Eintracht Frankfurt entered the meeting and is among the most morally strong clubs in the league, after avoiding defeat since October 30, when it lost at home to Borussia Dortmund (1-2).
But Colin, who started the new year with a sweeping victory over Werder Bremen 7-1 before contenting himself with a draw in the next three stages, surprised him Sunday and inflicted his fifth defeat this season, nine days before the expected date in the first leg of the Champions League final against Napoli, the Italian league leaders.
Consequently, Eintracht Frankfurt failed to take advantage of Leipzig’s loss against Union Berlin 1-2 on Saturday to advance to fourth place, and its score froze at 35 points in sixth place.
Colin owes his sixth victory, which raised his score to 26 points in the eleventh place, to Tunisian Elias Al-Sakhiri, who scored the second and third goals (71 and 86) after Timo Hoopers scored the opening goal at the beginning of the second half (49).
Hertha Berlin achieved its first victory for the year 2023 and came with a big score over its guest Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1.
And in parallel with the brilliance of its lesser-known neighbor Union Berlin, which occupies the runner-up by only a point behind the defending champions and leaders Bayern Munich, Hertha Berlin is suffering from two things and has not tasted victory since its victory over Cologne 2-0 on November 12.
On Sunday, however, he succeeded in renewing the date with victories and raising his score to 17 points in the sixteenth place, which entitles its owner at the end of the season to enter the play-off with the third of the second division, thanks to four goals by Jesek Ngankam (30), Marton Darday (52) and substitutes Derry Sherhant (1). +90) and the Belgian Dudi Lukibakio (7 + 90 from a penalty kick) in exchange for a goal by the Swiss Nico Elvedi (17).
A week before hosting Bayern Munich, Mönchengladbach suffered its third defeat in five matches it played in 2023 and the fifth this season, so its score froze at 26 points in tenth place.