On the evening of October 19, Beijing time, in the 7th round of the Bundesliga this season, Bayer Leverkusen played at home against Eintracht Frankfurt, and 30,000 fans watched the game. In the end, Bayer Leverkusen relied on the joint goal of Andrich and Boniface to reverse Frankfurt 2-1, reaching 14 points, and overtaking Freiburg, Dort, and Frankfurt to rise to third place in the standings with one more round.
Last season, Alonso led Bayer Leverkusen to the first Bundesliga title with 34 rounds of unbeaten, but the season started poorly, and now the unbeaten record across the season was ended due to the defeat to Leipzig, and then 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the first 6 rounds, including the last 2 consecutive draws, and the standings are temporarily fifth.
In this round, Bayer Leverkusen sat at home against Eintracht Frankfurt, who won 4 and drew 1 in the opening 6 rounds, and ranked third with 13 points, and performed better than the pharmaceutical factory. Last season, Bayer Leverkusen beat Eintracht Frankfurt home and away, including a 3-0 win at home.
In the 7th minute of the opening game, Adley fell to the ground in the penalty area to create a penalty, and then in the 9th minute, Boniface missed a penalty, and the ball was directly confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper.
In the 16th minute, Malmoush made a penalty in the penalty area, and then scored a penalty to help Eintracht Frankfurt take a 1-0 lead.
According to statistics, Malmush contributed 9 goals and 4 assists in 7 Bundesliga games this season, and also scored in 6 consecutive Bundesliga games, becoming the third player in Frankfurt history to do this after Herzenbein (6 consecutive games in 1977) and Yeboa (7 consecutive games in 1993).
In the 25th minute, Andrich collided with his teammates and fired into the far corner to help Bayer Leverkusen equalize 1-1.
Towards the end of the first half, Ekitike scored a goal that was disallowed for offside and Eintracht Frankfurt missed the chance to take the lead again.
In the first half, Bayer Leverkusen had a slight advantage of 54% possession, but completed 14 shots but only three on target, which was not very efficient.
Returning to the pitch in the second half, Bayer Leverkusen organized a number of attacks. In the 49th minute, Boniface grabbed a header in front of the goal and missed a good opportunity, and in the 63rd minute, Andrich volleyed in the penalty area, and the ball popped up at the far post of the goal.
In the 72nd minute, goalkeeper Trapp made a mistake, and Boniface scored with an easy header to help Leverkusen overtake 2-1 again, and the whole team celebrated, and even coach Alonso roared in celebration.
In the 88th minute, Schick's header in front of the goal slid past the goalkeeper and missed the chance to seal the win for Bayer Leverkusen.
After the reversal, Bayer Leverkusen reached 14 points, temporarily overtaking Eintracht Frankfurt to move up to third place, and only one point away from leaders Bayern Munich in the first round.
Compared with last season, Leverkusen's dominance has dropped a lot, and Xavi Alonso, as the manager, will face a great challenge in leading the team to defend the Bundesliga title in the new season.