The women’s Bundesliga starts on Friday with Eintracht Frankfurt versus Bayern Munich. The start in the big stadium should be a trend-setting signal after the EM euphoria.
The Bayern women’s opening game in Frankfurt (September 16, 7:15 p.m.) is set to break the previous Bundesliga record of 12,464 spectators. This dates from 2014 in Wolfsburg. According to coach Alexander Straus, the big backdrop is no problem for the Bayern women. He pointed out that many internationals “have already played at Wembley at the European Championships” and are therefore “used to it”.
Bayern women coach Straus: “It’s all about winning here”
The Bayern women’s goal for this season is definitely to collect titles. New signing Georgia Stanway declared: “We would be lying if we didn’t have a say in the trophies.” This is also that Coach, who has also only recently joined FC Bayern, clear. “When you’re part of FC Bayern, it’s all about winning. And we have the strong will to achieve that. And I work on that every day,” said the Norwegian, who held his first Bundesliga press conference exclusively in English with an interpreter graduated
Successful start in the cup, Frankfurt a new benchmark
The performance of the Bayern women at the start of the DFB Cup with a 7-0 win in Ingolstadt corresponds to “the way we want to play,” Straus explained. Da “were very dominant and created a lot of chances,” said the 46-year-old. The game on Friday will be “different”. Frankfurt is “a strong team”. They also play “a system with which they close the rooms,” says Straus. But the Bayern women’s team also wants to “cope” with that.
Benkarth and Glas are out for a longer time
In terms of personnel, the coach only has to complain about two long-term restrictions. Goalkeeper Laura Benkarth is out for a week or two after suffering a knee injury. It takes even longer for Hanna Glas, who has just had surgery. The rest of the team is ready for the Bundesliga season opener.
