and welcome to one of germany's great cities frankfurt we're here at the deutsche bank park
i'm derek ray here on the commentary box and i'm joined for commentary by lee dixon and the
focus is on the bundesliga live action coming up it's eintracht frankfurt up against bayern munich
yeah thank you derek lovely to be here i can't wait for this one a nice quick tempo
from both sides will be ideal for me let's hope we get that should be a great game
well this is a fact of bayern have the best away record in the league
what have you made of their performances on the travels lee well seven wins in
ten games reveals an amazing ability for this club to pick points up away from home
which is not easy i can tell you counter attacking smash and grab football at its best
silver
and the starting 11 for eintracht frankfurt
well they are a team very much designed to hit on the break lee is that something we can expect
to see today yeah i think so derrick they do tend to prefer to invite their opponents onto
them and utilize their pace to exploit the space on the counter to good effect
well here is the bayern side manuel neuer between the posts david oliver plays with
jerome boateng in central defence and leading the attack today is the lethal robert lewandowski
and the match is underway
and that will be the keepers ball and the attack fades out alfonso davies
nicely cut out
andre silva
and a chance to whip it in here looks promising this
what's an important piece of defending
serge canavery lewandowski now and he's given us away
andres silva could play it in
well they stopped them in their tracks well he's given a corner they referee
and firing it into the area that's very decisive goalkeeping as clean as a whistle that challenge
goretzka
well he could really get at the opposition potential danger
there is a very alert goalkeeper for you
taiichi kamada
dorm now for the past that last quality
promising move this from bayern no far from the ideal pass
good vision can he get on to this
boateng made sure there was no way through and thwarting his opponent in the nick of time
pavar
serge canabri given away by bayern munich
gibraltar
now there to intercept it's been threaded by lewandowski and commands through here
the opportunity was there but he got it wrongly well even i would
have scored there he's had an absolute nightmare
and bayern munich now in potentially a dangerous position
but he made that interception look routine in truth it wasn't
andre silva
alfonso davies
coleman opportunity it is
jimmy can he play us in might jump in front luna
and a goal to give them the lead they have their reward
well as we see from the replay it's a classic pullback cross that sets up the chance and then
through on goal do you go for placement or do you go for power well he certainly wasn't
messing around was he absolutely smashes it past the keeper it's a really lovely finish
so back underway bayern leading here do you know my phone
and that is that the first time draws to a close and par for the course really bayern leading we
shouldn't be too surprisedly considering the amazing away record well they are the best
away team in the league for a reason the manager must take huge credit for creating a plan for them
so back in business underway again bayern with the advantage but certainly no room for complacency
kimi goretzka alfonso davies coman onto goretzka yozu akimi
lewandowski might be able to set up the chance and he's gone into an illegal position
unfortunately
kostic has it
surely and a goal the equalizer superb entertainment
well here's the replay and it's a great ball into the danger area but
then there's still plenty to do from here under all sorts of pressure from
the defender he just about keeps him at bay and finishes with a plum great goal
so a level contest one one lewandowski
this is coleman
bayern enjoying the bulk of possession here but that doesn't lead to goals necessarily
they haven't created enough too slow up front midfield
very average the coach he's not happy at all he wants more from this team
substitution time as is and overcomes the corner but a decisive punch by the keeper excellent block
kimmy now come on and a little too close to the keeper in the end
still pushing for the goal that would put them ahead but not forcing it
he's in here and it's in the back in front stunning scenes here
well here's a replay derek i love a ball into the box you know that it's a beauty i'm finishing like
that with a lovely headed goal he's absolutely superb well let's have another view of that goal
underway they are again and it's bayern with the lead
commander
durham well good use of the ball
hasselbee and yobitch now can he find the net well the bar can be the goalkeeper's best friend
and the referee has awarded a corner following that touch
well they are committed to making the substitution here
it comes
and he clears the danger it might be perfectly set up for the counter attack you know
pavar this is mila lewandowski
i was showing excellent vision but i'll tell you what pat didn't miss by much
lucas hernandez
only 10 minutes remaining here
david alaba now with kimmy
pavar kimmy goretzka lewandowski that's a foul and it will be a potentially dangerous free-kick
and bayern will change personnel now
and you've got to say meek high degree of difficulty to hit it
on the volley like that and it was close well it's all about timing
you've got to wait for the ball to come down and he's very very
unlucky just listen to the crowd derrick urging their team on surely they'll get another chance
kamada
on the attack in the closing phase and the referee has added on two minutes
of stoppage time we have entered the final minutes of normal time
and bayern could get in behind the defense here
and so the referee blows for full time a satisfactory outcome for bayern fans around the
world they get the three points lead yeah derek time and time again they produce performances
like this away from home organized discipline with a game plan that is absolutely spot-on
they counter-attack brilliantly and find a way to win football matches
superb