Eintracht Frankfurt has lost its role as Bayern’s number one hunter for the time being, SC Freiburg is back on track after the 0-6 debacle in Wolfsburg. The Baden and the Hessians separated at the end of the first half of the Bundesliga on Wednesday 1: 1 (0: 1).
French striker Randal Kolo Muani scored to give the visitors the lead in the 42nd minute, while German international Matthias Ginter scored the Freiburg equalizer (47′) in front of 34,700 spectators at the Europa-Park stadium. Eintracht is fourth before the game at Bayern Munich on Saturday, while Freiburg slipped to sixth place in the table.
Lenz: “Freiburg fought”
“Freiburg fought properly, was disgusting in the duels. 1-1 away is okay for us sometimes. I think Freiburg’s last game was an exception. Otherwise they’re playing an incredible season,” said Eintracht midfielder Christoper Lenz . Freiburg’s Lucas Höler said: “We wanted to forget about Saturday’s game, which was really devastating.
Unity without Trapp
Eintracht had to do without Kevin Trapp at short notice. The national goalkeeper was out due to a cold and was replaced by 21-year-old Diant Ramaj, who came from 1. FC Heidenheim in 2021 and made his season debut after just one Bundesliga appearance. Four days after the bitter bankruptcy in Wolfsburg, hosts Freiburg presented themselves courageously and took the initiative without threatening to pose a goal. It wasn’t until the 28th minute that it was Ritsu Doan who fired a sharp cross from Michael Gregoritsch just over the Eintracht goal from a short distance.
Frankfurt offensively harmless
The Frankfurt team, on the other hand, owed a lot, primarily on the offensive. All efforts of the Europa League winner got stuck in midfield because passes were played too imprecisely and the ball was usually easy prey for Freiburg. But Eintracht compensated for the flaw through effectiveness. Kolo Muani scored the first goal with a well-placed shot to make it 1-0 for the Glasner team.
Freiburg meets shortly after the break
Freiburg got off to a lightning start in the second round. After a corner kick was initially parried, the Breisgau team regained the ball and Ginter headed a Günter cross into the net from full run. In the ensuing intense game with numerous duels, in which Freiburg’s Nicolas Höfler saw his fifth yellow card and had to sit out the next game against FC Augsburg, Gregoritsch missed the lead for the Sport- Club.
