Eintracht Frankfurt has suffered a setback in the fight for the Champions League places. Coach Oliver Glasner’s club lost 3-0 at 1. FC Köln on Sunday and slipped down to sixth place in the Bundesliga table.
The goals for Cologne were scored by Timo Hübers (49th) and Ellyes Skhiri (71st, 86th). Florian Kainz did the preliminary work to make it 1-0 and was substituted in the 80th minute. Dejan Ljubicic was absent due to illness.
A few hours earlier, Hertha BSC had celebrated an important victory in the fight against relegation. The Berliners came to a 4-1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach at their home Olympic Stadium. Jessic Ngankam (30′), Marton Dardai (52′), Derry Scherhant (91′) and Dodi Lukebakio (97’/penalty) shot Hertha to their first league win of the year.
Thanks to the success, the team of coach Sandro Schwarz left the direct relegation zone and pushed VfB Stuttgart from relegation place 16. Nico Elvedi (17th) had the guests, with whom Hannes Wolf played until the 66th and Stefan Lainer from the 90th minute, brought into the lead.
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