Bitter news at Eintracht Frankfurt: For Makoto Hasebe, the year 2022 has probably ended prematurely.

Even at the age of 38, Hasebe has shown in recent weeks that he can still be an important player at SGE. The Japanese had been in the starting XI for Eintracht and delivered five of the last six competitive games - only in the 0-3 defeat in Bochum was he rested by Oliver Glasner.

Unfortunately, Hasebe will not be used in the remaining games this year. Before the game against Bayer Leverkusen (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.), Frankfurt announced that the veteran suffered a knee ligament injury in the game against Tottenham Hotspur (2:3). The result is a break of several weeks.

This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Eintracht Frankfurt longer without Makoto Hasebe.