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Bayern Munich Drop Points Against Eintracht Frankfurt

By Kiran Thakare

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: Team mates of Muenchen celebrate their second goal during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Muenchen at Commerzbank-Arena on October 15, 2016 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Simon Hofmann/Getty Images)
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 15: Team mates of Muenchen celebrate their second goal during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Muenchen at Commerzbank-Arena on October 15, 2016 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Simon Hofmann/Getty Images) /
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Bayern Munich continued their poor form as they were held for a 2-2 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt in Bundesliga.

Carlo Ancelloti’s men started the post international break period the way they had left it. The German Champions have been without a win in their last three games across all competitions. Bayern Munich had a golden chance to increase the lead at the top as Borussia Dortmund had dropped points on Friday.

The Italian had made some changes to the starting eleven. He rested the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.  Thomas Muller lead the line for the away side. The flanks were occupied by Arjen Robben and Kingsley Coman. The midfield trio comprised of Xabi Alonso, Joshua Kimmich and Thiago Alcantara. The back four picked itself as Javi Martinez was ruled out with injury.

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Bayern Munich started the game in a shaky way as the homeside tested their defence. Jerome Boateng made good blocks in the initial part of the game to see out the danger. The visitors were effective with their attacks as they scored from the second chance of the game.

Mats Hummels played a lovely ball over the top for David Alaba on left flank. The Austrian squared it for Robben who finished brilliantly with his left foot. It was Dutchman’s second goal of the season in the League. The home side continued to surge forward despite being a goal down.

Frankfurt hit the woodwork after a fantastic counterattack. A solid volley at the backpost from Timothy Chandler had beaten Manuel Neuer ,but denied by the post. Bayern were dominating the possession ,but were unable to create clear cut chances. Neuer made another goalline save at the stroke of half and hour.

The home side got the reward for their hardwork at the end of second half. After a deflection from Boateng the midfielder Szabolcs Huszti buried the ball in the net. After all the domination in terms of possession Bayern Munich went into the half time at 1-1 scoreline. The German Champions were looking vulnerbale on counterattacks.

Bayern Munich started the second half perfectly as they move the ball quicker in the final thir. Coman hit the woodwork after being set up by Kimmich with a clever pass. The Frenchmen had another opportunity when Hummels played a majestic pass from the back. Coman couldn’t get the ball past the goalkeeper. Robben also forced a brilliant save from the keeper for a curling effort outside the box.

The Bavarians finally got the breakthrough from the inform man Kimmich. The young midfielder poked the ball past the keeper after Hummels initial shot came straight at him. The hosts were reduced for ten men. The goalscorer Huszti was sentoff after a second yellow offence. Bayern paid the price for not killing the game.

The ten men Frankfurt side equalized in the final ten minutes with a brilliant team goal. Bayern were not able to find the third goal as the Champions drop another two points. They still remain at the top of the table, but miss out on a chance to consolidate the position.