After the bitter cup defeat in Darmstadt, Borussia Mönchengladbach has a difficult home game on the agenda in the Bundesliga. On Saturday evening (kick-off 6:30 p.m.) the Eintracht Frankfurt foals will be guests. Before the traditional duel, head coach Daniel Farke has to complain about a few failures.
At SV Darmstadt 98, the Gladbachers not only had to cope with a 1:2 defeat, but also the injuries of Yann Sommer (ligament tear with capsule tear involved) and Jonas Hofmann (shoulder joint rupture). "Things are looking very positive for Jonas. We hope that he can be back on the pitch before the World Cup break," Farke explained to the assembled press on Friday afternoon. With Sommer, on the other hand, it is difficult to predict “when he will be operational again”.
In addition to the two top performers, the long-term injured Hannes Wolf (shoulder injury), Florian Neuhaus (partial cruciate ligament tear) and Ko Itakura (rehab after a partial medial ligament tear in the knee) as well as Stefan Lainer (gastrointestinal infection) will not be available on Saturday evening. "Christoph Kramer trained with the team again for the first time this Friday," explained the Gladbach coach. "We'll have to wait and see how his body reacts to the exertion, but the signs are looking good."
Despite a few failures, Farke is optimistic before the home game. "I'm totally convinced of the squad and that they stand together with the fans even in difficult situations," emphasized Hütter's successor, who had a few words of praise for the guests from Frankfurt: "We're playing against one of the teams in the best form in Bundesliga. Their squad is totally balanced. They have a lot of good footballers in their ranks." Clear patterns can be seen in Eintracht "how they want to play football," Farke continued. "They're ahead of us in the table, we're up against top opponents there. It's going to be a challenging task, but we're really looking forward to it."
TW: Tobias Sippel - Sippel stands in for the injured Sommer in goal for Borussia.RV: Joe Scally - The right-back position is reserved for the young American.IV: Marvin Friedrich - No changes are to be expected in central defense. Friedrich takes over the right position again.IV: Nico Elvedi - The Swiss is placed in the center of defence.LV: Ramy Bensebaini - Despite his goal in the DFB Cup, Luca Netz will have to vacate the left side of defense for Bensebaini.ZM: Julian Weigl - "With Julian Weigl, they were able to win an experienced player in midfield," Eintracht coach Oliver Glasner praised. CM: Manu Koné - "He can take our game to a completely different level," emphasized Farke. "I think his interaction with Julian on the double six is very good overall." RA: Nathan Ngoumou - In addition to the newcomer, veteran Patrick Herrmann could also take over the right flank. OM: Lars Stindl - Since Kramer should not be a candidate for the starting eleven after surviving an outer ligament injury , the captain is expected in the tenth position.LA: Alassane Plea - The offensive row of three is completed by Plea.MS: Marcus Thuram - The Foals' top scorer scored four goals in the last three league games.
Farke will also stick to the 4-2-3-1 game system against Eintracht Frankfurt.
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Gladbach's likely line-up vs. Eintracht Frankfurt.
