Kevin Trapp goes into the “final” of the round of 16 in the Champions League at Sporting Lisbon with Eintracht Frankfurt without any particular nervousness.
“It’s more fun than pressure,” said the national goalkeeper at the press conference: “It’s something historic that we can do. It’s one of the most beautiful things you can experience as an athlete.”
The Hessians can move into the round of 16 on Tuesday (9 p.m. / DAZN) with a win on their own. “The most important thing is that we don’t depend on anyone. We’re happy that we have a final game,” said coach Oliver Glasner. “We prefer to rely on ourselves and will play to win.”
The parallel game would only be relevant for the SGE in the event of a draw or a defeat. Because then Olympique Marseille could push Frankfurt to the last place in the group and prevent a possible mission of defending the title in the Europa League.
Ansgar Knauff is back in the squad for the first time after a muscle injury in his thigh.
Glasner not only warns against Sporting because of the 3-0 defeat in the first leg. “It’s difficult to create chances against them. They’re very well organised. They play up front very quickly themselves, have a lot of quality. It’ll be a fifty-fifty game,” said the Austrian, whose team lasted over an hour and a half late in the evening in Lisbon.