Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg are three Bundesliga clubs in the round of 16 of the Europa League. The game of Eintracht in Basel has already been canceled. The first leg in the live ticker.
- Eintracht Frankfurt , Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg are in the round of 16 of the Europa League .
- Frankfurt and Wolfsburg will play at home in the first leg, Leverkusen will travel to Glasgow.
- The second leg is going up in a week, the Frankfurt performance in Basel has been canceled.
Europa League: Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg in the live ticker
Start of the game | mating | Score | Goalscorer |
|---|---|---|---|
Thursday, 6.55 p.m. | Eintracht Frankfurt - FC Basel | -: - (- :-) | --- |
Thursday, 9 p.m. | Glasgow Rangers - Bayer Leverkusen | -: - (- :-) | --- |
Thursday, 9 p.m. | VfL Wolfsburg - Shakhtar Donetsk | -: - (- :-) | --- |
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Update of March 9, 4:36 p.m .: The knockout round second leg of the Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt scheduled for March 19 in the Europa League at the top Swiss club FC Basel will not take place in St. Jakob-Park in Basel. After consulting the cantonal crisis team, the cantonal police in Basel-Stadt decided not to allow this game to be played due to the spread of the coronavirus. Where and when the game will take place initially remained open. The Swiss master reports this on its website.
"After consulting the cantonal crisis team, the cantonal police in Basel-Stadt decided not to approve this soccer game - with a view to protecting the health of the population and against the background of official measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus and the workload of the medical orderly Basel ”, it says there.
At first, the game had been declared a so-called ghost game, so it was supposed to take place in the stadium without fans. What happened to the first leg this Thursday (9:00 p.m.) was initially open. Discussions are currently underway, said the head of the Frankfurt Health Department, René Gottschalk, on Monday.
Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) recommended that no major events with more than 1000 people should take place in Germany at the moment. Well over 40,000 spectators are expected in Frankfurt this Thursday.
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- FC Basel 1893 (@ FCBasel1893) March 9, 2020Europa League in live ticker: Eintracht game in Basel canceled
Frankfurt - Finally international flair again - this is how managers, players and fans of Eintracht Frankfurt should think. After the recent setbacks in the Bundesliga and the hammerless in the cup semi-final, where defending champion FC Bayern * is on, the favorite competition of the Hesse is on the program again. Last season, the team of coach Adi Hütter reached the semi-finals and only had to bow to the future winner FC Chelsea on penalties, this time in the round of 16 with the former Swiss series champion FC Basel, a solvable task is waiting.
Frankfurt are the only German club to be challenged at 6.55 p.m. on the first leg. Then Marco Russ, Gelson Fernandes and Bas Dost will not be able to help the team yet. The main hope for an upswing is that the game will be played in the Commerzbank Arena at home. Because recently the team wobbled in strange places, occupying last place with seven points in the away table of the Bundesliga * . "We urgently need to improve our balance sheet," complained Hütter: "It's just not enough, it makes us think."
Europa League in live ticker: Leverkusen travels to the Rangers around team manager Gerrard
Bayer Leverkusen has the advantage of being allowed to compete abroad in the Europa League. The Werkself will be guest at the Glasgow Rangers around team manager Steven Gerrard from 9 p.m. In contrast to Frankfurt, Leverkusen have been in top shape for weeks, winning eight out of nine games across all competitions, most recently particularly convincing in the 4-0 over Hesse. However, Sven Bender , who like Kevin Volland and Nadiem Amiri will be missing against the Scots, was injured.
VfL Wolfsburg faces the most difficult task, having to deal with Shakhtar Donetsk in their own place. The Ukrainians are relegated from the Champions League, including the former Schalke player Yevhen Konoplyanka , experienced goalkeeper Andrej Pyatov and various Brazilians around Tete, Taison and Marlos . The "Wolves", unbeaten for eight competitive games, have to do without captain Josuha Guilavogui, William and Ignacio Camacho .
Europa League in the live ticker: Bundesliga most represented in the round of 16
With three representatives, the Bundesliga has more clubs in the round of 16 than any other league. The Premier League, the Primera Division and Serie A each have two clubs in competition. The round of 16 will be played like all other knockout rounds within eight days - the second leg will start on March 19.
Because of the global coronavirus, Borussia Dortmund's Champions League game at Paris St. Germain took place without spectators. So-called ghost games are also pending in the Bundesliga, TV broadcaster Sky has already taken initial measures. In this article, we will tell you how you can protect yourself as a spectator in the stadium.
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