Ebnoutalib goal lifts Frankfurt past Cologne 1-0 after 6-0 rout in Leipzig
A week after a heavy defeat in Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt opened the sixth round of the Bundesliga with a 1-0 home win over Cologne. Younes Ebnoutalib scored in the 77th minute.

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Eintracht Frankfurt responded to a 6-0 loss at Leipzig with a narrow home win, beating Cologne 1-0 on Friday in front of 59,600 fans. Younes Ebnoutalib scored the only goal in the 77th minute from a pass by substitute Noel Aseko, his fifth goal of the season.
Coach Adi Hütter made three changes to his starting lineup and returned to a back four, leaving Can Uzun on the bench. Goalkeeper Noah Atubolu, making his 100th Bundesliga appearance, denied Cologne's Marius Bülter after 46 seconds and again in the 32nd minute. Frankfurt pushed harder after the break.
The second win of the season moved Frankfurt provisionally into eighth place with 8 points, while Cologne sit 11th with 7. "It was a 50-50 game that unfortunately we lost," Cologne sporting director Thomas Kessler told Sky.
Sources
- bundesliga.com, Eintracht Frankfurt - 1. FC Köln (Spielbericht 6. Spieltag), 16.10.2026
- Sky Sport, Eintracht Frankfurt feiert gegen den 1. FC Köln einen wichtigen Befreiungsschlag, 16.10.2026
- hessenschau, Heimsieg gegen Köln: Ebnoutalib lässt Eintracht Frankfurt aufatmen, 16.10.2026
- news.de, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. 1. FC Köln: Ebnoutalib trifft spät und sichert SGE den Sieg, 16.10.2026
