Eintracht Frankfurt loses late at PAOK – Bayer 04 wins in Molde

Koulierakis makes a mistake and hits

After a weak performance, Eintracht Frankfurt has to worry about a direct place in the round of 16 in the Conference League. The Bundesliga club lost 1:2 (0:1) at PAOK Thessaloniki on Thursday evening and still has three points in Group G. The Greeks are at the top of the table with six points. “We cannot be satisfied. “That wasn’t our European face,” criticized Frankfurt’s board spokesman Axel Hellmann on “RTL”.

In front of 28,701 spectators, Andrija Zivkovic gave the host the lead in the 28th minute, which Omar Marmoush (68th) equalized. In stoppage time, Konstantinos Koulierakis (90.+2) scored the victory for the Greeks after he made a serious mistake when Frankfurt equalized. The Hessians’ next opponent, who celebrated a 2-1 win against FC Aberdeen at the start, is the Finnish champions HJK Helsinki on October 26th.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen rotates and narrowly wins against Molde FK

Bayer Leverkusen cannot currently be beaten on artificial turf either: in unusual pitch conditions and constant rain, the B team of the Bundesliga table leaders beat Norwegian double winners Molde FK 2-1 (2-0) on the anniversary of coach Xabi Alonso. With six points from two group games, last year’s semi-finalists remain on course for the knockout rounds. With the eighth win in the ninth competitive game with a score of 34:7, Leverkusen also celebrated a successful dress rehearsal for the derby on Sunday against 1. FC Köln.

Alonso took over Bayer on October 5, 2022 as the successor to Gerardo Seoane in 17th place in the Bundesliga. Thursday’s win was the 25th in 46 competitive games. The goals in the pretty arena directly on the Moldefjord were scored in a very confident first half by Jeremie Frimpong (14th) and new signing Nathan Tella with his first goal in a Bayer jersey (18th). In a weaker second half, Bayer deservedly conceded the goal from Emil Breivik (87th).

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