On Saturday, Oliver Glasner and his coaching staff couldn't get back to business as usual.

Because internally there was a great need for speeches.

"We talked about it for a relatively long time," said the Eintracht head coach, referring to the embarrassing 6-1 draw against Bayern Munich the day before.

The 47-year-old revealed nothing late in the evening in the ZDF "Sportstudio" about the content-related discussion in the team circle with the shock experience at the start of the season.

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The solution he proposed on television to deal with the fiasco was as follows: "Now it's time to take a step back, back to the basics, in order to make the upcoming tasks successful." performance follow.

It must be a big one.

After all, Eintracht wants to be among the top six clubs in this first division round.

The Austrian had already announced on Friday evening that Frankfurt would learn “important lessons” from the colossal misstep against a big player.

You should be able to see what these are this Wednesday (9 p.m. on RTL and DAZN) in the UEFA Super Cup game against Real Madrid.

There Eintracht wants to present itself as a solid unit and tactically much more disciplined with corresponding chances of success.

Wild imagination

"We want to bring this title to Frankfurt," said Glasner confidently.

The football teacher is also aiming to win the Champions League this season "if we go into this competition".

But he doesn't know whether that's realistic and feasible, he added.

In any case, "it makes no sense to say: it's nice that we're in the Champions League and see you again in winter." Despite the bad crash against Bayern, Frankfurt is still pursuing high goals.

With regard to the performance delivered on the first Bundesliga matchday, the Hessians are certain: "On Friday we weren't ready for the crème de la crème of the Champions League," admitted Glasner.

To the surprise of the expert audience, the outsider acted extremely wildly and was presented by the energetic and highly motivated Munich team according to all the rules of football art.

Nevertheless, Glasner did nothing to counter the rapidly developing debacle caused by Munich's fast-paced football in the first half: he constantly gave his playing staff instructions from outside.

But he didn't bring himself to make any changes and didn't strengthen his team's defence.

The Waterloo for the premiere took its course inexorably.

And now?

Eintracht is now starting the new working week with a heavy mortgage.

With the Champions League winner from Madrid, one of the most difficult tasks awaits the Hessians in Helsinki, another endurance test at the highest level.

"It's up to us now to show that we're prepared for this game," said Glasner.

The Spaniards had climbed the European football throne by beating Liverpool 1-0 in the final.

In total, Madrid has won the Champions League eight times - more than any other club.

Real was successful six times in the European Cup of Champions at the time.

And in the Super Cup?

A win over Eintracht would be the fifth in this competition, the Madrilenians would catch up with FC Barcelona and AC Milan.

Two transfer rumors

Frankfurt, on the other hand, is a newcomer in the fight for the Super Cup.

“We absolutely want to lift a trophy like that for Eintracht Frankfurt against Real Madrid.

Maybe the title is more important to us than other clubs, we want to get it,” says team captain Sebastian Rode.

The Super Cup "doesn't yet have this long tradition, which is why it's not that important," says Glasner.

For him “as an athlete”, however, the Super Cup is “of incredibly great importance.

If you can win against the Champions League winners, the best team in Europe, that wouldn't be everyday," says the Austrian.

The day-to-day business in Frankfurt currently includes rumors of a change about Filip Kostic and Evan Ndicka.

The Serbian winger and the French defender have been linked with clubs from Italy and England.

As a coach, you always want clarity, said Glasner about the hanging game, which is increasingly annoying him.

"But this clarity is in contradiction to the transfer period." The coach expects that a transfer will take place if a "big club from Europe gets serious and makes a big offer".

As expected, Gonçalo Paciência has changed employers.

The forward from Portugal, who scored five goals in 25 games last season, is moving to Spain for top-flight club Celta Vigo.

In the hierarchy of strikers, the 28-year-old was at the bottom.

In the previous round he had only held the role of supplementary player.

"Gonco has always put himself at the service of the team," praised Frankfurt sports director Markus Krösche.

"He will be remembered as a great team player at Eintracht." Frankfurt and Göztepe Izmir have also agreed on a one-year loan from Ali Akman.

The SüperLig relegated from the previous season then has a purchase option.

Akman's contract in Frankfurt runs until the summer of 2025.