2025/26 UCL opposition focus: Eintracht Frankfurt
Wednesday night action in Germany for 5th League Phase showdown
With the Frankfurt Stadium setting the stage for the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League League Phase MD5, Atalanta will face off against Eintracht Frankfurt in what will mark the first encounter between the two sides on the European stages. The whistle blows on Wednesday, November 26, at 21:00 CET.
Eintracht Frankfurt are a German sports club founded in 1899 in Frankfurt. In addition to playing in Germany's top tier, the Bundesliga, the club's achievements include a German championship, five DFB-Pokal trophies, two UEFA Europa League trophies, and the European Cup runner-up finish in the 1959/60 season.
Since the 2023/24 campaign, Die Adler are managed by German head coach Dino Toppmöller.
Having claimed a 3-4 win over 1. FC Köln in the latest Bundesliga round, Die Diva vom Main have risen to 6th place in the standings on 20 points. Moving on to our next opponents' path in the UEFA Champions League, the Germans have racked up one home win (5-1 over Galatasaray) and an away draw (0-0) at Napoli and experienced two defeats against Liverpool (1-5) at home and Atlético Madrid (5-1) away.