Eintracht Frankfurt wants to reward itself with the title in the Europa League. For Hertha BSC, the relegation against HSV is about staying in the Bundesliga. The DFB Cup final is also coming up.
It’s a week of decisions. Can Eintracht Frankfurt be rewarded with the title in the Europa League?
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Will Hertha BSC be relegated or will Hamburger SV return to the Bundesliga? The rather unexpected DFB Cup final between SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig is also on the program this Saturday in Berlin.
Europa-League-Finale:
Up to 50,000 Frankfurters, more than 70,000 Scots: A rush awaits Seville before the Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Glasgow Rangers “like the city has never seen before” (Axel Hellmann). After victories over West Ham United and FC Barcelona, the Hessians want to win their first international title since 1980 and are slightly favored against the Scots. Since the renaming of the former UEFA Cup in 2009, Frankfurt is the first finalist from the Bundesliga on Wednesday evening (9 p.m. / RTL). Whoever wins the final goes directly into the Champions League.
Bundesliga-Relegation:
Hertha BSC goes into the first relegation in ten years with a miserable feeling. Three big chances of staying in the class were wasted. Coach Felix Magath is asking for a training camp at the Olympic training center in Kienbaum from Tuesday. It is questionable whether goalkeeper Marcel Lotka will be fit in time after breaking his nose in the Dortmund game. On the other hand, after five wins in a row in the final sprint of the season, HSV is confident that after relegation in 2018, they will finally be able to return to the top flight on the fourth attempt. Coach Tim Walter has breathed new life into the team around top scorer Robert Glatzel (22 goals).
Second division relegation:
In the first game, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, third in the third division on Friday (8.30 p.m./Sat.1 and Sky), welcomes second-division Dynamo Dresden. The game in the Fritz Walter Stadium has long been sold out with almost 50,000 spectators. The Palatinate parted ways last week after missing direct promotion from coach Marco Antwerpen and signed Dirk Schuster as his successor. Dresden comes with head coach Guerino Capretti, who has yet to win one of his ten games since taking office in March. Dynamo has been without a win for 17 games. The second leg against FCK is on May 24th.
Cup final:
SC Freiburg is in the final of the DFB Cup for the first time ever. With a win, the sports club could make up for the disappointment of just missing out on the Champions League. However, the defensive has recently shown some weaknesses. In the unfortunate 1: 2 in Leverkusen, Freiburg, who made it into the Europa League, presented themselves in good form again. On Saturday (8:00 p.m.) Leipzig finally wants to win the first major title in the club’s history in the third final attempt within four years. However, this requires a clear increase in performance. In the past games, the team did not convince and showed signs of fatigue.
Champions League, women:
FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyon will contest the final in the premier class in Turin on Saturday (7 p.m. / DAZN). The favorite is the defending champion from Spain, who knocked out VfL Wolfsburg in the semifinals. Record winners Lyon (seven titles) have to play without Dzsenifer Marozsan. The German international has suffered a cruciate ligament rupture and will also miss the European Championships in England in July. (dpa)
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