EINTRACHT FRANKFURT welcome Marseille to Deutsche Bank Park in what could be the most pivotal tie of Group D.Frankfurt can jump from bottom of the pil.
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FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Eintracht Frankfurt muscled their way past Olympique Marseille 2-1 on Wednesday to leave Champions League Group D wide open and maintain their chances of advancing on the final matchday next week.
Now we have a final against [visitors] Spurs next week." "I don't know why things didn't work out this evening," said Marseille defender Jonathan Clauss. [Kevin Trapp](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/122280/Kevin-Trapp) did well to protect their one-goal lead on the stroke of halftime when he got his hands to a [Amine Harit](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/238917/Amine-Harit) volley and tipped the ball wide. "Now we have a final in Lisbon. [Christopher Lenz](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/222447/Christopher-Lenz)'s effort was blocked by keeper [Pau Lopez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/203061/Pau-López). [Daichi Kamada](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/219362/Daichi-Kamada) completed a superb passing move to put the hosts in front after three minutes with their first goal in a home game in the competition this season.
Krösche and Glasner are thinking ahead, they know that the likes of Kolo Muani could soon move on for big money. In that case Eintracht Frankfurt will be ...
In that case Frankfurt will be ready to make the next step despite losing a key player. What underlines this summer’s transfer dealings is also that Frankfurt is now at a status where the club is not just signing to replace stars but develop depth. Current head coach Oliver Glasner and Markus Krösche guided the club to the Europa League title and the Champions League last season. Frankfurt went out and bought Jesper Lindstrøm and Rafael Borré to fill the void. After winning the Europa League, Kostic wanted a new challenge and will now most likely continue the season with Juventus in the Europa League. Thanks to their 2-1 win over Olympique Marseille, Eintracht Frankfurt has earned a final in the Champions League.