With hanging heads, the professionals from Eintracht Frankfurt crept after the lightning knockout. in the Champions League, the stands were already largely empty during the lap of honor: after a bitter collapse, the Bundesliga team missed an important step towards the knockout phase. Coach Dino Toppmöller’s team clearly lost their duel against Atalanta Bergamo from Italy 0-3 (0-0) and has to worry about the play-offs and national player Jonathan Burkardt.
Ademola Lookman (60th) cracked the Eintracht defense, which had previously been lucky with two hits on the post. Ederson (62′) and Charles De Ketelaere (65′) increased a little later. Shortly before, Burkardt had limped off the pitch injured.
“We all hope it’s not that bad,” said Ansgar Knauff on Dazn about Burkardt, who he suspects has a calf injury. Regarding the game, he added: “There are three goals we conceded that didn’t look good for us. We really wanted to win.”
With four points from five games and three defeats, Eintracht now urgently needs success to secure a place in the top 24. On December 9th we go to FC Barcelona at Camp Nou. Atalanta, on the other hand, has a good chance of being in the play-off race with ten points.
Liverpool loses again clearly at home
Liverpool FC’s crisis continues unabated in the Champions League. Against PSV Eindhoven, the Reds experienced their next home debacle with a 1:4 (1:2) defeat after the 0:3 defeat against Nottingham in the league and slipped down the table. Real Madrid, on the other hand, was able to win a wild game at Olympiakos Piraeus 4:3 (3:1) thanks to a four-pack from the outstanding Kylian Mbappé. In another goal spectacle, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain fought for a 5:3 (1:1) win against Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool experienced the biggest setback, whose misery continued just a few minutes after kick-off. After a handball by Virgil van Dijk, Ivan Perisic (6th minute) converted the penalty to give Eindhoven the lead. Dominik Szoboszlai (16th) managed to equalize early with a goal, but Guus Til (56th) and Couhaib Driouech (73rd/90th + 1) put PSV in the lead again. National player Florian Wirtz was missing from the hosts’ squad due to a muscle injury.
Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappé delivered the biggest performance of the evening. After the early Piraeus lead by Chiquinho (8th), the Frenchman turned the game around with a hat trick within just under seven minutes (22nd/24th/29th) before the break. Mehdi Taremi (52nd) briefly brought the Greeks back into action – until Mbappé (60th) increased the score again with his ninth goal of the current premier class season. Ayoub El Kaabi (81st) only managed to score the next goal.
Mbappé’s former club PSG also had a spectacular hard-fought victory against Spurs. The equally outstanding Vitinha with a hat-trick (45th/53rd/76th, hand penalty), Fabian Ruiz (59th) and Willian Pacho (65th) ultimately ensured success. A goal from Richarlison (35th) and a brace from former PSG striker Randal Kolo Muani (50th/72nd) were not enough for the English team to win a point. Substitute Lucas Hernandez was shown a red card for assault in stoppage time (90+3).