In the past season, the DFB Cup kept the tension high among the Eintracht women and whitewashed the cloudy league balance sheet.
This season, the cup competition is no longer playing a role after it was eliminated last weekend, but the Bundesliga offers unprecedented prospects.
After the 0-1 defeat in the cup final in May, Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg no longer faced each other.
When they see you again on Friday (7.15 p.m. at Eurosport) at Allersee, the roles are no longer so clear.
The dominant force in German women's football with Bayern Munich is currently experiencing an unusual period of weakness. One defeat and one draw in the first six match days, and the Wolfsburg women currently have to be two points behind the well-started SGE women. “It's such top games that you are particularly looking forward to. If we invest a lot and bring the necessary consistency, we can continue to cause a sensation despite the difficult task and survive in Wolfsburg, ”says Eintracht head coach Niko Arnautis.
The Hessians could break away from VfL on five points - a tempting opportunity after eight years without a win in Wolfsburg. Of course, the Lower Saxons, who recruited the head coach of the SGE second division reserve Kim Kulig to their staff at the beginning of the season, still have an extremely powerful squad. But a change in the summer (eight newcomers), coupled with bad luck with injuries, has afflicted the Wolfsburg women.
These are top game weeks for Eintracht.
After two duels against Bayern, the league coup (3: 2) at home and the cup (2: 4) despite a good performance away, things are now going on at high speed.
"We want to continue on our path and to do this we need the mentality and quality that have distinguished us over the past few weeks," says Arnautis.
"Wolfsburg is under a bit of pressure after the defeat against Hoffenheim, we can play freely."