The Eintracht Frankfurt women are getting emotionally ready for the final game of the Champions League mini-tournament against Juventus. This time, however, they cannot allow themselves to exploit their chances.
Big stage, sonorous pairing: The footballers from Eintracht Frankfurt are looking forward to the final of their mini-tournament against Juventus Turin in the Champions League qualification. “We dreamed of exactly these games, now we will show what we can do,” said coach Niko Arnautis before the game on Saturday (1 p.m.) in the home arena. The hr will show the game live from 12:55 p.m. on hr television and in Stream on hessenschau.de.
No more usury of opportunities
However, Italy’s runner-up is not only “calm in front of goal”, but also “a very experienced team that has played a lot of Champions League games in recent years,” said Arnautis. The coach also warned about his team’s excess of opportunities in the 1-0 semi-final against 1. FC Slovácko on Wednesday: “We won’t get as many chances. So it will be important to be much more efficient.” Juventus won their semi-final game against WFC Okzhetpes from Kazakhstan 6-0.
The next stage of the rocky road for the third-placed team in the Bundesliga is the second round, which will be played in a play-off mode with two legs in October. The draw will take place on September 15th (1 p.m.). The games will then be about the coveted twelve remaining starting places for the group phase of the Champions League.
Emotional mood through the Champions League anthem
In order for them to end up there, the Eintracht Frankfurt women also have to tune themselves emotionally. “Juventus Turin against Eintracht Frankfurt, everyone now knows it’s the Champions League,” said Arnautis. Captain Tanja Pawollek described the playing of the Champions League anthem before the game on Wednesday as an absolute “goosebumps moment”. Eintracht is moving from the Brentanobad to the arena in the city forest for the final and is hoping for great fan support on Saturday.
