In order to forget the end of the Champions League, along with the serious riots in Naples, Oliver Glasner relied on a remedy he found useful: football in a continuous loop.
“I shook off my personal sadness after playing five or six hours of football,” said the Eintracht Frankfurt coach, looking ahead to Thursday, when the Europa League and Conference League were played.
He first watched Freiburg vs. Juventus Turin, then Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Union Berlin and finally extra time and the penalty shoot-out between Arsenal FC and Sporting Lisbon.
Duel against Union Berlin on Sunday
On Friday, the coach and the team met again in Frankfurt. “It was the first time in my history at Eintracht that we were eliminated in Europe. On the one hand it’s sad, on the other hand we’re proud,” said the 48-year-old Austrian. Last year his team won the Europa League.
Glasner was concerned after the riots between Eintracht and Naples fans. “I condemn all forms of violence and crime, no matter where and when it happens in the world, so I don’t approve of it,” said the coach. On Sunday (3:30 p.m. / DAZN) the Europa League winner will play in the Bundesliga at Union Berlin.