Frankfurt / Main (dpa) – The widow of the recently deceased Eintracht legend Jürgen Grabowski will not fly to Seville with the Frankfurters for the Europa League final.
“I have an invitation from Eintracht, but just too much stress and no rest for it,” said Helga Grabowski of the German Press Agency. She has too much to do because of damage to her car after an accident. But nothing happened to her.
“Besides, I’m not in a euphoric mood,” Helga Grabowski continued. Her husband died on March 10 at the age of 77. Jürgen Grabowski was European champion in 1972 and world champion in 1974 with the German national team. There was a big funeral service for him in the Frankfurt stadium. “President Peter Fischer told me: Eintracht is now your family,” said Helga Grabowski.
Her husband won the UEFA Cup with Eintracht in 1980, but was injured in the final against Borussia Mönchengladbach and was only there in civilian clothes when the cup was handed over. The club also used this scene in a tweet before the final against Glasgow Rangers on Wednesday (9 p.m. / RTL). “With Jürgen. For Jürgen. This year,” it says.
The Frankfurt fans reacted impressively to Grabowski’s death. Before the home game against FC Barcelona, they honored their star with an impressive choreography and the giant banner: “Only gods will rise from the dead.” Of course, Helga Grabowski noticed this attentively and with emotion: “It’s really true.”