Wolfsburg v Frankfurt
Frankfurt's top-four hopes dented by Wolfsburg draw
Eintracht Frankfurt's hopes of finishing in the Bundesliga's top four suffered another setback when they were held to a 2-2 draw at VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday.
The result left Frankfurt sixth on 39 points from 23 games, three adrift of fourth-placed RB Leipzig and fifth-placed Freiburg. Wolfsburg remained eighth in the table on 34 points.
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The hosts got off to a fast start when Omar Marmoush opened the scoring in the 10th minute, after a through ball from Yannick Gerhardt allowed him to round the goalkeeper and net from a tight angle. The goal was awarded after a VAR review for offside.
Randal Kolo Muani rose authoritatively in the 22nd minute to nod in an equaliser for Frankfurt after a cross from Aurelio Buta, with Evan Ndicka firing a half-volley high into the roof of the net four minutes later to put the visitors in front.
In the final twist of a busy first half, Gerhardt glanced home a near-post header from a Patrick Wimmer free kick to level things up.
Ndicka nearly earned Frankfurt the points in the 90th minute when he let loose a volley after goalkeeper Koen Casteels spilled the ball in the Wolfsburg penalty area, but the effort thundered off the upright and out for a goal-kick.
Earlier on Sunday, Bayer Leverkusen beat Hertha Berlin 4-1 to move up to ninth in the standings.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Daniel Schlager
German Bundesliga Table
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 31 | 26 | 4 | 1 | +81 | 82 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | +34 | 67 |
| RB Leipzig | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | +24 | 62 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | +20 | 57 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | +16 | 57 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | +20 | 55 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 43 |
| SC Freiburg | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 43 |
| FC Augsburg | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 37 |
| Mainz | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 34 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -14 | 32 |
| Werder Bremen | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -18 | 32 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -20 | 32 |
| FC Cologne | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 31 |
| Hamburg SV | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -16 | 31 |
| St. Pauli | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -27 | 26 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -25 | 25 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -31 | 22 |

