Trapp back in the starting line-up against Leverkusen

Eintracht Frankfurt travels to the Bundesliga away game against reigning champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky) with a lot of self-confidence. Coach Dino Toppmöller can also call on regular goalkeeper Kevin Trapp for the starting eleven before the big game.

“For us, of course, the most important thing is that he is healthy again and therefore able to perform at 100 percent,” said Eintracht coach Dino Toppmöller at the press conference. Trapp’s training performance was “definitely promising,” explained the Eintracht coach.

Goal: “hurt” Leverkusen

With tailwind from the 3-3 draw against leaders Munich before the international break, Eintracht is now facing the next challenge: Xabi Alonso’s team did not lose a single home game in the last Bundesliga season, but recently only managed one point at home against newly promoted Kiel over time. Before the game in the Rhineland, SGE coach Toppmöller emphasized that they wanted to “hurt” the German champions at the start of the “mammoth program” with numerous English weeks until Christmas.

Koch is also probably fit for Saturday

Around 3,000 Hessen fans are expected at the BayArena on Saturday. In terms of personnel, Eintracht can plan on returning goalkeeper Trapp as well as national player Robin Koch, who should also be fit again on Saturday. The same applies to Ansgar Knauff, who has a cold, as is the recovery of Mo Dahoud, whose squad position Toppmöller still had a question mark in the run-up to the guest appearance.

Top game: fifth hosts third

Eintracht is third in the table before the seventh matchday, Leverkusen is in fifth place. “This is the next big challenge that awaits us,” said Toppmöller before the party. Eintracht also wants to put an end to a long-lasting series of defeats in guest games in Leverkusen – the last eagle bearers were unable to win any of the nine appearances against the factory club.