Bayern Munich on Saturday, suffered a humiliating 5-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt, creating a jolt to their title defence.
Gatekeepers News reports that this defeat handed Bayer Leverkusen the chance to open a six-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.
The hosts raced into an extraordinary 3-0 first-half lead, with Omar Marmoush, Junior Dina Ebimbe, and Hugo Larsson scoring the goals as Dino Toppmoeller’s side outmuscled a timid Bayern.
Although Joshua Kimmich dragged Bayern back into the match just before half-time, French midfielder Ebimbe netted a goal after a mistake by Dayot Upamecano to make it four.
Ansgar Knauff added a fifth to put the game out of reach for Thomas Tuchel’s side to complete a memorable performance for Frankfurt.
The Saturday victory made Dino Toppmöller’s men the first team to score five goals against Bayern in the first 60 minutes of a league game since Frankfurt themselves, in 1975.
