Leaders Bayern shocked by Frankfurt late show

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich suffered their first defeat in 20 league games on Saturday after conceding two late goals in a shock 2-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Bayern looked to be cruising to a 1-0 win after Miroslav Klose hit an early goal, but Frankfurt floored the Bavarian giants when teenage striker Juvhel Tsoumou scored on his debut and then Martin Fenin hit the winner.

The goals came on 87 and 89 minutes and inflicted only the third league defeat of the season on the Champions League quarter-finalists and their first loss in the Bundesliga since September.

“I saw nothing authorative at all from Bayern Munich today,” said coach Louis van Gaal, who felt an 80th-minute injury to Belgian defender Daniel van Buyten, who was replaced by Hamit Altintop, turned the game in Frankfurt’s favour.

“Both in midfield and up front, we lost too much possession. That meant we were under pressure time and again in defence.

“The turning point was the injury to Daniel van Buyten, it changed things around too much.”

Bayern’s defeat means second-placed Schalke can go a point clear with victory at sixth-placed Hamburg on Sunday.

“It?s the first time we?ve lost in the Bundesliga for a very long time, and I can already see the headlines: Bayern are a club in crisis,” said Bayern captain Mark van Bommel.

“But losing a single game isn?t the end of the world.”

Former leaders Bayer Leverkusen suffered another dent in their title aspirations when Argentinian striker Lucas Barrios scored twice to help Dortmund to a 3-0 win.

Barrios netted on 50 and 60 minutes and could so easily have completed his hat-trick with a long-range effort which nearly beat Leverkusen goalkeeper Rene Adler.

The Argentinian now has 16 goals this season and is second in the leading scorers’ chart,just one behind Leverkusen’s Stefan Kiessling, who came off just after half-time.

Dortmund’s Bulgarian striker Dimitar Rangelov scored on 87 minutes to give his side the three points which leaves them fourth in the table and five points behind third-placed Leverkusen in the last Champions League berth.

Bayern Munich took the lead when Klose scored only his second league goal of the campaign after van Bommel fired the ball into the penalty area for the Germany striker to slot home after seven minutes.

Van Gaal’s side were on track for their 17th win of the season but Tsoumou, who is just 19, came off the bench in the 83rd minute to make his debut and levelled just four minutes later.

Czech Republic striker Fenin then netted with just a minute left to give his side their tenth win this term.

Stuttgart took a step closer to a place in Europe with a 2-0 win at home to Hanover as their Romanian striker Ciprian Marica scored either side of half-time.

The result leaves Christian Gross-coached Stuttgart seventh.

Werder Bremen, who are fighting to stay in the European places for next season, made hard work of their 3-2 home win over strugglers Bochum as Peru striker Claudio Pizarro and Germany midfielder Marko Marin both scored equalisers.

Former Germany international Torsten Frings hit the winner in the 81st minute.

Bottom side Hertha Berlin face defending champions Wolfsburg on Sunday, but fellow relegation candidates Freiburg did the capital club no favours with a 1-0 win over Mainz that leaves Berlin eight points adrift at the table’s foot.

Cologne are five points above the relegation zone after being held to a 1-1 draw by Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday.