Post-Match Report

A football fest with six goals and no winner – facts on the 3-3 draw in Frankfurt

It was a promising start to the 2026 football year, with plenty of chances at both ends and a total of six goals. Frankfurt had 1.8 xGoals, while Dortmund had 2.4 expected goals – a win for the Black & Yellows would have been deserved. Here's an overview of the facts.

Draws galore: Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in nine Bundesliga matches, but have shared the points in four of those games. No other team have drawn as many games as BVB (six) this season.

Substitute goal: Carney Chukwuemeka scored his first Bundesliga goal as a substitute. The Englishman has now scored two goals this season, one more than he managed in the entire previous campaign.

From the wing: Julian Ryerson delivered six crosses, the most of any player and almost half of Dortmund’s 13 crosses. For the third time this season, a cross from the Norwegian led to a goal: only Stuttgart’s Jamie Leweling has done so more often (four times). Borussia Dortmund scored from a cross for the eighth time this season – the most in the league.

Away goal: Felix Nmecha scored his first Bundesliga goal in an away game, having previously scored nine times in home games.

It’s working: The new year began as the old one ended: Maximilian Beier scored the last BVB goal of 2025 to make it 2-0 against Mönchengladbach, and now the first of 2026. It was his fifth goal of the season; no Dortmund player has scored more this season. (br)

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When you control the game like that and they score almost every chance, it\u2019s bitter,\u201d lamented Felix Nmecha, but added: \u201cWe showed passion and character not to lose the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cA win would have been deserved, but at least the 3-3 draw was really deserved by the team,\u201d added Lars Ricken, and Julian Ryerson expressed what Fußball-Dortmund thought about the point gained and the victory lost: \u201cIt\u2019s good that we came back in injury time, but it\u2019s two points too few. 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After going 2-1 up, we can\u2019t immediately concede another goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/10/bl-nachbericht/48-Nmecha.jpg\" data-assetref=\"48-Nmecha-1768050145419\"><\/p>\nSporting director Sebastian Kehl summed up in an interview with <a href=\"https://tv.bvb.de/de/videos/2025-2026/bundesliga/16--spieltag/stimmen-nach-eintracht-frankfurt/?utm_source=bvbde&utm_medium=teaser&utm_campaign=tv\">BVB-TV<\/b><\/a>: \u201cWe had a lot of chances to score, especially in the second half.\u201d At the same time, they \u201cinvited Frankfurt back into the game a little: an unfortunate penalty,\u201d then a gap in the defence, \u201cand in the end Mo Dahoud scored with his left foot, which he doesn\u2019t do very often. Overall, we could have got more out of the game. 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Here are the match reactions.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Lars Ricken, Niko Kovac, Nico Schlotterbeck, Waldemar Anton and Felix Nmecha discussed the 3-3 draw in Frankfurt. Here are the match reactions.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"Lars Ricken<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cThe Bundesliga couldn\u2019t have asked for a better spectacle to mark the end of the winter break. It was a great advert for the league. You could see that we had set ourselves a big task. The longer the game went on, the better and more dominant we became. It would have been extremely bitter to lose after putting in such a good performance. Even though we scored to make it 3-3, we\u2019re more likely to be discussing why we didn\u2019t win the game. We\u2019re looking forward to two home games against Bremen and St. Pauli, in which we'll show fighting spirit.\u201d<\/p>\nNiko Kovac<\/b> (on Sat.1): \u201cThe spectators witnessed a good match, one that went back and forth. We should have won it due to the number of good scoring opportunities we created. We were fortunate to score the equaliser at the end \u2013 well, you have to be happy with that. I saw a good team performance from us. We did well to get in behind our opponents. I\u2019m very happy with our attacking performance. But when you concede three goals, you can\u2019t be completely satisfied. You have to be able to do both: you have to control the game and then make the right decisions by defending what needs to be defended at the back.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-reaktionen/50-Schlotterbeck.jpg\" data-assetref=\"50-Schlotterbeck-1768001060693\"> \nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (on Sat.1): \u201cAfter the 93rd minute, we\u2019re satisfied with the result because we still managed to equalise. But basically, we played well, were actually better than Frankfurt, but conceded three goals, which is simply too many to win away from home. Unfortunately, we conceded the 2-2 equaliser too quickly after making it 2-1, otherwise it could have gone our way. So you have to take the point \u2013 but of course we wanted to start with three.\u201d<\/p>\nWaldemar Anton<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe\u2019re not satisfied. We had set our sights much higher and had the game under control for long periods. The goalkeeper saved a lot of shots that we could and should have been more precise with. Even so, we had a lot of chances. That\u2019s why, to be honest, we\u2019re more dissatisfied than satisfied. We had the opportunity to win the game. The only positive thing we can take away is the fortunate goal we scored and the fact that we believed in ourselves until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-reaktionen/50-Nmecha.jpg\" data-assetref=\"50-Nmecha-1768001075811\"><\/p>\nFelix Nmecha<\/b> (on Sat.1): \u201cI\u2019m not satisfied. That was a game we had to win. Frankfurt didn\u2019t have that many chances. Their goals were too easily conceded by us. But in the end, we have to be happy with the one point. We had some very good phases, but in the end, it\u2019s the moments that decide the outcome in football, and they (Frankfurt) made very good use of them. We, on the other hand, didn\u2019t take advantage (of those moments, ed.) so well. But we can definitely take away some positive things, even if it was a game we really should have won.\u201d \nTranscribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Lars Ricken<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cThe Bundesliga couldn\u2019t have asked for a better spectacle to mark the end of the winter break. It was a great advert for the league. You could see that we had set ourselves a big task. The longer the game went on, the better and more dominant we became. It would have been extremely bitter to lose after putting in such a good performance. Even though we scored to make it 3-3, we\u2019re more likely to be discussing why we didn\u2019t win the game. We\u2019re looking forward to two home games against Bremen and St. Pauli, in which we'll show fighting spirit.\u201d<\/p>\nNiko Kovac<\/b> (on Sat.1): \u201cThe spectators witnessed a good match, one that went back and forth. We should have won it due to the number of good scoring opportunities we created. We were fortunate to score the equaliser at the end \u2013 well, you have to be happy with that. I saw a good team performance from us. We did well to get in behind our opponents. I\u2019m very happy with our attacking performance. But when you concede three goals, you can\u2019t be completely satisfied. You have to be able to do both: you have to control the game and then make the right decisions by defending what needs to be defended at the back.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-reaktionen/50-Schlotterbeck.jpg\" data-assetref=\"50-Schlotterbeck-1768001060693\"> \nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (on Sat.1): \u201cAfter the 93rd minute, we\u2019re satisfied with the result because we still managed to equalise. But basically, we played well, were actually better than Frankfurt, but conceded three goals, which is simply too many to win away from home. Unfortunately, we conceded the 2-2 equaliser too quickly after making it 2-1, otherwise it could have gone our way. So you have to take the point \u2013 but of course we wanted to start with three.\u201d<\/p>\nWaldemar Anton<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe\u2019re not satisfied. We had set our sights much higher and had the game under control for long periods. The goalkeeper saved a lot of shots that we could and should have been more precise with. Even so, we had a lot of chances. That\u2019s why, to be honest, we\u2019re more dissatisfied than satisfied. We had the opportunity to win the game. The only positive thing we can take away is the fortunate goal we scored and the fact that we believed in ourselves until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-reaktionen/50-Nmecha.jpg\" data-assetref=\"50-Nmecha-1768001075811\"><\/p>\nFelix Nmecha<\/b> (on Sat.1): \u201cI\u2019m not satisfied. That was a game we had to win. 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But Gregor Kobel was back in action, as were Waldemar Anton, Marcel Sabitzer and Maximilian Beier, who rejoined the team after the short winter break.<\/p>\nThe match \n <\/b>Despite temperatures just above freezing, both teams were up to speed from the start. Quickly bypassing the midfield after winning the ball was not only a tactic used by SGE. BVB also played numerous through balls to their forwards. It was an intense game characterised by lots of tackles, with Borussia taking an early lead: it started with a diagonal ball from Nico Schlotterbeck to Julian Ryerson on the right, who played the ball sharply to the near post with his second touch, where Beier ran in and slotted it into the right corner with his left foot to make it 1-0 (10).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-spielbericht/06-Beier.jpg\" data-assetref=\"06-Beier-1767990423187\"><\/p>\nFrankfurt immediately stepped up their game in response, with Uzun testing Kobel in the 17th minute. Shortly afterwards, Theate extended a throw-in to Koch, who was hit on the thigh by Serhou Guirassy in the penalty area. Uzun converted the penalty to make it 1-1 (22). In the closing stages of the first half, with BVB having enjoyed 57% possession and seven shots compared to five for their opponents, Kaua Santos saved Schlotterbeck's header (40) and Brandt narrowly missed the target (45+2).<\/p>\nFrankfurt came out of the dressing room firing on all cylinders. But Svensson had the chance to make it 2-1 after a great pass from Brandt, but he was blocked in front of goal by Theate and his effort on the follow-up zipped just wide of the post (52). Theate then cleared a Sabitzer shot off the line (58), and Anton headed into the arms of the goalkeeper (59). Down the other end, Kobel had to pull out all the stops to deny Knauff between these two BVB chances (54). In the first 15 minutes after the restart, both teams had four shots \u2013 and then they both scored with their fifth! First, Felix Nmecha celebrated making it 2-1. Theate gave the ball away to the Dortmund midfielder, who shot from 18 metres out. The ball deflected off Larsson on its way into the back of the net, taking a touch on the left upright on its way in(68). Just three minutes later, Kalimuendo played the ball into the path of Ebnoutalib, who equalised from 16 metres into the top right corner to level the score at 2-2.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-spielbericht/06-Frankfurt.jpg\" data-assetref=\"06-Frankfurt-1767990451023\"><\/p>\nBrown prevented Theate from making it 3-2 after a cross from Svensson and a mistake by Kaua-Santos, which nearly resulted in an own goal (78). In the final minute of regulation time, Schlotterbeck headed the ball onto the crossbar. The action then unfolded rapidly: first Dahoud was in the right place at the right time to put Frankfurt 3-2 ahead in stoppage time and seemingly condemn BVB to defeat. But Carney Chukwuemeka got on the end of a Sabitzer cross to find the back of the net and make it 3-3 to salvage a well-deserved point (90+6).<\/p>\nOutlook: \n <\/b>Two home games now follow: on Tuesday (20:30 CET) against Bremen and on Saturday (15:30 CET) against St. Pauli. Both games will be broadcast live on Sky.<\/p>\nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Eintracht Frankfurt 3\u20133 (3-3) Borussia Dortmund \nBundesliga, Matchday 16  \nFriday , 9 January 2026, 20:30 CET<\/h2>\nEintr. Frankfurt:<\/b> Kaua Santos \u2013 Kristensen, Koch, Theate (83, Collins) \u2013 Doan, Larsson, Höjlund (77, Dahoud), Brown \u2013 Uzun (63. Kalimuendo), Knauff (77. 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But Gregor Kobel was back in action, as were Waldemar Anton, Marcel Sabitzer and Maximilian Beier, who rejoined the team after the short winter break.<\/p>\nThe match \n <\/b>Despite temperatures just above freezing, both teams were up to speed from the start. Quickly bypassing the midfield after winning the ball was not only a tactic used by SGE. BVB also played numerous through balls to their forwards. It was an intense game characterised by lots of tackles, with Borussia taking an early lead: it started with a diagonal ball from Nico Schlotterbeck to Julian Ryerson on the right, who played the ball sharply to the near post with his second touch, where Beier ran in and slotted it into the right corner with his left foot to make it 1-0 (10).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-spielbericht/06-Beier.jpg\" data-assetref=\"06-Beier-1767990423187\"><\/p>\nFrankfurt immediately stepped up their game in response, with Uzun testing Kobel in the 17th minute. Shortly afterwards, Theate extended a throw-in to Koch, who was hit on the thigh by Serhou Guirassy in the penalty area. Uzun converted the penalty to make it 1-1 (22). In the closing stages of the first half, with BVB having enjoyed 57% possession and seven shots compared to five for their opponents, Kaua Santos saved Schlotterbeck's header (40) and Brandt narrowly missed the target (45+2).<\/p>\nFrankfurt came out of the dressing room firing on all cylinders. But Svensson had the chance to make it 2-1 after a great pass from Brandt, but he was blocked in front of goal by Theate and his effort on the follow-up zipped just wide of the post (52). Theate then cleared a Sabitzer shot off the line (58), and Anton headed into the arms of the goalkeeper (59). Down the other end, Kobel had to pull out all the stops to deny Knauff between these two BVB chances (54). In the first 15 minutes after the restart, both teams had four shots \u2013 and then they both scored with their fifth! First, Felix Nmecha celebrated making it 2-1. Theate gave the ball away to the Dortmund midfielder, who shot from 18 metres out. The ball deflected off Larsson on its way into the back of the net, taking a touch on the left upright on its way in(68). Just three minutes later, Kalimuendo played the ball into the path of Ebnoutalib, who equalised from 16 metres into the top right corner to level the score at 2-2.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/09/bl-spielbericht/06-Frankfurt.jpg\" data-assetref=\"06-Frankfurt-1767990451023\"><\/p>\nBrown prevented Theate from making it 3-2 after a cross from Svensson and a mistake by Kaua-Santos, which nearly resulted in an own goal (78). In the final minute of regulation time, Schlotterbeck headed the ball onto the crossbar. The action then unfolded rapidly: first Dahoud was in the right place at the right time to put Frankfurt 3-2 ahead in stoppage time and seemingly condemn BVB to defeat. 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For the first time Mussa Kaba is part of the Bundesliga squad.<\/p>\nThis is BVB's lineup: Kobel, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Nmecha, Guirassy, Brandt, Beier, Sabitzer, Svensson, Süle, Ryerson<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/de/news/2026/01/07/bl-countdown/Kaba-Kabine.JPG\" data-assetref=\"Kaba-Kabine-1767982196247\"><\/p>\nLive broadcast: Sky, Sat.1 and Netradio \n<\/b>The match will be broadcast live on TV; not just on Sky, but also on Sat.1. Pre-match coverage on free-to-air TV will begin at 19:50 CET. Matthias Opdenhövel will host the programme, with Markus Babbel and Lars Stindl in the studio to share their expertise. Jonas Friedrich will be on commentary duties. The programme on Sky will be presented by Britta Hofmann, with Frank Buschmann and Florian Schmidt-Sommerfeld on commentary duties. BVB Netradio will be reporting through the usual Black & Yellow lens. The reporters are Norbert Dickel and Tobias Reiff. BVB Netradio will start 15 minutes before kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">homepage<\/a> and in the BVB app on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\" title=\"Link in den App-Store\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB-TV, among other places.<\/p>\nWeather: cold and damp \n <\/b>The weather forecast for Friday: it will rain heavily throughout the day. The temperature will drop from five degrees at midday to around three degrees at kick-off in the evening. The probability of rain is given as 99%.  \n<\/b><\/p>\nLiveticker: over to the app \n <\/b>BVB's digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. And that's not only the case during the match, but throughout the matchday too \u2013 starting at 09:09 CEST, of course. In "Matchday Mode", the BVB app (<a href=\"https://go.bvb.de/app?p=socialmedia\">download<\/a>) offers news, pictures, posts, videos, statistics and plenty more match info besides. The live ticker starts at kick-off and updates you on all the important moments. In addition to the live ticker, there will be full match highlights, statistics and first-hand info on our social media channels Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The match report plus reactions and facts will follow on the  website and on the app after the final whistle.<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Lineup: The changes<\/b> \nCompared to the last game of the year, there are three changes for the start of the new one: Waldemar Anton, Maxi Beier, and Marcel Sabitzer are playing in place of Emre Can, Karim Adeyemi, and Pascal Groß, who has transferred to Brighton. 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It can be accessed by everyone on the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">homepage<\/a> and in the BVB app on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\" title=\"Link in den App-Store\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB-TV, among other places.<\/p>\nWeather: cold and damp \n <\/b>The weather forecast for Friday: it will rain heavily throughout the day. The temperature will drop from five degrees at midday to around three degrees at kick-off in the evening. The probability of rain is given as 99%.  \n<\/b><\/p>\nLiveticker: over to the app \n <\/b>BVB's digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. And that's not only the case during the match, but throughout the matchday too \u2013 starting at 09:09 CEST, of course. In "Matchday Mode", the BVB app (<a href=\"https://go.bvb.de/app?p=socialmedia\">download<\/a>) offers news, pictures, posts, videos, statistics and plenty more match info besides. The live ticker starts at kick-off and updates you on all the important moments. In addition to the live ticker, there will be full match highlights, statistics and first-hand info on our social media channels Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 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On Friday evening (20:30 CET, live on Sat.1 and Sky), the two clubs will meet for the second time this season.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt will kick off Matchday 16 and contest the first Bundesliga match of the new year. On Friday evening (20:30 CET, live on Sat.1 and Sky), the two clubs will meet for the second time this season.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"The scenario  \n<\/b>\u201cIt would be extremely important for us to get off to a good start in January, carry the momentum from the last few games forward and maintain second place in the table,\u201d <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/5/Training-camp-in-Marbella-Sebastian-Kehl-on-stability-objectives-and-young-talents.html\" target=\"_blank\">said Sebastian Kehl<\/a> ahead of the first game of the year. The Black & Yellows have lost just one Bundesliga game this season. Before the turn of the year, they went eight games without defeat in the league, including five wins. BVB went into the winter break in second place in the table and, with 32 points after 15 games, are having their best season in seven years. Since 2 January, Borussia have been preparing for the second half of the season at their training camp in Marbella, Spain. \u201cWe worked well and were very focused. We concentrated on our attacking play. I hope we can see that in the difficult game against Eintracht,\u201d said BVB coach Niko Kovac.<\/p>\nOn Thursday, the team travelled directly from Spain to Frankfurt, where BVB last played at the end of October. In the second round of the DFB-Pokal, the Black & Yellows emerged 5-3 winners on penalties. Only 73 days lie between the two away games on the Main. \u201cWe know how difficult it will be at Eintracht. We had a battle in the cup. The last Bundesliga matches there were also very intense. Nevertheless, things always looked quite good. But it will certainly not be easy to defeat Frankfurt,\u201d Kehl continued.<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n<\/b>Waldemar Anton is ready to play again. The centre-back had to sit out twice at the end of the year and initially trained individually in Marbella. \u201cI worked hard in my free time and had my rehab plan, which was also quite demanding,\u201d <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/3/I-feel-very-good-a-fit-Waldemar-Anton-reports-from-training-camp.html\" target=\"_blank\">explained the defender<\/a>, who has returned to team training at the training camp and is now set to return to the squad. Of the three young players who came to training camp, Mussa Kaba is also in Frankfurt and will be part of a Bundesliga squad for the first time.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/08/vorbericht-frankfurt/20260108AS071.JPG\" data-assetref=\"20260108AS071-1767899550267\"><\/p>\nAaron Anselmino, who has been training individually in Spain and has not yet rejoined the team, is not yet ready to play. According to Kovac, Gregor Kobel had a slight cold and back problems: \u201cWe will do everything we can to ensure that he can play the full 90 minutes in goal tomorrow. If that is not the case, we have enough quality to replace Gregor adequately.\u201d Jobe Bellingham is missing for the last time due to his red card suspension. Ramy Bensebaini has reached the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with Algeria and is not available for BVB.<\/p>\nThe opposition \n<\/b>Eintracht Frankfurt have won only one of their last six competitive matches (at home against Augsburg). In the Bundesliga, the team have conceded 30 goals after 15 matchdays and are seventh in the table with 25 points. \u201cWe know that Eintracht have conceded a lot of goals, but they have also scored a lot. That means we are facing a very strong opponent in attack,\u201d said the BVB coach about the opposition. \u201cWe already saw in the cup that it won\u2019t be an easy game. It will certainly be a close 90 minutes, but hopefully with a good outcome for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/10/28/dfb-spielbericht/Schlotterbeck-Bellingham-Jubel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Schlotterbeck-Bellingham-Jubel-1767813109269\"><\/p>\nFirst game after the winter break \n<\/b>Exactly three weeks lie between BVB's last match of 2025 and their first after the winter break. Borussia's first Bundesliga match of the calendar year last January ended in a 3-2 defeat at home to Leverkusen on 10 January. It was the first time in 21 years that the Black & Yellows had lost at the start of the year. Among games won at the start of the year include an away match at Eintracht Frankfurt: on 8 January 2022, BVB came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 on the Main. In the 71st minute, substitute Thorgan Hazard reduced the deficit to 2-1, Jude Bellingham equalised three minutes before the end, and in the 89th minute, current Frankfurt player Mahmoud Dahoud scored the winning goal. \nChristina Reinke<\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h57Lk0WBIPU\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the video<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The scenario  \n<\/b>\u201cIt would be extremely important for us to get off to a good start in January, carry the momentum from the last few games forward and maintain second place in the table,\u201d <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/1/5/Training-camp-in-Marbella-Sebastian-Kehl-on-stability-objectives-and-young-talents.html\" target=\"_blank\">said Sebastian Kehl<\/a> ahead of the first game of the year. The Black & Yellows have lost just one Bundesliga game this season. Before the turn of the year, they went eight games without defeat in the league, including five wins. BVB went into the winter break in second place in the table and, with 32 points after 15 games, are having their best season in seven years. Since 2 January, Borussia have been preparing for the second half of the season at their training camp in Marbella, Spain. \u201cWe worked well and were very focused. We concentrated on our attacking play. I hope we can see that in the difficult game against Eintracht,\u201d said BVB coach Niko Kovac.<\/p>\nOn Thursday, the team travelled directly from Spain to Frankfurt, where BVB last played at the end of October. In the second round of the DFB-Pokal, the Black & Yellows emerged 5-3 winners on penalties. Only 73 days lie between the two away games on the Main. \u201cWe know how difficult it will be at Eintracht. We had a battle in the cup. The last Bundesliga matches there were also very intense. Nevertheless, things always looked quite good. 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Of the three young players who came to training camp, Mussa Kaba is also in Frankfurt and will be part of a Bundesliga squad for the first time.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/01/08/vorbericht-frankfurt/20260108AS071.JPG\" data-assetref=\"20260108AS071-1767899550267\"><\/p>\nAaron Anselmino, who has been training individually in Spain and has not yet rejoined the team, is not yet ready to play. According to Kovac, Gregor Kobel had a slight cold and back problems: \u201cWe will do everything we can to ensure that he can play the full 90 minutes in goal tomorrow. If that is not the case, we have enough quality to replace Gregor adequately.\u201d Jobe Bellingham is missing for the last time due to his red card suspension. Ramy Bensebaini has reached the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with Algeria and is not available for BVB.<\/p>\nThe opposition \n<\/b>Eintracht Frankfurt have won only one of their last six competitive matches (at home against Augsburg). In the Bundesliga, the team have conceded 30 goals after 15 matchdays and are seventh in the table with 25 points. \u201cWe know that Eintracht have conceded a lot of goals, but they have also scored a lot. That means we are facing a very strong opponent in attack,\u201d said the BVB coach about the opposition. \u201cWe already saw in the cup that it won\u2019t be an easy game. It will certainly be a close 90 minutes, but hopefully with a good outcome for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/10/28/dfb-spielbericht/Schlotterbeck-Bellingham-Jubel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Schlotterbeck-Bellingham-Jubel-1767813109269\"><\/p>\nFirst game after the winter break \n<\/b>Exactly three weeks lie between BVB's last match of 2025 and their first after the winter break. Borussia's first Bundesliga match of the calendar year last January ended in a 3-2 defeat at home to Leverkusen on 10 January. 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