Bayer Leverkusen delivered a ruthless first-half performance, striking three times in just seven minutes, to leave hosts Eintracht Frankfurt reeling with a 4-1 victory in the Bundesliga on Saturday. With 53 points,

Champions Bayer Leverkusen scored three times in eight first-half minutes on Saturday en route to a 4-1 Bundesliga statement victory at Eintracht Frankfurt ahead of their Champions League last 16 duel with Bayern Munich.

In a crucial clash in Germany's financial capital, third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt hosted the reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen, who sit a place above them in second. A rampant first-half display saw Leverkusen go into half time with a 3-1 lead after goals from Nathan Tella, Nordi Mukiele and Patrick Schick.

Third in the table, Eintracht Frankfurt will seek to close the gap on second-placed Bayer Leverkusen when they meet at Deutsche Bank Park on Saturday. Frankfurt vs Leverkusen best bets Leverkusen

A commanding performance from Bayer Leverkusen as they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 at the Waldstadion to stay within eight points of Bayern Munich. The game started off very lively but as time went on Leverkusen gained a strong control of the game and it was only a matter of time before they opened the scoring and that game when a Frankfurt clearance landed at Granit Xhaka who threaded the ball through to Nathan Tella to equalise.