Frankfurt, Germany — Eintracht Frankfurt go dey ready to take big step toward Champions League qualification as dem prepare to face RB Leipzig dis Saturday evening (6:30 PM). Dis match fit decide the fate of both teams as dem dey fight for top positions for Bundesliga.
Di Bundesliga season dey draw to a close, and Frankfurt fit gain crucial points against Leipzig for dis critical match-up. Dem plenty rivals for Champions League qualification dey move slowly, so Frankfurt still dey sit position wey no be di best one. Dem get three points behind Leipzig and four behind SC Freiburg, wey dey occupy di first non-CL spot. Victory against di Leipzig boys go really boost Frankfurt’s chances and give dem hope for di final rounds of di season.
Leipzig, on di other hand, no dey enjoy positive vibes despite dem standing for fourth place. Di team don only win two out of dem last five matches, with di most recent game ending in a dull 1-1 draw against Kiel. Under normal circumstances, dat performance no fit match di expectations wey come with their financial backing. Di atmosphere for di club dey somewhat shaky too, as reports don surface sey dem wan reduce di number of season tickets because dem no fit fill di stadium.
Coach Dino Toppmöller of Frankfurt don confirm sey Mario Götze and Kaua Santos go miss di match due to injury, and Igor Matanovic dey sick. He say, “But all di other boys dey fit to play.” Toppmöller dey likely to stick with his established players instead of making any big changes. On di contrary, Leipzig go play without their key defender, Willi Orban, who still dey deal with muscle injuries. However, playmaker Xavi Simons don return after serving his yellow card suspension, along with other players like David Raum and Assan Ouedraogo.
Toppmöller emphasize say, “We don put ourselves for better position after 30 matches and we sabi sey with home victory, we fit make huge progress. We dey strong for our home ground dis season, and dat go give us extra drive. We must win, but no matter how e go turn out, we still get three more matches after dis.”
Di assistant coach for Leipzig, Zsolt Löw, don also outline di competitive nature of di match: “I no go say we be underdogs. E go be very interesting football match for fans, both teams dey play high-pressure football. Dis game mean plenty for both sides.”
All eyes go dey on Kevin Trapp, di Bundesliga’s most recent goalkeeper issue don sort itself out, as Trapp don return from injury. In di first half of his last match against Augsburg, Trapp nearly cost dem a goal but later make a great save to secure di point. He say, “I dey happy sey I fit keep di ball for di end. Dis point fit help us in di final stretch.”
RB Leipzig don only score 48 goals dis season, which no match di quality of their attacking squad. Benjamin Sesko don score twelve of those goals, make him account for every fourth RB goal dis season. E don score penalty against Kiel last time, and as di season dey wind down, we fit see more from him, especially as he dey attract attention from Premier League clubs.
Di head-to-head record between Frankfurt and Leipzig dey no complex, as Frankfurt only win one out of di ten matches played in Leipzig. However, Frankfurt dey invincible for home matches against Leipzig. Di Eintracht don defeat Leipzig five times in ten games at home, while di other five matches end as draws. Dis unbeaten run dey something dem go like to maintain as Leipzig come to town.
Fans fit follow di match between Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig on sportschau.de, and di match go dey available on di Sky pay TV channel.
