Eintracht Frankfurt wants to do better in Magdeburg (8:46 p.m., live stream on Sportschau.de and in the first) than last year in Mannheim.
On Monday at 8.46 p.m. (live on the first and in the stream on sportschau.de) the new season also starts for Eintracht Frankfurt: The team of coach Oliver Glasner has to play in the first round of the DFB Cup at the second division promoted 1. FC Magdeburg .
the initial situation
After winning the Europa League, the people of Frankfurt are still in a positive mood. “We made good use of the five weeks of preparation to integrate all the players and refresh old things,” says Glasner. The test games also ran, apart from kick against Ajax Amsterdam that was canceled at short notice, overall to the trainer’s satisfaction. Although Eintracht is the clear favourite, the cup game will be the first real endurance test. In contrast to last year, when you dropped out in Mannheim, that should be a success. “It’s enough to be eliminated once in the first round,” said Glasner.
Magdeburg is pretty much the hardest lot that Frankfurt could have gotten: Christian Titz’s team has risen as champions of the 3rd division and has sparked great euphoria in the city. In addition, in contrast to Eintracht, it is already in competition mode: In the second division, two matchdays have been completed on which FCM has done respectably. A narrow 1:2 home defeat against Fortuna Düsseldorf was followed by a 3:2 away win in Karlsruhe.
The staff
At Eintracht Frankfurt, goalkeeper Kevin Trapp is fit again after his infection, and Evan N’Dicka, who was recently injured, is probably fit for action. Newcomer Jérôme Onguéné opposed it in the last friendly in Walldorf suffered a thigh strain and will not be able to travel to Magdeburg. Also absent: Aurélio Buta (knee surgery) and Hrvoje Smolcic, who is still serving a ban from the Croatian Cup.
Magdeburg has to do without Florian Kath, who is out with glandular fever. Luca Schuler and Maximilian Franzke, who are still in advanced training, will also not be there.
Eintracht could play like this:
This is how Eintracht could play in Magdeburg.
This is how Magdeburg could play: Reimann – El Hankouri, Sechelmann, Bittroff, Bell Bell – Müller – Krempicki, Condé – Ceka, Kwarteng – Atik
That’s what the coaches say
Oliver Glasner: “We feel ready, but we have to show that now. It’s easier this year because a lot of the processes are already clear and no regular players have left us. We’ve integrated the newcomers well and they’re all moving along well.”
Christian Titz: “Frankfurt run extremely well and press well. They are close and always have good ideas when it comes to building up the game. Eintracht is a team that has high quality in every part of the team.”
You have to watch out for these players
What role does Daichi Kamada play? Mario Götze’s commitment means that the regular place air for the Japanese is thinner. Maybe Kamada could therefore appear on the six. In Walldorf, Glasner tested exactly these variants and later stated that Kamada would have felt comfortable in the unfamiliar position. So it’s quite possible that he will find himself again next to Djibril Sow in Magdeburg and should start the game from there.
Baris Atik was the outstanding player in the third division last season. The 27-year-old was able to collect an unbelievable 40 points. He scored 19 goals himself and put on another 21. He was directly involved in almost half of all FCM goals this season. The former Turkish junior international also has a big advantage: he can play both as a striker and directly behind the strikers – and will certainly present the Eintracht defense with one or the other task.
The statistics of the game
Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Magdeburg have only played one competitive game against each other. That was six years ago and was also in the first round of the cup. At that time, Frankfurt was struggling, after a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes it went to penalties, which Eintracht won. Good omen: In the 2016/2017 cup season, Eintracht Frankfurt made it to the final.
