Former Bayern Munich assistant coach Dino Toppmöller is at the helm of Eintracht Frankfurt and will be looking to take down his old club in hopes of keep his current team’s slim Bundesliga title hopes alive.
For Toppmöller, who led his team to a 3-3 draw against Bayern Munich earlier this season, the match is going to be a scuffle, despite the perception that Bayern is struggling at the moment.
“I don’t think Bayern are going through a difficult period at the moment. They’re comfortably top of the table, they progressed in the UCL and also got the result they wanted in Leverkusen [last weekend],” Toppmöller said (as captured by @eintracht_eng). “We’re facing an extremely powerful side, but we travel to Munich in third place and are having a good season. We’ll give Bayern a run for their money and go there with plenty of self-belief.
“The key against Bayern Munich will be to have a good plan, a top performance and a high frustration tolerance against a dominant side, in order to survive periods with little possession that aren’t particularly fun.”
Toppmöller also addressed his squad’s injury situation ahead of the match.
“Robin Koch remains out on Sunday. Ellyes Skhiri and Oscar Højlund have returned to training and are options for the starting XI. Mario Götze has been ill yesterday and today. He’ll have to decide himself how he’s feeling (on Saturday),” said Toppmöller.
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