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Frankfurt / Main (AP) - After his dream goal against Bayern Munich, Amin Younes grabbed a T-shirt with the portrait and name of Fatih Saraçoğlu and demonstratively held it up.

With the impressive gesture in memory of the victims of the Hanau attack, the outstanding midfielder set a strong signal that was also widely recognized outside of football in Eintracht Frankfurt's 2-1 (2-0) coup against defending champion Bayern Munich.

“During the cheering with the Hanau shirt, the message that is important to me is that we will not forget these events.

I know that won't bring the victims back.

But it was just a sign to families that we were thinking of them.

I want the relatives to know that we were concerned, ”Younes justified the action a year after the racially motivated attack.

"That is what Eintracht Frankfurt stands for."

Even when they were warming up, the team wore pictures and names of those killed on their training clothes.

Under the eyes of national coach Joachim Löw, Younes was not only great on Saturday, but also athletic.

“He was world class before the break, crowned with the world class goal,” said Eintracht coach Adi Hütter to the goal scorer to make it 2-0 (31st minute) and gave the 1.68 meter small dribbler extra praise: “I can't do it remember ever having trained a player of this quality.

He has incredible technique and energy, is a great person and a great kicker. "

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That should not have escaped Löw either.

Younes, on loan from SSC Napoli, has been in impressive form for weeks - he delivered his provisional masterpiece against Bayern.

“I have to praise the whole team for the way they worked and played football - but especially because he was the most noticeable player in the first half.

Amin has played a lot of good games before.

Today I saw the best performance of the season from him, »said Hütter.

Younes has playfully lifted Hessen, who have now been unbeaten in eleven Bundesliga games, to a higher level and played a major role in ensuring that Eintracht can dream of entering the Champions League for the first time.

«I don't want to be praised in heaven.

I came to Frankfurt to have fun with football again.

And I'm having so much fun right now.

I look forward to every game with the team, ”said Younes.

"It's awesome."

With 42 points, the fourth in the table is as good as twice before in the club's history after 22 match days.

Nevertheless, sports director Fredi Bobic did not want to fall into euphoria.

«The table situation is tempting.

Everyone is talking about the Champions League, but there is still a long way to go.

Now we're the hunted, ”Bobic warned.

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In the current constitution, however, unity in the league does not have to fear anyone.

«Victory gives strength, power and self-confidence.

I hope that we will continue to stay in this flow, ”said Hütter.

Not only Filip Kostic, who was once again strong, who prepared the 1-0 through Daichi Kamada (12th), was confident about the next task on Friday in Bremen: “It is no coincidence that we are where we are.

A tough opponent awaits us, but if we call our level again, we won't have any problems. "

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