Frankfurt draw at Wolfsburg despite Kolo Muani magic
A Randal Kolo Muani-powered Eintracht Frankfurt missed the chance to cut the gap on fourth place to just one point after being held to a 2-2 draw at Wolfsburg on Sunday.
The France striker scored a goal and set up what looked like a second-half winner for Danish midfielder Jesper Lindstrom, but the effort was ruled out for offside.
Wolfsburg struck first in a seesawing encounter, Omar Marmoush released into space by a pinpoint Yannick Gerhardt pass before rounding goalkeeper Kevin Trapp and hammering home. The goal was initially chalked off for offside but a VAR review showed Marmoush had timed his run perfectly.
Frankfurt scored two goals in four minutes to take the lead, the first a Kolo Muani header from a corner and the second a long-range rocket from defender Evan Ndicka. Wolfsburg equalised right before half-time, Gerhardt heading in a Patrick Wimmer free-kick.
Set up by some pacy lead-up work from Kolo Muani, Lindstrom had the ball in the net with 20 minutes to go but the goal was correctly ruled out for offside. Ndicka had a chance in the 90th minute to win it for Frankfurt when the ball fell at his feet after a mistake from Koen Casteels, but his shot ricocheted off the outside of the post.
The draw leaves sixth-placed Frankfurt three points off the Champions League spots, while Wolfsburg sit five points back in eighth place.