Dortmund suffer first defeat in 10 games

Borussia Dortmund were brought crashing to earth on Saturday following their record Champions League win with a 2-1 Bundesliga defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt, who went third in Germany’s top flight.

It was a first defeat in 10 games for Dortmund and came hot on the heels of their 8-4 romp on Tuesday at home to Legia Warsaw — a record score for a Champions League game.

Hungary international, Szabolcs Huszti had given the home side the lead only for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to equalise, but Haris Seferovic grabbed the winner for Frankfurt.

Unbeaten in six Bundesliga games, they go level on points with reigning champions Bayern Munich, who play Bayer Leverkusen later.

Dortmund coach, Thomas Tuchel started just three of the side which began against Legia and again Dortmund were guilty of poor defending as Frankfurt scored both their goals from restarts.

After a goalless first-half at Frankfurt’s Commerzbank Arena in front of a crowd of 51 500, Eintracht took the lead just 16 seconds after the break as Huszti converted a Timothy Chandler cross from close range.

Tuchel responded by making three changes with just over half an hour to go, bringing on Germany star Marco Reus, France winger Ousmane Dembele and tough-tackling midfielder Sebastian Rode.

The move initially paid off as Aubameyang headed home Dembele’s ball on 77 minutes, but from the restart, Frankfurt attacked and Dortmund allowed Swiss striker Haris Seferovic to slot his shot past goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller.

Dembele hit the crossbar in added time with Frankfurt’s Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky beaten.

The result saw Frankfurt replace Dortmund in third and broke Borussia’s run of four straight wins.

It was Dortmund’s first defeat since losing to Bayer Leverkusen on October 1.

Fresh from their Champions League draw at home to Manchester City on Wednesday, Borussia Moenchengladbach were held to another 1-1 stalemate at Borussia Park, against Hoffenheim, to leave them winless in seven league games.