Eintracht Frankfurt women before a decisive match day: Champions League traums!

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Eintracht Frankfurt Women is facing the decisive game against RB Leipzig. Trainer Niko Arnautis talks about the future orientation and squad changes.
Eintracht Frankfurt Women is facing the decisive game against RB Leipzig. Trainer Niko Arnautis talks about the future orientation and squad changes. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

On May 10, 2025, the women of Eintracht Frankfurt are in the decisive phase of the season preparation. Trainer Niko Arnautis addresses the future orientation of the club and the upcoming personnel break in summer. On Sunday, at 2 p.m., the last Bundesliga game against RB Leipzig is pending for the team, a decisive match in the fight for the upper table region. The Frankfurt women currently have third place in the table, while second place is still available.

to secure second place, which means direct access to the Champions League league phase, to secure, Eintracht Frankfurt in Leipzig has to get at least one more point than Wolfsburg generates against Leverkusen. Arnautis is optimistic and emphasized that there are still opportunities. In addition, the Wolfsburg team wants to put pressure on the chance of the direct Champions League-Platz.

Personnel break and contractual renewal

However, there are different opinions about the objective within the team. Arnautis and the former professional player Nia Künzer will be in the HR home game on Monday evening! be a guest to discuss the current situation. Despite a strong first half of the season, the club has lost stability in the second half of the season, which is primarily due to the injury -related failure of Barbara Dunst (cruciate ligament tear).

For the summer, six departures are already fixed, including Dunst, Stina Johannes and Tanja Pawollek. So far, Eintracht has only committed two new players: Sophia Winkler as goalkeeper and Erëleta Memeti as an offensive player. CEO Axel Hellmann has announced a constant budget of six million euros, without plans for an increase in budget.

movements in the player in the player

The rumor mill is bubbling, especially since Sophia Kleinhernen is associated with Wolfsburg and Tanja Pawollek may switch to Union Berlin. Arnautis also raised the discussion about the employment of a sports director and a fee system in the event of sporting success. In doing so, he made it clear that the press conference is not intended for budget or contract discussions, but to emphasize the possibilities of the team.

In the middle of these challenges, Niko Arnautis has extended his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt. He shows himself with anticipation and gratitude for the trust of the board and sports director Siggi Dietrich. Under his leadership, the team has already celebrated success, including the achievement of the DFB Cup final 2021 and the qualification for the Champions League 2022. The development of the team and the human aspect are in the foreground for Arnautis, while he wants to continue the successful history of the association and experience emotional moments with the fans.

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