Overview
- The left back scored in the 10th minute and at 90+8, with both free kicks hitting the right inside post before crossing the line.
- Leverkusen earned their first league win of the season despite finishing with nine men after second-half dismissals for Robert Andrich and debutant Ezequiel Fernández.
- Patrik Schick added a first-half penalty for the hosts as Eintracht goalkeeper Michael Zetterer was beaten by both of Grimaldo's set pieces.
- Grimaldo was named man of the match and said scoring two direct free kicks in a single game was a first in his career.
- Former teammates Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong saluted him on Instagram, while coach Kasper Hjulmand called the free kicks world-class.