FC Bayern Women make their Bundesliga bow at the Allianz Arena on Saturday as Alexander Straus’s team host Eintracht Frankfurt on Matchday 4 of the 2023/24 Google Pixel Bundesliga campaign. Kick-off is at 17:55 CEST.
State of play
Bayern come into the game on the back of consecutive 2-0 wins at home to Köln and away at Essen last weekend. With three matchdays gone, the defending Bundesliga champions have seven points on the board. It places the Munich Frauen third in the table behind Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg.
Bayern are going for their third win of the season as they host Frankfurt.
The opponent
Frankfurt lost their opening game of the season 2-0 away at Essen before a 4-2 defeat at home to Wolfsburg. Eintracht then got their first points of the Bundesliga campaign last weekend with a 3-1 win against RB Leipzig. It leaves them 10th in the table on three points. They also got a comprehensive 5-0 win at home to Sparta Prague during the week in the first leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League second round qualifier.
Personnel
Tuva Hansen is available again for the game at the Allianz Arena after a bout of flu. Summer signing Sam Kerr is out after a knock to her knee. Straus is also without Sydney Lohmann (ankle), Pernille Harder (ankle), Carolin Simon (cruciate ligament), Weronika Zawistowska (cruciate ligament) and Cécilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir (dislocated patella).
Ines Belloumou & Co. are looking forward to their domestic debut at the Allianz Arena.
Straus: “Need our best performance”
Alexander Straus: “Frankfurt are a very strong opponent. We need our best performance. It’ll be a tight game. We played them twice last season and both meetings were very even. Our performances so far this season have been solid, but we haven’t been able to shine yet. We have a very different game on Saturday. It’s a meeting of equals.”
Lea Schüller: “We know about the quality of Frankfurt’s players and know full well that they can hurt us. But we’re focusing fully on us and our game. We want to force our game on Frankfurt and win the match.”
Katharina Naschenweng: “Frankfurt are a really good opponent. They won their game during the week in the Champions League qualifiers. They’re in good form, even if they had some difficulties at the start. Frankfurt are always really dangerous. We need to be set up for their strong attack. We’re well prepared and really looking forward to the game at the Allianz.”
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