Leverkusen see off Frankfurt for first Bundesliga win | OneFootball

Bayer Leverkusen hosted Eintracht Frankfurt this Friday for the third round of the German Championship at the BayArena. The home team won 3-1, with goals from Alejandro Grimaldo (two) and Patrik Schick, from a penalty. Can Uzun scored for the visitors.

Standings Situation

With the result, Bayer Leverkusen achieved their first victory in the competition and temporarily moved up to 7th place, with four points. On the other hand, Eintracht Frankfurt lost their 100% record and could drop from second place by the end of the round.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 BAYER LEVERKUSEN 3 x 1 EINTRACHT FRANKFURT ⚪

🏆 Competition: 3rd round of the German Championship 🏟️ Venue: BayArena, in Leverkusen, Germany 📅 Date: September 12, 2025 (Friday) ⏰ Time: 3:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How was the game?

Bayer Leverkusen opened the scoring just ten minutes into the game. From a free kick, Alejandro Grimaldo hit a beautiful shot and scored a great goal. Towards the end of the first half, Robin Koch committed a penalty on Nathan Tella. Patrik Schick took the penalty and extended the lead at 49 minutes.

In the second half, Eintracht Frankfurt reduced the deficit at seven minutes. After a corner kick, Leverkusen's defense failed to clear, and after a scramble, the ball fell to Can Uzun, who found the net.

At 14 minutes, Robert Andrich received a second yellow card, leaving the home team with one less player on the field. At 47 minutes, Ezequiel Fernández also received a second yellow, leaving Bayer Leverkusen with nine players in the final minutes.

Even so, at 53 minutes, Grimaldo took another free kick with great skill and scored Bayer Leverkusen's third goal.

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French Championship

Also this Friday, Olympique de Marseille thrashed Lorient 4-0 in the fourth round of the French Championship at the Vélodrome Stadium. Mason Greenwood, Benjamin Pavard, Angel Gomes, and Nayef Aguerd scored the goals for the team.

Thus, Olympique de Marseille temporarily took 4th place with six points. Lorient, on the other hand, remained in 16th place with three points.

Spanish Championship

In Spain, Sevilla drew 2-2 with Elche in the fourth round of the Spanish Championship at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. Isaac Romero opened the scoring for the home team, but André Silva and Rafa Mir turned it around for the visitors. From a penalty, Peque Fernández equalized.

With the result, Sevilla moved up to 11th place with four points. On the other hand, Elche took 6th place with six points.

Portuguese Championship

In the fifth round of the Portuguese Championship, Benfica drew 1-1 with Santa Clara at Estádio da Luz. Vangelis Pavlidis scored for the hosts, and Vinícius Lopes equalized.

As a result, Benfica took second place in the competition with ten points. Santa Clara, on the other hand, remained in 8th place with five points.

Finally, still in Portugal, Alverca defeated Tondela at Alverca Stadium with an own goal by Emmanuel Maviram.

Thus, Alverca moved up to 11th place with four points. On the other hand, Tondela remains at the bottom with just one point.

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