Dear Eagles around the globe,

it has been a while since we sent you the last edition of our little newsletter.

Meanwhile, the 2016/17 Bundesliga season has ended. Unfortunately, Eintracht Frankfurt were not able to repeat the successful first half of the season. Struck by injuries and due to a low scoring record, the Eagles finished in 11th place. Admittedly, this is an outcome no one would have hoped for after the great first leg of the season, but given last year’s relegation battle, the 11th spot is still a decent ranking.

Besides, the best is yet to come. After defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach on penalties, Eintracht made it to this year’s DFB-Pokal final. In case you do not know this: The DFB-Pokal is the German cup competition. The final takes place in Berlin’s Olympia Stadium on 27 May 2017 at 20:00 CET. Eintracht’s opponents are Borussia Dortmund, who have reached the DFB Cup finals for the fourth time in a row following a 3-2 away victory over Bundesliga champions FC Bayern München.

It is needless to say that our newsletter contains information on the upcoming match which provides the chance for Eintracht to win their first title after the DFB-Pokal victory in 1988.

The team has already arrived in Germany's capital. Tens of thousands of Eintracht fans will follow. We are so excited! You can find the latest news on Eintracht and their journey to Berlin in our newsroom.

Let us keep our fingers crossed that the Eagles will win the title.

As always, keep on following Frankfurt – over land and sea!

Sincerely yours,
The English Eintracht Internet Team

Eintracht's Way to the Finals
- Hard Fights, Tough Matches -

In the semi-finals, Eintracht defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach on penalties.

Eintracht's route to the finals, it was not for the faint-hearted. Extra-time, penalties, dismissals, you name it. Are you ready to relive the experience?

Eintracht's DFB Cup History
- A Look Back -

Charly Koerbel lifts the trophy after Eintracht's 1988 DFB-Pokal victory against VfL Bochum

The cup win in 1988 represents the last time Eintracht claimed silverware on national or international stage. But the cup win in this year was not the only DFB-Pokal success in Eintracht's long history.

Niko Kovac: "We have confidence and will.“
- Press Conference -

During the press conference ahead of the DFB-Pokal final in Berlin against Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht coach Niko Kovac offered his views.

SGE-BVB: The Cup Final Facts
- Statistics -

Mr. DFB-Pokal: Eintracht keeper Lukas "the spider" Hradecky saved a competition-high 25 shots this season.

History

• Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund meet in the DFB Cup final for the first time.
• The sides have met in the DFB Cup on four occasions. The Eagles won the first two matches (6-2 H 1968/69 and 3-1 A 1978/79), with Borussia progressing in the latest two (2-1 H 2007/08 and 1-0 A 2013/14).
• Frankfurt have lifted the DFB Cup on four occasions (1974, 1975, 1981 and 1988) – only Bayern (18), Bremen (6) and Schalke (5) have won it more often.
  

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