Dortmund return to Bundesliga summit as Beier seals victory over Frankfurt

Borussia Dortmund moved to the top of the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, while RB Leipzig produced a dominant second half to beat promoted Elversberg 4-0 on Saturday.

Maximilian Beier settled a frustrating match for Dortmund with an outstanding finish. The forward collected possession on the edge of the penalty area, created room for a shot and curled the ball into the far corner.

The victory ended a sequence of consecutive draws for Dortmund and extended their impressive defensive record. They have conceded only four goals in seven league matches.

Dortmund now have 17 points, putting them three clear of second-placed Bayern Munich. Bayern have played one match fewer and visit Freiburg on Sunday.

Cardoso scores twice for Leipzig

Romulo Cardoso struck twice as RB Leipzig swept Elversberg aside. Tidiam Gomis also scored, while Christoph Baumgartner marked his first Bundesliga appearance of the season since recovering from injury with a goal.

Elversberg had made a positive impression during their first campaign in the top flight but were comfortably beaten by Leipzig.

Werder Bremen climbed to sixth place after winning 3-2 away at Mainz, with Niclas Fuellkrug converting two penalties inside the opening 25 minutes.

Mainz reduced the deficit before Ludovit Reis restored Bremen’s two-goal advantage. The hosts scored again, but Werder held on to claim all three points.

Fuellkrug’s double took his league total for the season to eight. He remains the Bundesliga’s leading scorer and has scored in each of his past six league appearances.

Rayan Philippe scored two minutes from time to give Paderborn a 1-0 home victory over Hamburg and lift them out of the bottom three.

Philippe is on loan at Paderborn from Hamburg and came off the bench against his parent club. He did not celebrate after scoring, despite the importance of the goal to his side.

Red cards precede draw in Augsburg

Augsburg and Union Berlin played out a 1-1 draw after both teams had a player sent off before either side found the net.

Felix Uduokhai was dismissed for Union Berlin, while Augsburg’s Juma Bah also received a red card.

Han-Noah Massengo put the hosts ahead in the 71st minute, but their lead lasted only three minutes. Janik Haberer equalised for the visitors to secure a point.

Cologne and Schalke finished 0-0, a result which left Schalke in the bottom three.