Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt player ratings — Beier helps Dortmund edge Frankfurt to take top spot in Bundesliga

Dortmund's Maximilian Beier (second from right) celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s winning goal during the Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt. | Photo Credit: AP

Maximilian Beier scored a superb ‌winner as Borussia Dortmund went top of the Bundesliga with a ​1-0 home victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Dortmund has 17 points from its seven matches, three points ahead of second-placed Bayern Munich, which has a game in hand and plays on Sunday at Freiburg.

The home side had been frustrated until Beier picked up the ball ‌on the edge of the box, made space for the shot and ‌curled ⁠his effort into the far corner of the net.

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The result ⁠ends a run of consecutive draws for Dortmund and is another clean sheet for a side that has conceded only four goals this season.

Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt player ratings

Borussia Dortmund

Kobel (8.2), Anton (7.4), Schlotterbeck (7.3), Bensebaini (8.2), Ryerson (6.9), Veerman (8.2), Nmecha (7.1), Svensson (7.2), Sabitzer (6.8), Silva (7.2), Guirassy (7.5)

Substitutes: Chukwuemeka (6.9), Nwaneri (6.7), Beier (7.7), Bellingham (7.2)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Atubolu (7.0), Baum (8.1), Brassier (7.1), Koch (7.1), Collins (6.4), Burkardt (6.2), Ebnoutalib (6.3), Chaïbi (6.5), Onyedika (6.7), Aséko (7.2), Doan (6.5)

Substitutes: Uzun (6.0), Knauff (6.4), Götze (6.6), Arrhov (6.1), Amaimouni (6.3)