A new coach cannot be installed immediately.
Eintracht Frankfurt are now winless in eight games in all competitions after losing 3-1 at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
It was the sixth game out of seven games this year that Frankfurt conceded three goals.
spanish coach Albert Riera takes office on Monday The magnitude of his task is clear. Frankfurt fire Dino Topmöller Jan. 18 — Fix leaky defense after four consecutive losses.
Brazilian defender Arthur scored Leverkusen’s first goal in the 26th minute, beating goalkeeper Kaua Santos at his near post after scoring on the heel of Alex Grimaldo. It was also the first goal of the afternoon through five games.
Malik Tillman made it 2-0 with a nice low shot inside the right post. It was the American forward’s third goal in two games, including the 3-0 Champions League win over Villarreal in midweek.
Robin Koch pulled one back and Frankfurt improved significantly after the break, but Elies Schiri was sent off for his second yellow card in the 70th minute.
Aleix Garcia scored Leverkusen’s third goal on a counterattack in stoppage time.
Mainz also came from behind to beat Leipzig 2-1, Hoffenheim defeated Union Berlin 3-1, Augsburg beat St. Pauli 2-1, and Werder Bremen rescued themselves from a 1-1 draw at home with Borussia Mönchengladbach with a late goal.
Bayern Munich, who lost for the first time this season to Augsburg last weekend, faced Hamburger SV in the closing stages.
Debatable penalty call
The referees have been in the spotlight, with controversial penalty decisions in several matches.
Manager Robert Schröder decided not to award Frankfurt an early spot-kick even after replays showed footage of Leverkusen’s Robert Andrich hitting Arnaud Karimendo’s leg.
After clearing the ball, Augsburg’s Marius Wolff connected with St. Pauli’s Manolis Thaliakas to concede the spot-kick. Augsburg coach Manuel Baum received a warning for protesting. There was no VAR intervention.
Leipzig’s David Raum was penalized for an obvious foul on Mainz’s Philipp Tietz before the interval, allowing Nadiem Amiri to level the score at 1-1. Teets then set Cyrus as the winner.
Union Berlin’s Leopold Queerfeld was penalized for a foul on Hoffenheim’s Fisnik Aslani while clearing the ball. Andrej Kramaric took the spot kick and added another three minutes later.
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