DORTMUND, Germany (AP) – Eintracht Frankfurt’s hopes of winning European football next season suffered a potentially fatal blow on Friday when they gave up an early lead and lost 3-2 to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Young striker Can Uzun silenced the home crowd by putting the visitors ahead with less than two minutes left after some excellent work inside the penalty area from Mahmoud Dahoud.
However, Dortmund scored twice before halftime to take the lead.
Serou Guirassi leveled the score in the 42nd minute with a superb shot from a cross from Julian Ryerson, and Nico Schlotterbeck put Dortmund ahead in first-half stoppage time.
Samuele Inacio scored his first goal for the club with a volley from a cross from Max Baier, making it 3-1.
Jonathan Burkhardt pulled one back for Frankfurt with three minutes remaining, but it was too late.
With Bayern Munich already crowned champions and Dortmund securing one of the four guaranteed Champions League spots, the home side had little room to fight.
However, this victory secured them second place in the Bundesliga, putting them out of reach of Leipzig.
However, the result was painful for Frankfurt, who were one of three teams with a chance of seventh place and one spot in the Conference League playoffs.
This loss gives momentum to Freiburg, who could seal seventh place with a win against Hamburg on Sunday.
After playing more matches, Freiburg now has 44 points and Eintracht has 43 points.
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