The first question in the press conference hadn't even been asked before Oliver Glasner interrupted the reporter: "Dortmund has been cancelled, hasn't it?" not lost track before midnight on Wednesday night, although he and his players are currently subjected to a breathless hunt through the schedule.
A game is scheduled every three or four days before the Winter World Cup in Qatar begins in three and a half weeks.
Tobias Rabe
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The finals in the emirate, where the best teams in the world compete for the golden trophy, bring the club season to a halt in full swing.
When things start again in the new calendar year, the Frankfurters still want to be in the Champions League.
This requires a win in the final group game of the Champions League at Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday (9 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Champions League and on DAZN).
And so on Wednesday many only asked how things would continue in the premier class - without mentioning that Eintracht would continue in the Bundesliga beforehand.
And how!
On Saturday (6.30 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Bundesliga and on Sky), Borussia Dortmund is coming to Frankfurt for the top game in the national league.
The fourth of the table against the fifth.
In normal times, that would be a big topic in the days before.
However, since football times are special, especially in Frankfurt, the international competition with the star logo outshines everything these days.
After the club's first home win in the Champions League, the round of 16 is just one win away in a group where anything is possible.
One point is not enough for Eintracht
After the draw, many emphasized how balanced the level of performance of all four teams in the Eintracht group was.
The predictions came true: after five out of six matchdays, Tottenham leads the table with eight points, followed by Sporting and Frankfurt with seven, and Marseille with six.
In order to understand what has to happen next Tuesday for Eintracht to hibernate in the Champions League, you don't need in-depth knowledge of mathematics, but a look at the rules.
To get to the point: One is not enough for Eintracht in Lisbon, it has to be three.
The first two places in the group lead to entry into the round of 16 of the Champions League, which begins next February.
The third is still in the Europa League.
The fourth is eliminated.
If the Frankfurters win the game in Lisbon, they will safely leave the Portuguese and Marseille behind.
Should Tottenham not win in Marseille in the parallel game on Tuesday, Eintracht would even be first.
In a draw in Frankfurt, opponents Sporting would stay ahead of Eintracht, who would then have lost the direct comparison of both teams with the 0:3 in the first leg.