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Leipzig Rout Frankfurt To Reinforce Title Chase as Kane’s Hat-Trick Keeps Bayern Eight Points Clear

Eintracht enter their Barcelona tie short in attack after a bruising 6:0 in Leipzig.

Overview

  • RB Leipzig crushed Eintracht Frankfurt 6:0 to maintain an unbeaten home record and remain eight points behind leaders Bayern.
  • Nineteen-year-old Yan Diomandé scored a hat-trick, becoming the second-youngest player in Bundesliga history to net three in a match.
  • Eintracht coach Dino Toppmöller called it a “very, very bad performance,” apologized to traveling fans, and said injured striker Michy Batshuayi is awaiting an MRI but is expected to miss the rest of the year.
  • FC Bayern Munich overran VfB Stuttgart 5:0, with substitute Harry Kane hitting three to sustain the champions’ cushion at the top.
  • A Regionalliga match in Leipzig was marred when a sand-filled cup thrown from a home section struck Zwickau’s bus driver; a suspect was detained and police opened an investigation.