Qualified for the Conference League play-offs after finishing seventh in the previous season, Eintracht Frankfurt began the resumption of the German championship with the ambition to do better and grab a place in the Top 4 at the end of the season. To achieve this, the Eagles had to start on a good footing and win against Darmstadt. In front of his home crowd at Deutsche Bank Park, Dino Toppmöller’s men experienced a first hiccup with the injury-free exit of Sebastian Rode, replaced by Kristijan Jakic after just 6 minutes of play! Master of possession, the locals found it difficult to worry their opponents and had to rely on their home scorer: Randal Kolo Muani.
Announced close to Paris Saint-Germain, the tricolor striker was indeed present on the front of the Frankfurt attack, accompanied by Mario Götze and Jesper Lindström. It was moreover following a perfectly executed split between the Dane and Philip Max that the Frenchman was served on a plateau to propel the ball into the empty goal and open his counter in the Bundesliga edition 2023-2024. In the second half, the score did not move and Eintracht therefore won by the smallest of margins against the promoted (1-0). While waiting to confirm against Mainz next weekend, the Eagles will face Levski Sofia in C4 on Thursday.
