That worked.
Finally no pyrotechnics and Bengalos in the stands, but peaceful, happy fans.
Eintracht made a good showing at the Supercup in Helsinki's Olympic Stadium.
This was also necessary after the bad events in Magdeburg and the Bayern game.
What is also necessary: The team has to improve – also and above all with regard to the upcoming Champions League.
Hardly anyone had given her a real chance against Real in advance.
And that's exactly how it happened.
The 2-0 victory for the favorites from Madrid was well deserved and a sure thing.
In the decisive scenes, Eintracht lacked fortune and format.
That's not bad, because Real's royals are of a completely different caliber than Eintracht.
The star ensemble is peppered with highly decorated individual talents, which the Italian master trainer Carlo Ancelotti has formed into a splendid unit.
Oliver Glasner is also striving to continue shaping Eintracht.
This process must continue.
Filip Kostić's move to Juventus calls for urgent help on the left flank.
Eintracht, which meets Hertha BSC this Saturday (3:30 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Bundesliga and on Sky), has lost its best player.
In the Supercup, the team was a pleasant playing partner for the Madrilenians.
Real didn't have to stretch too far to keep the brave Frankfurters at bay.
It was very clear: Madrid are at least one size too big for Eintracht.
Nevertheless, the trip up north was worth it.
It was a nice gesture to pay homage to tradition and to pay tribute to the "heroes" of 1960.
Four of them were there in Helsinki, and it was impressive how double goalscorer Erwin Stein talked about that time and remembered the legendary 3:7 in front of 127,000 spectators in Glasgow's Hampden Park.
A game for eternity.
There has never been a repeat in Helsinki in front of a much smaller crowd.
Eintracht can count themselves lucky to have come this far.
Her milestone was the Seville coup.
A beautiful memory.
What matters is the present.
Before the Champions League starts, the team needs success in the Bundesliga.