Köln New Coach Wagner Face Tough Test Against Frankfurt For Survival

Wahala dey for Bundesliga as Köln new coach, René Wagner, go face im first big test dis Sunday. E go lead im team against Eintracht Frankfurt for Deutsche Bank Park. Na crucial match for Köln wey dey fight to avoid relegation go 2. Bundesliga. Wagner just take over as interim head coach after Lukas Kwasniok tenure end with 3-3 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach before international break.

For Köln side, dem don make four changes from dat Gladbach match. Timo Hübers, Luca Kilian and Joël Schmied no go play because of injury. Eric Martel dey suspended for dis game. Bergmann Jóhannesson and Tom Krauß go hold midfield. Dem go play with 6,000 fans wey travel follow dem for dis important match.

For Frankfurt side, Albert Riera dey try maintain im perfect home record as coach. But im team dey face wahala too. Bayer Leverkusen 6-3 win over Wolfsburg yesterday mean say Frankfurt now dey 11 points away from top-six place. Even with one game wey dem still get to play, Eintracht fit miss European competition next season because only 21 points remain for dis campaign.

Frankfurt last match na 3-1 defeat to Mainz. Paul Nebel score two goals give Mainz all three points for dat crucial contest. Riera go miss goalkeeper Kauã Santos and centre-back Nnamdi Collins because of knee and ankle injury. Rasmus Kristensen no go play for dis match too.

Jonathan Burkardt and Arnaud Kalimuendo go lead attack for Frankfurt. Dem go play with special kit to commemorate “International Week Against Racism”.

For Köln, dem get just seven games remain. The Billy Goats dey only two points clear of relegation playoff spot, and five points away from direct dropzone. Köln match go happen same time as St. Pauli face Union Berlin, so results from both matches go affect how table go look.

Lineups don confirm. For Eintracht Frankfurt: Zetterer – Amenda, R. Koch, Theate – Doan, Larsson, Brown – M. Götze, Uzun – Kalimuendo, Burkardt. For Köln: Schwäbe – Sebulonsen, van den Berg, Özkacar, Lund – Krauß, Jóhannesson – Thielmann, Kamiński, S. El Mala – Ache.

Wagner wey dem know well as long-term assistant manager to Steffen Baumgart in Bundesliga now get big task to pull Kölin clear of relegation zone. Match go hot as both teams need points for different reasons.