Overview
- Eintracht Frankfurt play the round-of-16 first leg at PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday at 19:00 at the PSV Campus De Herdgang, which holds roughly 2,500 spectators.
- The team travel on the back of a 3–2 win at Wolfsburg achieved with ten players, a result the coach cites as a sign of recent growth.
- Sophia Winkler, Ainhoa Alguacil, Marthine Østenstad and Amanda Ilestedt are unavailable, and Germany forward Nicole Anyomi is doubtful due to cold symptoms.
- Niko Arnautis says the squad has matured and targets progression to the quarterfinals, with only minor tactical tweaks to their established style.
- Load management will influence selection with the return leg next Thursday in Frankfurt and a DFB-Pokal round-of-16 match at Hoffenheim on Sunday.