Maaßen: “Need to give it everything we have” At home vs. Eintracht Frankfurt Just three games...

On a dramatic final night in Group D, the Eagles went behind late in the first...

Head coach Oliver Glasner: “Congratulations to the whole team! It’s crazy, what the players managed to...

Focus on the Bundesliga

By the time the winter break comes around in mid-November, Eintracht Frankfurt will have played 24...

After joining Eintracht from UD Alzira’s academy last year, the Spanish youngster caught the eye with six goals in eight appearances for the U19s before becoming a key performer in the Eagles’ reinstated U21 side this season.

In contrast to the starting XI that beat Werder Bremen 2-0 last Saturday, Freiburg returned to a four-at-the-back system. Lukas Kübler started at right-back, and Kiliann Sildillia moved to the bench in place of Ritsu Doan. 

SC will play five games in the 15 days left before the mid-season break: four in the Bundesliga and one in the Europa League. “Winning our group has us feeling good, and we can fly to Azerbaijan with peace of mind,” Grifo said ahead of the team’s final group stage match in Baku next Thursday.

The Freiburg coaching team didn’t want to speculate too much over potential tactical changes under Reis. Other things were most important, as SC head coach Christian Streich outlined after the game, “We spoke about mentality and  attitude – and the team showed the right mentality and attitude from the start onwards.”

Making the longest away journey having already won the group