The FC Bayern women’s team remains the standard-bearer in the Bundesliga. Coach José Barcala’s squad prevailed 1-0 in Saturday’s top match against Eintracht Frankfurt, celebrating their sixth win in six league games.
Klara Bühl scored the decisive goal at the Stadion am Bretanobad as early as the 18th minute. Thanks to this road win, the defending champions now have 18 points and head into the first international break with a perfect record.
Most importantly, their lead over second-place Frankfurt has grown to five points. The Munich team has thus built up a small cushion at the top of the standings early in the season.
Bühl Decides the Top Match
The match started off evenly. The first good chance actually belonged to Eintracht. Larissa Mühlhaus took a shot from the edge of the penalty area in the 17th minute, but Bayern goalkeeper Ena Mahmutovic made a strong save.
The Munich team struck almost immediately on the counterattack. After a Frankfurt corner kick, Edna won the ball and found Sophie Proost. She broke through in midfield and sent Bühl on her way. The German national team player kept her cool in front of the goal and slotted the ball into the far corner for a 1-0 lead.
Just before halftime, there was another dangerous moment. Following a cross from Rebecka Blomqvist, Mahmutovic made a last-ditch save to prevent Laura Freigang from equalizing.
After the break, Bayern increasingly took control. Frankfurt, however, remained dangerous and tested Mahmutovic in the 60th minute with a header from Freigang. Nevertheless, a deflected long-range shot by substitute Linda Dallmann hit the back of the net.
Despite their dominance on the field, the Munich team was unable to score a second goal. Defensively, however, they didn’t let anything slip and held on to their narrow lead until the final whistle.
“We can be incredibly proud.”
Match-winner Bühl was understandably pleased after the final whistle. “It’s a great feeling and it builds confidence. We can be incredibly proud,” explained the 25-year-old.
At the same time, she saw room for improvement: “It just shows the quality and consistency we bring to the field. But in the final third, we can be even more dangerous. We have a lot of half-chances, and now we need to turn those into clear-cut chances and goals.”
Franziska Kett also highlighted the team’s fighting spirit: “You could see it was a hard-fought match. Frankfurt didn’t make it easy for us. We’re incredibly happy that we were able to secure the three points. In the end, we fought incredibly hard and brought the three points back to Munich.”
Many Bayern players will now join their national teams. In the Bundesliga, the next match is a home game against VfB Stuttgart on October 19. The Munich team hopes to continue its perfect streak then.