UECL / Playoff second leg
Do., 22.02.2024, 21:00
Deutsche Bank Park
Eintracht Frankfurt
1:2
(0:0)
Union Saint-Gilloise
47'
Cameron Puertas
80'
Dennis Eckert Ayensa
Junior Dina Ebimbe
87'
0
15
30
HZ
60
75
90
90.
2
90' Spielerwechsel: Henok Teklab für Loic Lapoussin
90+2' Spielerwechsel: Ross Sykes für Mohammed Amoura
90+1.
90+1' Gelbe Karte: Unknown
89.
89' Gelbe Karte: Junior Dina Ebimbe
87.
87' Tor: Junior Dina Ebimbe (Vorlage: Farès Chaïbi)
87.
87' Gelbe Karte: Koki Machida
82.
82' Gelbe Karte: Timothy Chandler
81.
81' Spielerwechsel: Timothy Chandler für Niels Nkounkou
80.
80' Tor: Dennis Eckert Ayensa
76.
76' Gelbe Karte: Kevin Trapp
76.
2
76' Gelbe Karte: Mohammed Amoura
76' Spielerwechsel: Dennis Eckert Ayensa für Gustaf Nilsson
71.
71' Spielerwechsel: Sebastian Rode für Ansgar Knauff
62.
2
62' Spielerwechsel: Hugo Ekitiké für Mario Götze
62' Spielerwechsel: Junior Dina Ebimbe für Aurélio Buta
47.
47' Tor: Cameron Puertas (Vorlage: Mohammed Amoura)
20.
20' Gelbe Karte: Aurélio Buta
Anpfiff
UEFA Europa Conference League, Play-off, second leg

Preview: Battle for the last 16

An all-or-nothing game in Frankfurt as Eintracht host Union Saint-Gilloise. Excitement is “unusually high”, says Omar Marmoush.

The backdrop: “Them or us”

“It’s a knockout match, do or die – either them or us,” said head coach Dino Toppmöller ahead of the second leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-off against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. The tie is finely poised after a 2-2 draw in the first encounter at Lotto Park in Anderlecht last week. In Thursday’s second leg at the Frankfurt Stadion, there must and will be a winner – be it after the regular 90 minutes, extra time or penalties.
 

Great excitement

Excitement for the match against the Belgian club is “unusually high”, according to striker Omar Marmoush. The Egyptian is relishing the next European night in Frankfurt: “If you give me socks, fans and a stadium, I could play right now. I’m massively looking forward to the game. It’s a decisive game, and that’s what we want and live for!”

“Want to be in the next round”

Ansgar Knauff, who scored a brace in Sunday’s 3-3 draw against SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga, expressed a similar sentiment: “We desperately want to be in the next round.” Union Saint-Gilloise also scored three goals in their league match at the weekend, beating basement boys KV Kortrijk 3-1 in the Jupiler Pro League.

Destination round of 16

On the subject of scoring, Union are yet to score an away goal in the current European campaign. In the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, the Belgian leaders lost 2-0 at Liverpool, 3-0 at LASK and drew 0-0 with Toulouse. Eintracht will be hoping it stays that way on Thursday, when they and their fans will be giving everything at Deutsche Bank Park to make it through to the round of 16 in the Europa Conference League.