Against Gündoğan & Sané
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Tickets are offered on the black market at record prices, and there has been only one subject in the city for days, and there are also tingling of professionals. The return to the largest (Site notre bureau spécialisé) scene in Europe after 940 days electrifies players, managers and fans of Eintracht Francfurt. « There are only opportunities for us, no risks, » said sports director Markus Krösche before starting the first course against Galatasaray around the German stars Leroy Sané and İlkay Gündoğan.
The duel with Thursday’s Turkish champion (9 p.m. / Dazn) is the start of a crisp league, in which FC Liverpool, FC Barcelona, SSC Naples, Tottenham Hotspur and Atlético Madrid are waiting for more hammer spots for Hesse. « It is extraordinary to play with Eintracht Francfurt in the Champions League, and that’s what it is. The boys should enjoy it. It will be a great experience for us, » said coach Dino Topmöller.
« It is good for boys to measure themselves with the best in Europe and also for us as a club to see where we are.
The opening game shelters a certain explosiveness – even far from the lawn. Because in Eintracht, it is to be feared that the domestic arena will be taken by thousands of gala fans. The member of the Board of Directors, Philipp Reschke, had therefore formulated the wait in advance « that our holders of season tickets and our members generally do not give their cards to fans of guests ».
On the black market, long -term game tickets were offered for four amounts. « A duel with such demand is attracted to many fraudsters. Since the draw, there have been countless offers on the usual platforms. We must expressly warn the purchase of cards on the black market, » said Reschke. Police classify the duel due to the planned rush of Galatasaray supporters who organize a fan walk through the city center of Frankfurt before kick-off.
Galatasaray relies on the newcomer Gündoğan against Eintracht Francfurt
He also has a sporting departure, after all, the rival leads the table to the home league with confidence after five victories of five games. « Of course, it’s a good team. Just watch the players: Victor Osimhen, Leroy Sané or İlkay Gündoğan embody an exceptional level, » said International U21 Nathaniel Brown recently in a « Kicker » interview.
Especially Gündoğan, who made his debut in the gala jersey last Saturday in 2-0 against Eyüpspor, plays a central role. « We have found the head for the team with İlkay. His priceless experience will help us. He is the one everyone looks at. For us, his presence is sporty and human, » said coach Okan Buruk about the former captain of the DFB selection.
Gündoğan, 34, was recently only a second choice in Manchester City and shortly before the end of the summer of transfer, decided to spend the metropolis on the Bosphorus combined with great hopes of the traditional Turkish association. « He is a player who thinks a lot about this sport and is mentally incredibly incredibly strong. » And he is one of the smartest players I know, « Buruk praised the newcomer.
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A big challenge is to wait for Hesse, after all, after 2022/23, they are only there for the second time in the illustrious club of the best. Today, only four professionals have the team’s Eintracht jersey: Mario Götze, Timothy Chandler, Aurélio Buta and Ansgar Knauff, who can be the only ones in this quartet.
« Ansgar plays a major role in our planning. It is already very experienced and can grow beyond itself in such games and bring brutal performance in the place, » said Topmöller and formulated the goal: « We want to make a special day, preferably with a good result for us. » Routine Götze is not again in the team due to muscle problems. « Mario resumed this week. He participated in the units yesterday and today, but he will not play a role for tomorrow, » said Topmöller. « We hope he will be able to return to Union Berlin on Sunday. »
In addition to the 2014 world champion Götze, Rasmus also lacks Kristensen, who with muscle injury is indefinitely. For the Danish international, Brown is likely to go to initial training. The 22 -year -old is supposed to disturb the circles of Sané. « I’m sure he’ll play a good game. We have to defend in the collective in total, » said coach Topmöller.
