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Marmoush double denies Bayern outright Bundesliga top spot

Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush scored twice, including an injury-time equaliser to secure a 3-3 draw for Eintracht Frankfurt and deny Bayern Munich a two-point cushion at the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday.

Marmoush’s strike sparked wild scenes in Frankfurt, who ensure Bayern go into the international break ahead of RB Leipzig only on goal difference after the Red Bull outfit won 1-0 at Heidenheim earlier.

Bayern had been closing out a 3-2 win but Marmoush raced clear in the fourth of six additional minutes and the 25-year-old punished slack Bayern defending to settle a thriller.

Frankfurt are now on 13 points, only a point behind the joint leaders, and stretch their unbeaten run to seven games in all competitions under coach Dino Toppmoeller.

Bayern central defender Min-Jae Kim scored the opener after Thomas Mueller showed great awareness to roll the ball back to the Korean from a corner,…
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