Champions League: Frankfurt without an opportunity, Bavaria get away win

Hearty bankruptcy instead of another football party: Eintracht Frankfurt lost the guest performance at Atlético Madrid 1: 5 (0: 3) and collected a bitter damper in the Champions League after the strong start.

Giacomo Raspadori in the 4th minute, Robin Le Normand (33.), Antoine Griezmann (45.+1), Giuliano Simeone (70th) and Julián Alvarez (82nd/trade) scored the goals for the Spaniards superior in all matters, which gave the Bundesliga club a royal class lesson.

The honor goal of Jonathan Burkardt (57th) did not change that. In front of 70,692 spectators, Eintracht could not build on the lively appearance in 5-1 against Galatasaray Istanbul. Coach Dino Toppmöller had announced optimistically shortly before the kick-off at the DAZN microphone: “We want to stand for offensive football and spectacle. The boys are in the mood and want to show themselves. So why shouldn’t it get wild.”

It was then – but only on the Frankfurt defensive, which once again revealed significant weaknesses. After a total of eleven goals in the past three Bundesliga games, the dilemma in the Estadio Metropolitano continued seamlessly.

The home side took the lead with the first attack. A flat cross from Simeone steered Frankfurt’s central defender Arthur Theat unhappily in front of the feet of Raspadori, who completed completely freely from six meters.

His team’s lightning start was according to the taste of Madrid’s coach Diego Simeone, who had to follow the game because of a red card in the opening game at Liverpool from the stands.

Eintracht could hardly stage itself on the offensive. The Bundesliga club tried more ball control, but the tentative attempts at attack did not result in any dangerous penalty area. Again and again it was played across or at the back instead of deep. So the Atlético defense had an easy game, which was obviously annoyed by Toppmöller on the bench.

The 44-year-old’s expression was even more dark when the home side punished another inattentiveness in the Frankfurt back team. After a corner ball, Griezmann extended in the middle by hoe, where Le Normand was unable to complete.

And it came even worse for the Hesse. Alvarez left Frankfurt’s defense chief Robin Koch and put back on Griezmann, who hit 3-0 with his 200th goal in the Rojiblancos jersey and then celebrated his club record brand.

After the change, Eintracht came to the first chances and also to a goal through Burkardt. The striker met Ansgar Knauff after a nice preparatory work. However, this did not lead to the hoped -for turn. Rather, Simeone restored the old distance. After a handball by Aurele Amenda in his own penalty area, Alvarez got the final score from the point.

The series winners of FC Bayern Munich around the simply continued Supermann Harry Kane have also been shown in a magnificent goal mood in Cyprus. The top-serious and playful German champions clearly made the Champions League newcomer FC Pafos 5: 1 (4: 1).

It was the second victory in the league of the soccer king class and the ninth in a so far flawless season. Kane and Co. play and meet to their heart’s content. The victory against Cyprus’s champion could have been much higher – yes. Serge Serge Gnabry and newcomer Nicolas Jackson finally hit the post.

After a good half hour, the Little Alphamega Stadium from Limassol was done to goals from Kane (15th/34th minute), Raphael Guerreiro (20th) and the loan striker Jackson (31), which was successful for the first time for Bavaria.

The Pafos fans among the approximately 10,000 spectators celebrated the honorary gate of Mislav Orsic (45th) euphoric. In the second half the train was a little out, only the strong Michael Olise put it 5-1 (68.).

“Our away balance sheet in the pre -season was not the way we wish,” said Kane before the game. Accordingly, focused in five positions, Bavaria changed at very pleasant 23 degrees for late kick -off time at 10 p.m. local time. And the 32 -year -old Kane was once again the Munich front man – and that by no means just because of his goals 16 and 17 in the ninth competitive game of the season.

This time the striker acted as a tens behind the Sturmspitze Jackson. This plan of coach Vincent Kompany went up well against the 38-year-old former Bayern fright David Luiz against an overwhelmed opponent. “We want to see both boys in the sixteenth meter space,” said Kompany in advance at Prime Video.

And of course Kane appeared again and again in his area, the penalty area. In the 9th minute he already hit the inner post artistically. With the next double pack, England’s national team captain crowned his next gala performance.

The Frenchman Olise was also a playful goal initiator. The wing striker did what he wanted with opponent Kostas Pileas. Olise put the first goal. The Frenchman initiated Guerreiro’s hits.

And finally Olise enabled Jackson to be borrowed from FC Chelsea the so eagerly awaited premiere goal in the Munich jersey. The 24-year-old Senegalese was much better integrated into the Bayern game in the premier class in the premier class than in the first few weeks.

Even after the break, Kompany’s good mood team continued to do their job serious, even if the effectiveness and determination of the effectiveness and determination cleared out significantly. Kane continued to shone as a playmaker who distributed the balls clever.

Kompany was able to change in the knowledge of the important Bundesliga away game next Saturday (6.30 p.m./Sky) at Eintracht Frankfurt. Kane was also allowed to rest for the weekend after 64 minutes.