RB Leipzig see off Eintracht Frankfurt with clinical second-half surge

RB Leipzig claimed an important 3–1 victory away to Eintracht Frankfurt on Bundesliga matchday 30, pulling clear in the second half after the sides went into the break level.

The visitors struck first on 27 minutes. Yan Diomandé finished a move started down the right, converting after a pass from Lukas Klostermann to give Leipzig a 1–0 lead and silence the home crowd.

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Frankfurt answered quickly. In the 34th minute, Hugo Larsson levelled the score, finishing a move created by Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab to make it 1–1 and restore momentum for the hosts.

Leipzig picked up the game’s only booking before half-time, as Max Finkgräfe received a yellow card in the 40th minute. Detailed information on further chances and key saves is not available from the provided data.

The match turned after the hour mark. Leipzig freshened their attack with Brajan Gruda replacing Assan Ouédraogo on 59 minutes, while Frankfurt introduced Can Uzun shortly after. The visitors regained control on 70 minutes when Antonio Nusa struck to put Leipzig 2–1 ahead, with Finkgräfe involved again by supplying the assist.

Frankfurt responded with a double change in the 71st minute, bringing on Ansgar Knauff and Ellyes Skhiri for Amaimouni-Echghouyab and Larsson, but they could not halt Leipzig’s momentum. In the 81st minute, substitute Conrad Harder effectively sealed the win, finishing after being set up by Nusa to make it 3–1 to the away side.

Late substitutions saw Leipzig introduce David Raum, Johan Bakayoko and Benjamin Henrichs to see out the contest, while Frankfurt sent on Elias Baum. No further goals were recorded.

With limited statistical and tactical details available, the key story from Frankfurt is Leipzig’s clinical edge in the final 20 minutes, with Nusa and Harder decisive in securing all three points.

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Bundesliga Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Bayern München	32	26	5	1	116	35	81	83	D W W W W
2	Borussia Dortmund	32	20	7	5	65	32	33	67	L W L L W
3	RB Leipzig	32	19	5	8	63	42	21	62	L W W W W
4	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	32	17	7	8	66	43	23	58	W W L W W
5	VfB Stuttgart	32	17	7	8	66	46	20	58	D D L W L
6	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	32	17	7	8	64	48	16	58	D W W D L
7	SC Freiburg	32	12	8	12	45	53	-8	44	D L W W L
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	11	10	11	57	60	-3	43	L D L W D
9	FC Augsburg	32	11	7	14	42	56	-14	40	W D W D D
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	32	9	10	13	41	50	-9	37	W L D L W
11	Borussia Mönchengladbach	32	8	11	13	37	50	-13	35	W D D L D
12	Hamburger SV	32	8	10	14	36	51	-15	34	W L L L D
13	1. FC Union Berlin	32	8	9	15	37	57	-20	33	D L L L D
14	1. FC Köln	32	7	11	14	47	55	-8	32	D L D W D
15	SV Werder Bremen	32	8	8	16	37	57	-20	32	L D W L L
16	VfL Wolfsburg	32	6	8	18	42	67	-25	26	D D W L L
17	FC St. Pauli 1910	32	6	8	18	27	55	-28	26	L L D L D
18	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	32	5	8	19	38	69	-31	23	D W L W D