17.09.2025 17:51
Eintracht Frankfurt's head coach Dino Toppmöller made statements ahead of the match against Galatasaray. Speaking about the quality of the yellow-reds, Toppmöller said, "Galatasaray is an extraordinary team. From a technical perspective, we can see that they have very experienced players. In such teams, their ability to play with the ball is a significant indicator. We need to stand up against them."
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The German Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt will host Galatasaray tomorrow in the first week of the UEFA Champions League. The match, which will start at 22:00 Turkish time at Frankfurt Stadium, will be officiated by Marco Guida from the Italian Football Federation.
'WE WANT IT TO BE A SPECIAL EVENING'
In the press conference held before the match, Eintracht Frankfurt's head coach Dino Toppmöller and player Fares Chaibi made statements. The German coach expressed that they deserved to reach this stage, saying, "I gave my players this message. We have won a lot here and we deserve to be here. It is very important to enjoy this. For us, getting points and winning matches is very important. The most important message is to enter this match happily and joyfully. Not everyone gets the chance to participate in the Champions League. We want it to be a very special evening."
'WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE'
Toppmöller stated that there are no easy opponents in the Champions League, saying, "We know that we don't have very easy opponents. As you saw yesterday, there will always be opportunities and chances in football against such big teams. We may start 1-0 down against teams that are perhaps less known by name. But we have a very young team. In recent years, we have seen that our young players have developed beautifully through these tough matches. This will happen again tomorrow. That’s why we are very happy to be here. A crazy week awaits us."
'THEY HAVE VERY TECHNICAL PLAYERS'
The German coach stated that Galatasaray has very technical players, saying, "Our advantage is that we are playing at home tomorrow. We always see that our fans give us great support. Galatasaray is an extraordinary team. From a technical perspective, we see that they have very experienced players. In such teams, playing with the ball is a significant indicator. We need to somewhat hinder that. We need to stand against them. They have very technical players like Akgün, Sane, and Gündoğan. They have players who can see everything and play deep balls. Therefore, it will be a very intense, strong, and difficult team game for our defense."
'GALATASARAY MADE VERY LOGICAL TRANSFERS'
Dino Toppmöller stated that they will be playing against a very strong team, saying, "We don't have a different thought on this matter. Then we were interested in Galatasaray. We had different matches before. We saw that they made very good transfers. They made very logical transfers. They made very good transfers like İlkay, Sane, and Osimhen. We will be playing against a very strong team, but we did not prepare beforehand."
'WE NEED TO KEEP GALATASARAY AWAY FROM THE GOAL'
Referring to Victor Osimhen and Mauro Icardi as important players, the 44-year-old German coach continued his remarks:
"We will see tomorrow if they play or not. He is of course an extraordinary forward. Icardi will also play tomorrow. I can say that Icardi has shown a lot in his career. He scored a very important goal last weekend. It doesn't matter who it is for us. Whoever it is, they are all quality. Of course, they are a bit different in terms of playing character. Osimhen is a player who plays deep and goes deep. I can say that Icardi is very good in the 16-meter area, in front of the goal. We need to keep Galatasaray away from the goal. If we can't achieve that, they have very good and quality players, anything can happen at any moment. Therefore, we need to keep them away from our goal. Whether Osimhen plays or not is not that important for us. There will be very extraordinary players in Galatasaray's starting 11. May the better one win."
'WE DID NOT TALK ABOUT GALATASARAY WITH BATSHUAYI'
Toppmöller stated that he did not specifically discuss the Galatasaray match with Michy Batshuayi, saying, "We did not talk specifically about this match. When we got Michy from Galatasaray, of course, we asked. It is advantageous for us to play in Frankfurt. He mentioned that there is a very fanatic fan base. He explained that it is a very harmonious team. When I spoke to him one-on-one, we did not talk about Galatasaray. We talked about his playing in the starting 11. We did not talk about Galatasaray."
'WE NEED TO PREPARE WELL FOR EVERY OPPONENT'
Dino Toppmöller expressed that it is necessary to be prepared for every opponent in the Champions League, saying, "Of course, we want to win the Champions League. We have more matches ahead. Their quality is different. It is very important to approach all the opponents that come before us with desire, eagerness, and passion in a pleasant atmosphere. We need to prepare ourselves well for every match and every opponent. We need to show this on the field as well. If we have a bit of luck and with the support of the fans, anything can happen in every match."
'CAN UZUN IS DOING HIS BEST FOR MAXIMUM SUCCESS'
Commenting on the 19-year-old national player Can Uzun, Dino Toppmöller said, "Yes, he must keep his motivation very high every time and stay calm. Last year we finished third, we entered the Champions League. We want to be successful again. We need to do this with an energy that comes from within. We need to do this even better. Can is in a very good position to improve every day. We talked a lot about this. He has progressed and developed a lot mentally. He scored in all league matches and performed very well in the cup match. He is very eager. He is doing his best for maximum success. It is very nice that he is very open to the information we provide and wants to fully apply what we say," he concluded his remarks.
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