hessians, who would have taken the top of the table for the first time in 25 years if they had won.
With the late equalizer, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany missed the feat of becoming the second football coach after Ottmar Hitzfeld (1998/99) to win the first four away games in a Bundesliga season with Munich. Only Ivica Horvat with Eintracht Frankfurt had achieved this 60 years ago.
Bayern were pressing from the start
Eintracht coach Dino Toppmöller changed his starting eleven to five positions compared to the 3-1 win in the Europa League at Besiktas Istanbul. However, regular goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was not one of them. The 34-year-old did not feel 100 percent fit after recovering from a thigh injury and was again represented by Kaua Santos.
The guests put a lot of pressure on at the beginning. The minute hand hadn’t even made two revolutions before Michael Olise was already in the lead. However, the Frenchman narrowly missed the mark. Frankfurt stood deep in their own half and hardly ever made any well-thought-out offensive moves.
After just under a quarter of an hour, it was Olise again who forced Santos into a first save with a beautiful shot. The 21-year-old Brazilian guided the ball over the crossbar with his fingertips. The subsequent corner then led to the visitors’ deserved lead. Thomas Müller, who was in the starting line-up for the first time this season, passed it across to Kim in the penalty area, who slammed the ball unstoppably under the crossbar.
Eintracht impresses with its efficiency
Bayern’s dominance remained oppressive afterwards. Eintracht seemed helpless – but still managed to equalize. Ansgar Knauff hit a fine pass from midfield to Marmoush, who shook off Raphael Guerreiro in the running duel and gave Manuel Neuer no chance in the Bayern goal with a well-placed low shot.
However, this did not change the course of the game. The record champions let the ball and opponents run and had the next big chance through Müller. The veteran failed completely against Santos, who reacted brilliantly.
The Hessians, who acted mercilessly efficiently, demonstrated how it could be done better. Marmoush ran away from Upamecano and fed Ekitiké, who coolly converted. The joy of taking the lead didn’t last long, however, as just three minutes later the Munich team hit back through Upamecano. The central defender scored with a low shot, again a standard situation was the starting point.
Olise rewards Munich’s efforts
Even after the change, Bayern were the better team and quickly achieved success. Olise hit the corner with a well-placed shot. Trapp representative Santos was powerless. The leaders controlled the game but failed to add their fourth goal. So it remained exciting until the end.
Junior substitute Dina Ebimbe (84th) missed a great chance to equalize for Eintracht. Then Marmoush struck for the second time and punished the careless Munich team.
