Eintracht had certainly imagined things differently. For Frankfurt, it was a start to forget. First, defender Rasmus Kristensen got injured, and then they also conceded a goal.
But from the beginning: Kristensen was injured in just the eighth minute, hurting his right thigh. Nathaniel Brown came on for him.
#Kristensen kaputt 😭#B04SGE 0:0 | #SGEpic.twitter.com/5hdhbuiZPa
— Дани5ооо I ダニ5𝖔𝖔𝖔 I Europa League Sieger 2022 (@Dani5ooo) September 12, 2025
The subsequent free kick was put away by Alejandro Grimaldo for the Werkself. Michael Zetterer was unlucky, as the ball bounced off the post and hit the back of his neck, as TV images showed. According to ‘Sky’, it was the 100th Bundesliga goal the keeper has conceded in his career.
Unglücklich springt der Ball vom Pfosten an #Zetterer‘s Nacken und leider drin.#B04SGE 1:0 | #SGEpic.twitter.com/6PqJODZQ3D
— Дани5ооо I ダニ5𝖔𝖔𝖔 I Europa League Sieger 2022 (@Dani5ooo) September 12, 2025
From Frankfurt’s perspective, there is hope that they can recover quickly from this double setback.
But there was also an early substitution from Leverkusen’s side: Exequiel Palacios had to come off injured, and Aleix Garcia came on for him.
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