Glazier: “It would be time to improve my golf handicap”

In the end, Oliver Glasner only got the small wish of his team in the 0:2 with Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB soccer cup final against Leipzig. “I want us to party for two days now and let it all out. We don’t celebrate the defeat, but the two years together. I will always carry this group in my heart.”

There was actually a celebration afterwards – albeit, unlike last year in the Europa League, this time without a trophy. “I’m so proud of the team because we gave it our all again”, said Glasner after the game. Frankfurt was more than equal until Christopher Nkunku’s 0-1 in the 70th minute. Leipzig’s opening goal was deflected twice. Glazier: “The goal against was the key to the Leipzig victory. For us it was a shock, for Leipzig it was a turbo that freed up additional strength. If we had scored, my players would have given the winners’ interviews after the game.”

In addition, Sebastian Rode had already run out of strength. Without the captain and stabilizer in midfield, Leipzig got more space, which was used for the first time 60 seconds after the substitution.

Thanks to the seventh place in the table, Frankfurt will also play in the European Cup next season without winning the cup. “I’ll be watching the games on TV as an Eintracht Frankfurt fan and I’ll echo what an older woman said when I first started here: ‘Take good care of my Eintracht.’ I think I did.”

Those officials who have decided to end their cooperation with Riedauer despite the contract running until 2024 must now watch out for Eintracht.

There was no precise outlook on Glasner’s future even after the cup final. “I haven’t thought about it. It would be time to improve my golf handicap again.” That means – as expected: Glasner is in no hurry – and would probably only return quickly if an offer was offered that one could not refuse in terms of sport.

The sportingly most attractive opportunities often arise after the first trainer layoffs during the current season.

Hamburg is 0: 3 behind

The last Bundesliga decision in Germany will be made today in the relegation second leg (8.45 p.m., SAT one live): HSV, third in the second division, trailed the 3-0 loss from the first leg against Stuttgart, third from bottom in the Bundesliga.