Borussia Dortmund vs. Frankfurt: Winners and Losers from Bundesliga Game

Borussia Dortmund returned to winning ways on Sunday after their loss against PAOK in the UEFA Europa League in midweek, beating Eintracht Frankfurt4-1on Matchday 16 of the 2015/16 Bundesliga seasonin front of their fans in Signal Iduna Park.As expected, head coach Thomas Tuchel made no fewer than eightchanges to his side, with only captain Mats Hummels, Sven Bender and Marco Reus keeping their spots in the starting XI. Bender, however, moved into central defence after playing in midfield against PAOK.Tuchel's opponent on the touchline, Armin Veh, had to make four changes after his team's loss in the previous week's derby against Darmstadt. Centre-backs Carlos Zambrano and Marco Russ and midfielder Marc Stendera were suspended, while Stefan Reinartz missed the game through injury.The hosts came out rocking, earning three corners in the first two minutes of the game and forcing Eintracht goalkeeper Lukas Hradeckyinto a save, but it was the visitors who struck first; Alexander Meier, last season's leading goalscorer in the Bundesliga, shocked Dortmund with a long-range effort in the sixth minute.The Black and Yellows took their time to shake the goal off and answered in the 24th minute, when Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored the equaliser. Dortmund had two golden opportunities to enter half-time with a lead, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang failed to even hit the target from the penalty spot and Mkhitaryan missed an open goal from a few yards out.Frankfurt were a man down for the entirety of the second half, as Slobodan Medojevic was sent off for a second bookable offence for his foul on Gonzalo Castro that led to the penalty. Dortmund, meanwhile, had to take Marco Reus off with an apparent groin injury; Shinji Kagawa replaced the Germany international.The substitution worked out well for the hosts, as the Japanese assisted Aubameyang's 18th goal in the Bundesliga that gave Dortmund the lead in the 57th minute. Hummels scored after a corner four minutes later to effectively put the game out of Frankfurt's reach. SubstituteAdrian Ramos added a fourth four minutes from time, albeit from an offside position.It was a thoroughly deserved win for the home team, who could easily have scored six or seven on the evening. Frankfurt did well to keep the game close for as long as they did.With the win, Dortmund stay within shouting distance of league leaders Bayern Munich, while Frankfurt have fallen to 15th in the Bundesliga table, just two points ahead of last-placed Stuttgart.Let's take a look at our winners and losers from the game.Begin Slideshow
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