After the international break, the reigning champions from Leverkusen are the next heavyweight after the record champions from the south on the dance card of the glorious SGE. And with it a journey from which Eintracht had one draw and then nine defeats in a row over the past ten years. And that with 5:32 goals. This series should actually end at some point.
Whether it ends today will, among other things, be decided by the referee based on his performance. The DFB broadcasts with Dr. Felix Brych brought one of the most prominent representatives of the whistling guild to Leverkusen. Actually, it would be nice if there weren’t a statistic that is somewhat stupid from Frankfurt’s point of view: the man with a doctorate on the whistle has whistled for Eintracht in 29 league matches since they were promoted again in 2012. There were eight wins, seven draws and 14 defeats. 22 games took place in the Waldstadion and 7 away, including twice in Leverkusen. And from these seven games more or less away from home, Eintracht didn’t get a point. Not a single one.
But enough with the statistics, which should have been forgotten by 3:30 this afternoon anyway. There are still one or two question marks. The staff is missing Höjlund, who has been injured for a long time, Knauff and Dahoud have been ailing for the week, Koch is probably fit again and the coach of Marmoush didn’t know on Thursday at the PK in what condition he would be in when he returned from the international trip.
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Let’s optimistically assume an almost everyone on board scenario, then I expect Kevin Trapp in goal again, in front of that a three-man chain with Theate, Koch and Tuta, in the midfield Larsson and Skhiri, on the wings Kristensen and Dina Ebimbe, the Toppmöller at the PK once again explicitly highlighted Götze in the center and Marmoush next to Ekitike in the center.
Of course, the encounter with last season’s champions is quite a challenge, even if they don’t seem as invulnerable as last season, after all, they already lost against Markranstädt and only managed a draw against FCB and most recently against Holstein Kiel. The Eagle Bearers probably don’t have a complete chance, I’m predicting a lively 2-2 draw.
Or maybe an away win?
Finally, a little viewing recommendation:
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