Five games, five points, a whopping 16 goals conceded: Eintracht Frankfurt has thoroughly botched its start to the Bundesliga—and following the 0-6 debacle at RB Leipzig, the words were blunt. “The key players have failed again. We lost 6–0, and then it’s up to the guys who are supposed to hold the team together. We didn’t manage to do that. That was tough,” said national team player Jonathan Burkhardt on Sky. After less than five minutes, Eintracht was already down 0–2. “The way we started this game was abysmal. The way we conceded six goals here is completely unacceptable,” said goalkeeper Noah Atubolu. “We lost 6–0 here, and we have to be ashamed of that. Things can’t go on like this.” But what’s next? In terms of personnel, returning coach Adi Hütter has already tried everything; tactically, neither the back three nor the back four worked defensively in Leipzig. “We can’t lie to ourselves. At times, I felt like we were two men down,” said Atubolu. The substitution of captain Robin Koch at halftime was a clear message to the team. Like almost all of the Frankfurt players, the 30-year-old had an off day; his form is on the decline. In particular, the team is conceding goals in large numbers, just as they did under Hütter’s predecessors, Dino Toppmöller and Albert Riera. “We defended completely carelessly,” said Burkhardt. Instead of sitting back after falling behind 0–2, everyone played their own game. “There’s a lack of personal responsibility on the part of each player.” For Burkhardt, the loss also had a personal aspect. “I feel bad for my parents, who came all the way to Leipzig just to have to watch this crap,” said the forward. That really hurts. In the end, even the opponent made fun of Eintracht. Since Frankfurt had already lost 0–6 in Leipzig last season, the Saxon club—which is unpopular among soccer traditionalists—asked via X whether this result was now a tradition. Copyright 2026, dpa (www.dpa.de). All rights reservedKoch as a Symbol of the Goals Conceded
Opponents are making fun of them
