This is how Kaua Santos is celebrated after the victory in Istanbul

Frankfurt am Main – Substitute keeper Kaua Santos from Eintracht Frankfurt delivers in the Europa League put in a class performance against Besiktas Istanbul and was celebrated as the match winner. Now come Bayern.

The hymns of praise after the Eagles’ 3-1 win in the cauldron of Istanbul were balm for the 21-year-old and should give the Brazilian additional momentum for the top Bundesliga game against Bayern Munich.

“I had the feeling that Kaua would have a great game because he was a good boy. I’m happy for him,” said Eintracht coach Dino Toppmöller (43).

For Frankfurt defender Rasmus Kristensen (27), Santos was “Man of the Match” in his guest appearance at the Bosporus. He played a great game.” Ten saves, including a save from Ciro Immobile (34), were included in the statistics at the end.

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The small blemish of the 1.96 meter tall giant when Arthur Masuaku (30) conceded a late goal in stoppage time quickly became a minor matter.

“Kaua is annoyed about the last ball. But in the end we win here because he kept the zero for a long time,” said midfielder Ansgar Knauff (22).

In the 3-3 draw against Viktoria Pilsen at the start a week ago, Santos was still the idiot after giving the Czechs the equalizer in stoppage time with a big mistake.

In Istanbul he was celebrated as a hero. “He had great saves and showed a very good performance,” said Eintracht sports director Markus Krösche (44), praising the performance of Santos, who is currently replacing the injured goalkeeper Kevin Trapp (34).

Thanks to the victory that Omar Marmoush (25) scored with a penalty kick, Junior Dina Ebimbe (23) and Knauff, the Hessians go into the top Bundesliga game against the record champions from Munich on Sunday in front of their home crowd with a lot of self-confidence.

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With a success, Eintracht would even take the lead in the table.

However, Krösche warned against too much euphoria: “Bayern will be a different house.”