BUNDESLIGA PLAYER RATINGS | Eintracht Frankfurt 0-3 Bayern Munich | OneFootball

The first big test for both Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich in the league, with the visitors looking to maintain their 100% record.

The visitors took the lead early on when Luis Diaz headed home a Serge Gnabry cross. The goal was scored within 15 seconds of the kick-off, making it the quickest goal of the Bundesliga season. The quickest goal in the history of the league remains Karim Bellerabi’s goal against Borussia Dortmund in 2015.

Frankfurt thought they had equalised when Jean Bahoya’s curling effort outside of the box beat Manuel Neuer; however, in the lead-up to the goal, Ritsu Doan handled the ball, meaning it would be ruled out by VAR.

Harry Kane would make it 2-0 when Diaz turned to assist and teed the ball up for the Englishman’s long-range effort.

In the first half, Frankfurt brought energy and looked to go toe to toe with the league leaders. However, the errors throughout the first 45 were ultimately the reason they were 2-0 down, then in the second half, they were far too flat and just allowed the visitors to easily control the game.

When Frankfurt ventured forward to try and look like scoring, Bayern were able to counter, and Diaz would score his second of the game to make it 3-0.

However, the biggest cause for concern will be the fact that Kane was subbed off with an ankle injury.

Bayern maintain their 100% record:

This being the beginning of a difficult set of games for the Rekordmeister, today’s performance will give confidence to Vincent Kompany that his team will be able to manage this next month. Of course, teams will most likely give Bayern a harder time than Frankfurt did today, but they were able to comfortably manage the game with little trouble.

Obviously, the extent of the Harry Kane injury will be the most important thing. The Englishman has by far been the best player not only in the team, but in the league in the early stages of the season. With Jamal Musiala already on the sidelines, if Kane were to spend a lengthy time out as well, it could cause problems.

After the break, Bayern face Borussia Dortmund, a week later they travel to traditional bogey team Borussia Mönchengladbach, then they host Bayer Leverkusen before facing PSG in the Champions League.

Defensive issues persist for Frankfurt:

Today’s result means that Frankfurt have now conceded 16 goals in their last four games, which is closer to what a team fighting relegation would average. As good as this young team is going forward, they are far too vulnerable in defence.

Individual errors were costly for die Adler today. Kaua Santos does not seem to instil confidence in the goal, while the pair of Robin Koch and Arthur Theate also seems unstable.

What is clear is that Frankfurt are lacking leaders in their team, and when we are talking about leaders, we are talking about the likes of Kevin Trapp, players who have played and achieved a lot at the highest level. The only player who has done this is Mario Götze.

If Frankfurt want to achieve anything meaningful this season, this way of playing is far from sustainable.

Eintracht Frankfurt:

Kaua Santos (4) – Aurelia Buta (5), Robin Koch (4), Arthur Theate (4), Nathanial Brown (5),  – Ellyes Skhiri (5), Hugo Larsson (5) – Ritsu Doan (5), Can Uzun (5), Jean Bahoya (6) – Jonathan Burkardt (5)

Others: Ansgar Knauff (5), Farès Chaïbi (5), Oscar Højlund (5), Mario Götze (5), Elye Wahi (-)

Bayern Munich:

Manuel Neuer (5) – Konrad Laimer (5), Jonathan Tah (5), Dayot Upamecano (6), Sacha Boey (5) – Joshua Kimmich (6), Leon Goretzka (5) – Michael Olise (6), Serge Gnabry (6), Luis Diaz (8) – Harry Kane (6)

Others: Aleksandar Pavlovic (5), Raphaël Guerreiro (5), Nicolas Jackson (-), Lennart Karl (-), Tom Bischof

GGFN Player of the Match: Luis Diaz (8)

Scored twice and assisted Kane’s goal. The Colombian’s second goal highlighted what he brings to the Bayern squad: a dynamism and energy that have been lacking in their attack for a while. Not even the likes of Leroy Sané or Kingsley Coman can match what Diaz offers. According to FotMob, the 28-year-old even created the most chances in the game.

GGFN | Jack Meenan