How Albert Riera's Eintracht Frankfurt can hurt Bayern Munich

Feb 20, 2026 - 23:30

Although the 43-year-old is just two matches into his tenure after replacing Dino Toppmöller, the Hessen club are unbeaten but are unlucky not to have maximum points after conceding a late penalty against Union Berlin, which preceded last weekend’s emphatic 3-0 triumph over Borussia Mönchengladbach.

With Kauã Santos between the sticks and Robin Koch at the heart of defence, Saturday’s clean sheet was Eintracht’s first in 10 games across all competitions since their last victory, which came against Augsburg in mid-December 2025.

Frankfurt’s newfound defensive solidity is a stark improvement on how they entered 2026, despite what their shots-against metric suggests. Having conceded three goals in each of their first five fixtures of the calendar year, Die Adler have allowed 32 shots on their goal across Riera’s first two games in charge, conceding just one clear-cut chance - the successfully converted spot-kick in Berlin.

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