PLAYER RATINGS | Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3 RB Leipzig – Leipzig take a big step towards Champions League qualification

PLAYER RATINGS | Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3 RB Leipzig – Leipzig take a big step towards Champions League qualification

Eintracht Frankfurt hosted RB Leipzig, with the latter still in the hunt for a Champions League spot, especially after Hoffenheim’s win earlier today.

The first half was mainly all the visitors, who challenged Frankfurt keeper Michael Zetterer the most, while Albert Riera’s side had a lot of the ball, but were unable to create any clear-cut chances. The deadlock would be broken in the 27th minute when Yan Diomande went on a mazy run and was not challenged by the die Adler defenders, allowing the Ivorian to make it 1-0.

Frankfurt would not be behind for long, as a mis-hit Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab volley would be diverted into the path of Hugo Larsson, who headed home to make it 1-1.

The second half followed a similar pattern to the first 45, with Frankfurt seeing more of the ball, but Leipzig was more threatening in front of goal. Antonio Nusa would give Leipzig the lead once again when he made it 2-1 in the 70th minute, before Conrad Harder secured the three points with a low driven effort past Zetterer.

The win for Leipzig means they remain third, with a five-point gap over fifth-placed Hoffenheim. With a relatively easy run of games to end the season, Ole Werner’s side should qualify for the Champions League, barring any potential collapse.