Bayern Vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Kane brace, Pavlović opener and late drama as Bayern extend lead

The bayern vs eintracht frankfurt match produced a tense, eventful encounter in Munich that left Bayern having beaten Eintracht and stretching their Bundesliga lead. The scoreline unfolded with early set-piece danger, a two-goal advantage, a late Eintracht fightback and further late action that sealed the final outcome; the result matters because Bayern now sit nine points clear of Borussia Dortmund, a gap that could soon eliminate much of the title suspense.

Bayern Vs Eintracht Frankfurt — match chronology

Hosts looked energetic after a midweek break and opened fast from corners and set plays. Jamal Musiala shot over in the 14th minute, then two quick goals followed, each after a corner.

• 16' — Aleksandar Pavlović scored the opening goal from outside the box; the shot was not perfectly struck but Frankfurt goalkeeper Kauã Santos let it slip through his fingers.
• 20' — After a sharply struck corner that Josip Stanišić headed into the danger area, Harry Kane finished with a near-post header to make it 2: 0.
• 34' — Kane missed a promising chance when he shot directly at Kauã Santos.
• 68' — Kane added what was described as the 3: 0 with a curling left-footed effort from the edge of the area around a defender and the goalkeeper Kauã Santos.
• 77' — Jonathan Burkardt converted a penalty after Harry Kane was involved in the incident that led to the spot kick.
• Moments later — A pass from Joshua Kimmich in his own penalty area to Kim Min-jae was not reached in time, and the situation was described as leaving the score suddenly 2: 3.
• 86' — Arnaud Kalimuendo produced a late action that was described as producing the end result of the match.

The hosts made the game nervy at stages despite leading clearly in the middle phases; the sequence above follows the match notes as provided in the coverage.

Title race implications and fixtures

By beating Eintracht, Bayern extended their lead to nine points over Borussia Dortmund. That margin was highlighted as potentially dissolving much of the remaining suspense in the title fight. Borussia Dortmund were scheduled to play RB Leipzig at 18: 30 ET the same evening; TV and liveticker details were included in the original account but have been redacted in the provided context. The coverage also noted that Dortmund will host Bayern next Saturday in what is labeled a Bundesliga top match.

Cologne’s Ache scores a dream goal but team drops points

Ragnar Ache produced the standout strike of the matchday with a remarkable bicycle finish in the 15th minute. Ache, 27, timed a fall-backward acrobatic shot on a high cross and sent the ball into the far corner of Hoffenheim’s goal. He celebrated loudly while teammates held their heads at the rarity of the strike, but his early lead proved insufficient.

• 45' — Ozan Kabak levelled for Hoffenheim before the interval.
• 60' — Andrej Kramarić turned the game around with a goal that followed a sequence in which Fisnik Asllani laid the ball with a heel, Bazoumana Touré’s shot hit the bar, and Kramarić finished from the rebound.
• 63' — Said El Mala ensured that Köln left with at least a point.

Column tone: Ballhorn — "Verteidigung ist der beste Angriff"

The Eintracht column by Ballhorn carried a conversational, fan-centric running log. It opened with the line that Bayern München gegen Eintracht Frankfurt ended 3: 2 in the column’s framing and used short minute-marked entries to capture mood and small moments.

Key entries and tone elements from Ballhorn include: “Verteidigung ist der beste Angriff!” (3'), a playful catalogue of match micro-events, and a claim that in the second half Eintracht was clearly better than the richer side. The column calls itself the only liveticker that appears after the game and says it renewed a sense of anticipation for the next Sunday.

Sample minute snapshots preserved from the column: -10: Gegen Bayern München heute; -5: With Mo as a false nine; -1: Harry Kane honoured for 500 goals (noted in the log); 10': tactical praise; 15': a near chance that would have been “our 1: 0” (though the entry admits it was at the halfway line); 30': Eintracht fan curve in clear lead; and later light commentary about appearances and money.

Other match notes and an unfinished report

Coverage noted Bayern enjoyed an unusually relaxed February because they had already qualified directly for the Champions League round of 16 and therefore had no midweek match, a factor credited with their energetic performance. Separate Bundesliga notes mentioned Bayer Leverkusen had won 2: 0 away in a midweek tie but then struggled in a subsequent match in Berlin. Rani Khedira was mentioned as having scored a 1: 0 by powering through and lifting the ball over goalkeeper Janis Blaswich; the original description ends mid-sentence and is unclear in the provided context.

Recent updates indicate these accounts form the available match inventory; some lines in the original notes are truncated or ambiguous and are labeled here as unclear in the provided context.