Football-Eintracht Frankfurt’s Europa-League-out: tuition instead of prey

Kevin Trapp had a fine flair who absolutely needed consolation on this screwed European Cup evening. Like trapped poodles, the sad protagonists of Eintracht Frankfurt stood on the lawn after the bitter Europa League-off in the quarter-final secondary against Tottenham Hotspur (0: 1): The Dane Rasmus Kristensen, who pulled the jersey over his head. The Brazilian Kauã Santos, who stared into the air. And the Frenchman Hugo Ekitiké, who cried uninhibitedly.

Before a hesitant round of honor, the Captain Trapp, who was not yet operational again, tried mental development work after the dream of a Europa League triumph had burst like 2022. Instead of going on the wig, as the northwest curve illustrated in an impressive choreography before the game, the wings of the eagles are trimmed. A semi -finals against the surprise team FK Bodø/Glimt from Norway would have opened a real option on the final on May 21 in Bilbao.

“Unfortunately, the wonderful journey comes to an end. We had great experiences, we had great games, ”said Frankfurt coach Dino Toppmöller after the” burst dream “of the Hesse, who are the last German representative to leave the international stage. The third of the Bundesliga had failed against the 15th of the Premier League. The “youngest team of competition”, as Toppmöller emphasized, paid a lot of tuition for their inexperience and naivety against the English. Overall, the squad combines a lot of perspective, but has few robust stops.

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Eintracht talents reach their limits

It was different three years ago when Sebastian Rode and Makoto Hasebe crowned their career with the European CupaltriumPH. With the magical night of Seville, they achieved hero status as well as goalkeeper Trapp. His perhaps prematurely in the world-class category of representative Santos cleared the Englishman James Maddison so impetuously that referee Davide Massa could not help after VAR intervention than to decide on a penalty. Dominic Solanke casually pushed the ball into the goalkeeper (42nd). In front, Defender Kristensen still missed the best Eintracht chances, while striker Ekitiké was completely deregistered. Talents like Nathaniel Brown, Jean-Matteo Bahoya and Can Uzun also reached their limits because more resistance than usual.

“It is part of the fact that young players sometimes make mistakes,” said Toppmöller, who demonstratively protected his goalkeeper discovered in Rio de Janeiro. The 22-year-old should keep the courage to get out in such scenes. “If he’s tend to be a tick, there is no penalty. So of course it looks brutally how he clears the player away. ”For the football teacher, which was mature in his second eintracht year, defeats are mandatory for further development:» They are not the opposite of success, they are part of the success. We have to understand that as an opportunity for growth. “

The 44-year-old spent the motto: “Come Back Stronger!” In addition to the punch, his team also lacked creativity in order to force the extension at least. To make matters worse, Mario Götze’s early grip was added to the rear thighs. Already after 17 minutes there was an office for the almost 33-year-old world champion. “This destroyed our match plan,” said sports director Markus Krösche. Without the ball -safe trace, there was a lack of ripe and calm. The well -known opponent was certainly not better, just a boom.

Full concentration on the Bundesliga end sprint

While the Spurs in the guest cabin turned on the music box brought with them around midnight, Eintracht was already trying to look ahead. Nobody should talk to fatigue for the Easter days that one must now focus on “the focus on the Bundesliga”, where the unpleasant away game at FC Augsburg is waiting on Sunday, Toppmöller demanded. After that, the home game against RB Leipzig is a direct duel around the Champions League places behind Bavaria and Leverkusen. Reaching the premier class is not yet a matter of course for harmony.

“We are looking for more of these games. We do everything we can for offering our fans to European football next season, «promised the Eintracht coach. Defense chief Robin Koch put it even more specific: “Every player would like to experience the next year – hopefully in the Champions League.” The national player is not yet finished with his mission in the heart of Europe. And if you should have already written off the former national goalkeeper Trapp, you will also be wrong after this rainy Maundy Thursday in Frankfurt at the latest.