Conrad Harder scores, Leipzig win; ex-Sporting closer to Champions (video) | OneFootball

Leipzig strengthened their bid for a Champions League spot by beating Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 away in the 30th round of the Bundesliga last Saturday, with Conrad Harder getting on the scoresheet. The win allowed the visitors to move clear in third place in the table.

After an evenly matched first half, which ended 1-1 — with Diomande scoring for Leipzig in the 27th minute and Hugo Larsson replying in the 34th — Ole Werner’s side settled the match in the second half. Antonio Nusa made it 2-1 in the 70th minute, and Conrad Harder, the former Sporting player, wrapped things up in the 81st.

With this result, Leipzig now have 59 points, three more than fourth-placed Stuttgart, who still have to face Bayern Munich in this round. The gap to fifth place, occupied by Hoffenheim, is five points, with four rounds remaining.

Eintracht Frankfurt, meanwhile, remain in seventh place with 42 points, ten behind Bayer Leverkusen, who occupy a Conference League qualification spot. The round was also marked by second-placed Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 defeat away to Hoffenheim, and by Marie-Louise Eta’s debut in charge of Union Berlin, who lost 2-1 at home to Wolfsburg.

It is worth noting that Conrad Harder’s transfer from Sporting to Leipzig was completed right before the transfer window closed in Germany. The deal earned the Lions a fixed €24 million, which could rise to €30 million depending on objectives being met, and secured the Nordic striker a millionaire salary: €12 million over five seasons. The player spoke about the move.

Watch the goal:

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