The dream was real, but not Eintracht Frankfurt, but Real Madrid brought home the next trophy.

This time it's the Supercup, which the record winner of the premier class has secured for the fifth time.

2-0 thanks to goals from David Alaba (37th minute) and Karim Benzema (65th) on Wednesday evening against Eintracht, which despite the defeat in the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki again cut a good figure on the European football stage, the dominance of the game but deservedly had to admit defeat from Real.

Ralph Weitbrecht

sports editor.

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Contrary to all wishful thinking, Eintracht's plan to achieve something historic and to write another important chapter in the history of the club did not work out.

Coach Oliver Glasner's team should get over the defeat against Real.

At least six group games in the Champions League, the sovereign territory of the Spaniards, will soon lure the Europa League winner.

Kostic dropped from the squad

The first awards and praises on this great football evening came an hour before kick-off.

With Ansgar Knauff (youth player of the Europa League season), Vinicius Junior (youth player of the Champions League season) and Benzema (player of the Champions League season), three professionals were honored for their outstanding performance.

The fourth in the group, who could also have enjoyed the Supercup showcase, had decided not to be present at the most important game of his career: Filip Kostic.

The Eintracht professional, who was moving to Italy to Juventus Turin, had been removed from the squad for the European summit the day before.

Eintracht President Peter Fischer complained about the procedure and timing of the 29-year-old Serb's change of location and league at a club reception.

"If you ever get the chance to play in the Supercup final, against Real Madrid, not against Wetterau, Real Madrid!

If you then get the award for best player in the Europa League down there in front of 500 countries looking somewhere, and you don't do it, then I realize how messed up the business is at the end of the day," he said Fischer in front of 300 invited guests.

"It hurts." Nevertheless, Eintracht's first man praised Kostic's many years of work.

"Filip was an exceptional player for Eintracht Frankfurt, who we will always have in our hearts."

It was clear that Christopher Lenz would take over Kostics part on the left in the duel against Real Kostics.

It wasn't the only change in the starting lineup.

Glasner also decided to leave Mario Götze on the bench for the time being.

Daichi Kamada made the starting eleven for the world champion.

In the defense network, it quickly became clear that the back three was actually a block of five, because the two withdrawn wing players Lenz and Knauff constantly did defensive work.

First Doppelkopf, then Alaba meets

Nevertheless, it was Eintracht that could have taken the lead against the big favorites.

After preliminary work by Rafael Borré, Kamada suddenly appeared in Real's penalty area, but was denied by Thibaut Courtois with his left (14th minute).

Three minutes later it was the outstanding Vinicius Junior who took the measure, but unlucky Tuta saved for the already beaten Kevin Trapp in front of the goal line.

It was again the nimble Vinicius Junior who had a good shot from 14 meters.

But Trapp showed his class and cleared the corner (37th).

The goal for the Spaniards came immediately after this set piece.

Benzema and Casemiro literally played double headed, David Alaba only had to push the ball into the empty goal.

Four minutes before half-time, Benzema took a measure, but found his master in Trapp.

After changing sides, the same picture.

Real determined the game and pace - and could have increased to 2-0 through Vinicius Junior, their best.

But again Trapp parried magnificently (55th).

Glasner decided a short time later to make a double change.

Götze came on for captain Sebastian Rode, and Randal Kolo Muani tried to do better than the eliminated Jesper Lindström from the 58th minute.

Casemiro was unlucky when he only hit the crossbar of the Frankfurt goal from a distance (61st).

10,000 Frankfurt fans, but no influential Ultras: In contrast to the start of the Bundesliga against Bayern, the Eintracht supporters presented themselves from their pleasant side in Helsinki.

On the other hand, the fact that there are always riots and gaffes angered even the fan-friendly Axel Hellmann.

"It wasn't a good Friday"

Eintracht's board spokesman found clear words at the club's reception in the Finnish capital.

"It wasn't a good Friday for us in many ways," he said.

"We presented ourselves from the hardcore fan scene to what we delivered in a crappy way." have,” says Hellman.

In the game against Bayern, the whistles from the stands during the national anthem, an attempt to steal the flag and the burning of pyrotechnics caused heated discussions.

Hellmann spoke of an obligation “to the big picture, to the team, to the club and to the perception of unity.

I really missed that on Friday.”

On Wednesday, in the Supercup, everything was fine in the stands.

Martin Hinteregger was one of those who cheered for Eintracht in the sold-out Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.

The former retired Eintracht professional was greeted with stormy "Hinti" calls.

Despite all the appreciation for the courageous performance of the former Eintracht comrades, what he also saw up to the end of the final game was ultimately a clear thing for Real.