Burke continues to operate
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Eintracht Frankfurt had to accept a damper on the way to the Champions League. The Hesse ultimately lost 0: 2 (0: 1) in the Bundesliga at Werder Bremen. Oliver Burke (28th minute) put his team in the lead with his goal before the break, Romano Schmid (84th) made the success perfect.
Through the victory, the Bremeners themselves maintain their little chance of a European Cup place. Despite the first defeat after two successes, the Frankfurt third party remains, but Mainz 05 (1: 1 against Kiel) and RB Leipzig (3: 1 against Hoffenheim) have moved closer. At the same time, the Hesse failed with the 0: 2 the dress rehearsal for the quarter-final first leg in the Europa League on Thursday at Tottenham Hotspur.
Werder coach Ole Werner sent the same starting eleven into the game like a week earlier at 3-0 at Holstein Kiel. And from the start, the Bremen tries to put the Frankfurt pressure under pressure. But Eintracht was initially certain on the defensive.
Eintracht Frankfurt with more possession, but without ideas
The guests were looking for the offensive in front of 42,100 spectators in the sold -out Weser Stadium after about ten minutes and earned an overweight. But the team of coach Dino Toppmöller acted tooless to put Werder with problems.
If there were goal scenes, then from the Bremern. A header by Jens Stage (11th) after the second corner kick, a volley shot by Marco Friedl (14th) from 18 meters and a header from Stage (25th) on the crossbar after a shot by Schmid were the best Werder chances. Hugo Ekitiké (20th) had the only noteworthy Frankfurt opportunity with his shot past the Bremen goal.
In view of the hosts’ opportunity plus, the lead by Burke’s third goal of the season was definitely deserved. The Scotsman had been neglected by the harmony defense after a corner kick by Schmid and almost freely converted the ball with head.
Werder became braver and better with the lead in the back. That continued after the break. Just two minutes after the restart, Marvin Ducksch missed the 2-0 when he lifted the ball next to the Eintracht goal after a mistake by the Frankfurt Pharell Namdi Collins.
After that, even afterwards, the Bremen played promising situations with quick counterattacks. Mitchell Weiser (79th) missed the best option. Otherwise, the last pass did not arrive too often.
The Frankfurters continued to have an optical overweight, but made too little of it. Especially since the Werder cover around captain Friedl was mostly safe. When Schmid (84.) then scored for the Bremen, Werder’s coach Werner’s first victory against Eintracht was perfect.