Eintracht Frankfurt has moved into the round of 16 of the Europa League as the third Bundesliga club. In the second leg at RB Salzburg, the Hesse 2: 2 (1: 1) was enough.
- Eintracht Frankfurt already won the first leg 4-1.
- Andre Silva led the SBU into the round of 16.
- FC Basel are waiting in the round of 16.
Salzburg - The overjoyed match winner Andre Silva took a deep sip from the water bottle, his teammates performed a wild jubilee dance in front of the celebrating fans: Eintracht Frankfurt completed the Bundesliga trio in the round of 16 of the Europa League thanks to double goal scorer Silva . After the 4: 1 against RB Salzburg, the Hessians were given a 2: 2 (1: 1) in the first leg in the city of Mozart to reach the round of the last 16 teams after detention after the weather-related relocation. After the hurricane, Eintracht defied the Salzburg storm run.
"We swam in the first half, but after that the boys got it under control," said sports director Fredi Bobic at RTL Nitro . Here you can read the game in the ticker.
Europa League: Eintracht Frankfurt meets FC Basel
In the round of 16, Eintracht, for whom Silva met twice (30th and 83rd), will face Swiss runners-up FC Basel on 12 and 19 March. The furious Salzburgers had taken the lead through Captain Andreas Ulmer (10th). The goal of Jerome Onguene (71.) gave the Austrian champions hope for the football miracle again, but then Silva struck again. The ninth German victory in the European Cup knockout phase was no longer enough.
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- Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) February 28, 2020After the surprisingly free weekend - the Bundesliga duel scheduled for Sunday in Bremen has been postponed indefinitely - Frankfurt will continue in the DFB Cup quarter-finals against Werder on Wednesday. Something that Werder boss Frank Baumann cannot understand and therefore leathered against the DFL.
Eintracht Frankfurt: Five changes after bankruptcy
Eintracht coach Adi Hütter , who played in Salzburg himself and won the Austrian double as a coach, made five changes after the sobering 1-2 against Union Berlin . He also returned to a chain of three, which his players interpreted very variably. She had problems in front of 29,000 spectators in the bull arena, which was full despite the hurricane-related relocation. Former Salzburg's Martin Hinteregge r was lucky that his foul on Sekou Koita was not punished with a penalty (3rd).
Only seven minutes later, the home side took the lead, national goalkeeper Kevin Trapp looked unlikely when Ulmer fired into the top goal corner. As a result, RB vigorously pushed for 2-0, at times there was a red alert in the Eintracht penalty area, Trapp held strongly against the conspicuous Koita (12th). It was all the more liberating to equalize with Silva's header from five meters after a cross from Filip Kostic .
The 1: 1 took the momentum from the Austrian champions for a long time. Silva (66.) and Kostic (70.) gave the possible decision in counterattacks against increasingly open hosts. Then Onguene headed in a duel with Hinteregger after a corner and RB tried again - but Silva put the end point.
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