Eintracht Frankfurt face Bayern Munich at Commerzbank-Arena on Saturday, Oct. 15. Here’s all the info you need to watch.
Bayern Munich top the Bundesliga table by three points ahead of Hertha Berlin, but the team is going through its first real rough patch of the year. After winning the first eight games of the season, Bayern lost in the Champions League to Atletico Madrid, and followed that up with a 1-1 draw against FC Koln in the league. This isn’t a disaster for Carlo Ancelotti’s side, but a big win against Eintracht would help put those results quickly behind them. It’s a sign of the expectations surrounding this side that any dropped points feel like a disaster, but that’s what happens when you have squad has talented as Bayern’s.
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Eintracht are eighth place in the table, tied with four teams on 10 points. Their defensive record is tied for fourth best in the league, but they’ve struggled a little at the other end. They’re the only team in the top half of the table to have scored less than 10 goals. That doesn’t bode well against a Bayern side that has conceded only twice in the league all season.
The Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Live streaming is available on Fox Sports GO, which you can access with your cable or satellite subscriptions. For more information on live streaming options, click here.
Date: Saturday, October 15
Start time: 9:30 a.m. ET
Location: Frankfurt, Germant
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
TV Info: FS1
Live Stream: Fox Sports GO, Live stream
Bayern go into this game as they go into every league game: heavy favorites. If there is anything working in Eintracht’s favor, perhaps it’s that Bayern’s players will need some time to get back up to speed after an international break in which most of them had to travel to various parts of the globe.