After hurricane warning: Eintracht storms into the round of 16?

After the storm has subsided, Eintracht Frankfurt will be one day late in the decisive second leg of the Europa League at Red Bull Salzburg. The chances for the round of 16 are good after the 4: 1 a week ago.

Salzburg (dpa) - Moving the Europa League second leg at Red Bull Salzburg by one day to Friday (6:00 p.m. / DAZN and Nitro) has at least one advantage for Eintracht Frankfurt.

The rest after the 1: 2 bankruptcy on Monday in the Bundesliga against 1. FC Union Berlin was extended by 21 hours. It depends on the German Football League whether the rush for a deadline will worsen in the next few weeks after the relocation of the intermediate round due to a storm warning.

The DFL wants to check whether there are possible alternative dates for the game of Hesse at Werder Bremen scheduled for 6pm on Sunday evening. According to the association, a decision should be made today about a possible new appointment.

Eintracht has to fight late to reach the round of 16, but has good prospects after the 4-1 first leg result. Since the draw for the round of the last 16 clubs is already taking place in Nyon at 1:00 p.m. today, if they progress, Eintracht will know who the opponent is before the kick-off.

For the encounter in Salzburg, coach Adi Hütter announced personnel changes again after he had spared some regulars such as Sebastian Rode, Djibril Sow or Almamy Touré against Berlin. Apart from striker Bas Dost and midfielder Mijat Gacinovic, Hütter reported "almost everyone on board". After his yellow card suspension in the first leg, central defender Martin Hinteregger will be back in the starting XI. The coach left open whether this also applies to the triple goal scorer of the first knockout game against Salzburg, Daichi Kamada.

Despite the 4: 1 lead, Hütter announced that he was looking for success with "pinpricks" on the offensive and not just to defend it. If his Eintracht professionals succeed in appearing as strongly as in the first leg, he is "one hundred percent convinced" to reach the round of 16.

However, Red Bull Salzburg is known for their home strength: The Austrian champions won the last seven home games in the Europa League. And: In the quarter-finals of 2018, after a 2: 4 win in the first leg at Lazio Rome, they managed to progress with a 4: 1 home win.

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