Borussia Moenchengladbach regained their Bundesliga lead on Sunday with a 4-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt as the five-times German champions bounced back from last week's defeat at Borussia Dortmund.
Marcus Thuram scored in the 28th minute, capitalising on an urgent counter attack which has become typical of his side under the leadership of Marco Rose.
Oscar Wendt added a second in first half injury time, pouncing on a poor defensive error from Frankfurt's Martin Hinteregger.
Danny Da Costa's 59th-minute goal brought Frankfurt back into the match, with the visitors dominant until Nico Elvedi silenced the away fans with a superb headed goal against the run of play.
Hinteregger and Denis Zakaria added one goal a piece for each team in the dying stages, with the home side holding on to a comfortable two-goal advantage.
The win lifts them onto 19 points, one ahead of Bayern Munich, while Frankfurt are back in ninth.
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'Gladbach coach Rose said that his side's lofty standing was no fluke.
"We deserved to win. We consistently tried to build pressure and be brave in pushing for more goals," he said.
"For us, the Bundesliga is about gradually improving our game and getting better."
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