S. Wagner enters the game and replaces R. Lewandowski.
Kovac makes a final swap, bringing on Wagner for Lewandowski. There will be three added minutes of injury time.
90'
M. Shabani enters the game and replaces T. Müller.
K. Coman enters the game and replaces F. Ribéry.
Bayern ring all their changes at once now. Coman comes on to replace Ribery.
The visitors also introduce Shabani for Muller.
89'
Rafinha has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by T. Müller.
RAFINHA MAKES IT THREE! 3-0! What a cheeky goal! The right-back coasts down the wing and lofts a chip from 25 yards out that catches Trapp off his line and sails in at the far post. Bayern add a little bit of gloss to this victory.
Muller played the pass across to Rafinha for the assist, but that is sheer invention from the defender in the end.
87'
After the mood has been cooled, Muller wins the free-kick off the challenge.
85'
A touch of temper tantrums now from Muller as he gets into Ndicka's face and shouts following a small shove in the back during the tackle. The referee is called in to defuse the situation.
83'
The delay is over and play has resumed.
81'
There's another stoppage for injury now, this time with Rafinha down after he looked to slip and overextend himself.
79'
F. Ribéry has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by J. Kimmich.
Kimmich probably could have tried his luck there himself but that return pass was so instinctive, it proved to be the perfect assist.
RIBERY BAGS A BRACE! 2-0! It's double trouble for Eintracht as Bayern take full control of this game with a second goal for their French winger. It's a scrappy effort as Ribery plays a one-two with Kimmich before scuffing his shot - but it takes a kind deflection off the left post to roll in behind Trapp and increase the visitors' lead.
76'
D. Alaba gets yellow.
Alaba now picks up a booking for a poor foul, with Eintracht awarded a free-kick inside their own half.
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70'
N. Müller enters the game and replaces G. Fernandes.
Nicolai Muller is on to replace Fernandes for Eintracht.
68'
Shouts go up from the visitors for a handball in the Eintracht box after Thiago's cross appears to ping off Falette's arm. The referee ignores the calls however and waves play on.
66'
J. de Guzmán gets yellow.
De Guzman gets a booking for a clumsy foul now, albeit somewhat belatedly after Bayern played advantage on their attack.
64'
Play is halted after Ribery stays down on the wing, with the Frenchman sat on his haunches for a prolonged period. The home support isn't hugely happy when he gets up and simply walks it off after a moment.
62'
Muller blasts a volley off a square cross wildly off to the left of the goal, practically putting the ball into orbit.
60'
Willems is bundled over by Martinez 30 yards out on the right wing and Eintracht loft the set-piece chance in. The last touch in the subsequent scramble at the left post comes off a Bayern player, with the hosts picking up a corner.
58'
Jovic almost gets onto the end of a looping cross from Da Costa, one that just skims over the crown of his head as it bobs near the left post and flies out of play.
56'
Ribery feeds a ball through for Lewandowski on the left of the box, only for the striker to take it out of play as he attempts to rein it in. Eintracht get the goal-kick.
53'
Falette makes a silly challenge on Lewandowski and concedes the free-kick just inside the opposition half.
51'
Willems tries his luck with an effort from distance, only to miscue his shot and send the ball arcing off into the distance, wide to the left by some margin.
50'
De Guzman lofts a lovely cross into the box off the right wing, but Neuer is as safe as houses underneath it.
46'
We're back underway in the second half. Can Eintracht find their way back onto level terms or have Bayern got this early Christmas present all wrapped up?
45' +3
HALF-TIME: EINTRACHT FRANKFURT 0-1 BAYERN MUNICH
45'
Those stoppages mean that there will be three added minutes in this first half.
43'
J. de Guzmán enters the game and replaces M. Gaćinović.
Gacinovic is indeed off, his part in this game over. It's De Guzman who gets the nod to replace him.
41'
There's another halt in play now though for injury again, this time for Gacinovic. This one looks like a more worrying knock, as physios signal to the bench that there will have to be a change.
40'
Play is resumed and Thiago tries his luck from the edge of the box after a zippy Bayern attack. His effort is low and relatively soft though, with Trapp left untroubled by it.
37'
G. Fernandes gets yellow.
Ribery is down now however after a crunching tackle from Fernandes leaves him on the turf. It's a yellow card for the Eintracht man and a delayed stoppage so the Bayern winger can get treatment.
35'
F. Ribéry has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by R. Lewandowski.
By cutting in off his own wing, Ribery made it a simple choice for Lewandowski on whether to pass or shoot himself. With an open goal to aim for, that was a no-brainer of an assist.
RIBERY GIVES BAYERN THE LEAD! 1-0! It comes from a defensive mishap at the back as Ndicka fails to head away a booming long cross, pushing it onto Muller instead. The winger squares it in to Lewandowski who draws out Trapp before putting a flat pass himself to Ribery in the centre of the box to simply roll home. The visitors have their noses in front!
31'
Jovic and Sule jostle for possession, with the latter winning a free-kick inside his own half in the end.
29'
Kimmich draws a foul - cheaply - from Fernandes around 30 yards out on the right flank to give Bayern a set-piece chance. It comes off De Costa for a corner - and from that follow-up, Martinez can only head it over the bar.
27'
Eintracht are looking a little bit workmanlike under opposing corners as opposed to tight at the back, but they get the job done and push themselves back to halfway.
25'
Play resumes with a spell of end-to-end action. Falette cracks a shot in towards Neuer from outside the box that the keeper calmly saves, before he sends Ribery on a blistering counter down the right wing. He squares into the box, looking for a forward, only for Gacinovic to get there first and nearly put it into his own box as he concedes a corner.
23'
There's a prolonged stoppage out on the touchline after Lewandowski is fouled and wins a free-kick, with the Bayern player looking in need of some treatment.
21'
Da Costa, who is popping up all over the shop, tries a little chip over the Bayern defence for Haller to chase, only to find Neuer instead.
18'
Gacinovic races onto a Da Costa long ball on the right edge of the Bayern box and sends his shot screaming over the crossbar.
16'
Eintracht manage to defuse this set-piece and rush the ball away downfield. Their goalkeeper has just delivered some moments of brilliance to keep them on level footing.
12'
Rafinha wins a free-kick 30 yards out from the Bayern goal after a late slide tackle takes him out. Players from both sides pile into the box as Alaba prepares to take.
10'
Sensational counter-play from the Eintracht strikers sees Jovic and Heller perform a neat one-two to get around Boateng at the back and the former just pushes his shot wide of the right post.
9'
Sule gets in the way of a second attempt in quick succession from the hosts and concedes the corner, which Bayern sturdily defend. It has mostly been one-way traffic in attack for Eintracht since that early offside against the visitors.
7'
Da Costa! Eintracht cut open Bayern on the left and play it across the box to the right winger, whose half volley is parried at close range by Neuer, off his leg.
5'
Ndicka fouls Muller as the two tussle for the ball in the Bayern half and the latter is awarded a defensive free-kick.
4'
The hosts create their own attack down the right flank, with Da Costa spearing a cross in for Haller. Neuer beats him to it though and safely claims for Bayern.
2'
It's the visitors who make the first attack of the game, with Ribery threading a throughball downfield for Alaba. The latter is flagged for offside however and Eintracht get the free-kick.
1'
We are underway in this 2018-19 Bundesliga clash between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2018-19 Bundesliga as Bayern Munich look to keep up their pursuit of the summit against fifth-place Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank-Arena.
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (3-5-2): Kevin Trapp; Carlos Salcedo, Simon Falette, Evan Ndicka; Danny da Costa, Mijat Gacinovic, Gelson Fernandes, Jetro Willems, Filip Kostic; Sebastien Haller, Luka Jovic.
Subs: Sandro Wagner, Jerome Boateng, Sven Ulreich, Kingsley Coman, Meritan Shabani, Lars Lukas Mai.
BAYERN MUNICH (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Rafinha, Niklas Sule, Mats Hummels, David Alaba; Joshua Kimmich, Javi Martínez; Thomas Muller, Thiago Alcantara, Franck Ribery; Robert Lewandowski.
Subs: Frederik Ronnow, Marco Russ, Branimir Hrgota, Taleb Tawatha, Marc Stendera, Nicolai Muller, Jonathan de Guzman.
The teams are out at the Commerzbank-Arena and we are moments away from kick-off.
Niko Kovac returns to his former club for the first time in the league since guiding them to victory in the DFB-Pokal Cup final over his current employers - and he will look to help Bayern inflict some measure of payback as they continue their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund at the top of the league. With Bayern having already handed out a 5-0 thrashing in this season's DFL-Supercup, can he oversee another similar result?
Franck Ribery's practical tap-in is the difference at the break in this Bundesliga clash, with Bayern Munich out in front against Eintracht Frankfurt. Both sides have created their chances and Thomas Muller missed a golden opportunity to add a second just before injury time - yet it is indeed the champions who have the control of this game as it stands. At half-time, it's Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 Bayern Munich.
Adi Hutter's side have undergone something of a December dip this campaign, having only mustered one win in the league from four to see them slip off the pace. They still sit inside the top six of the table - but they too know victory will be all important to setting up a successful push for European places come January and the rest of the season.
With the hosts already forced into one change through injury, will that affect their plans going forward? Could there be another early swap as Adi Hutter looks to claw a way back?
Neither side plays now until January, with the winter break upon them, but when they return, expect both sides to be fully in the thick of challenging for the Bundesliga title and European places. Until then however, thank you and have a Merry Christmas!
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