Frankfurt/Main (dpa/lhe) – The soccer players from Eintracht Frankfurt can expect no record attendance, but an impressive backdrop in the large Frankfurt stadium in the top game against defending champion VfL Wolfsburg. The Hessians have so far sold 16,000 tickets for the game on Sunday (1 p.m. / Magenta TV). “I hope it will be over 20,000,” said Eintracht coach Niko Arnautis on Thursday.
Frankfurt set a Bundesliga record with 23,200 fans at the season-opening game against FC Bayern Munich in September. This was trumped this year by 1. FC Köln (38,365 against Frankfurt). 21,287 fans came to Wolfsburg – FC Bayern, just over 20,000 also to Werder Bremen – SC Freiburg.
As with the men, FC Bayern probably draw a little better, according to Arnautis. “Maybe it’s because of Mother’s Day.” There could be a preliminary decision in the fight for the title on the third-to-last matchday: The leaders from Munich, who are one point better than Wolfsburg, play against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Friday evening.
The Frankfurt women had fought a 0-0 draw against the Bayern women, now they are hoping for a coup against the DFB Cup and Champions League finalists from Wolfsburg around EM star Alexandra Popp. “We go into this game just like we do against other teams, to get something. We don’t go in with a white flag. We’re not afraid of VfL Wolfsburg,” emphasized Arnautis. His team is currently three points ahead of Hoffenheim in third place in the table, which ultimately entitles them to participate in the Champions League.
© dpa-infocom, dpa:230511-99-651956/2
#Eintracht #women #hope #record #attendance #top #game
