forwards/wingers.

When compared to Real Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt’s system within this formation looked rather primitive. The fanciful build-up through the middle and the utilization of passing triangles out wide were non-existent, as Frankfurt always looked to reach the opposition goal in the most direct manner possible.

Their primary pattern of play once they won the ball in their own half, was to pass the ball back to their keeper, who would then pick the ball up (the back-pass rule did not exist back then) and launch a pass up field.

These long balls were primarily aimed at target man Stein, who used his impressive strength and height to challenge for the ball in the air and flick passes on to wide forwards Kress and Meier.

Both of these wide-men were impressive dribblersaccurately, Frankfurt’s frequency of attacks dried up, meaning their low percentage attacks were less likely to come to fruition.

There was an attempt to play more controlled football in the second half, as Weilbächer looked to form rudimentary passing triangles with Lindner and Kress to advance the ball down the flank, but such play was sporadic. Even after such measured possession play, the plan for getting the ball into the final third was the same: an aerial pass to Stein or a long ground pass down the wings to the wide forwards.

The German’s sole moment of short passing play from the defensive third to the final third came in the 74th minute, with the score at 7-2 and Madrid hardly trying (Vidal played a back-pass that essentially assisted the