Last home game of the season – “We want to put on a show for our fans.”

Last home game of the season – “We want to put on a show for our fans.”

The scenarioBVB are aiming to secure second place in the league by getting their 13th home win of the season (out of 16 home games played so far). The Black & Yellows are currently sitting second in the table, five points clear of their closest rivals, Leipzig, and would be out of reach should they beat Frankfurt. “We want to finish this Bundesliga season in second place,” said Kovac. “Fourth last year, fifth the year before – finishing second would mean we’ve made progress that’s acceptable.”

Personnel matters

After Karim Adeyemi had to sit out due to muscle problems, the attacker has now returned to team training. However, after four weeks without any Bundesliga action, “he’ll probably come off the bench,” said Kovac. “If he comes on, he can make an impact.” Felix Nmecha and Niklas Süle aren’t quite there yet, though they have already completed parts of team training. The final training session on Thursday will decide whether they return to the squad. Ramy Bensebaini is still suffering from pain in his foot. “I don’t think he’ll be fit for the Bremen game either,” explained Kovac, looking ahead to next week’s final match of the season.

The opponentEintracht Frankfurt are still fighting for a place in European competition. Having won just one of their last six Bundesliga matches, the team have slipped to eighth place. “They still have a chance of achieving their minimum target, which doesn’t make things any easier for us. But we’ll focus on ourselves,” said Kovac. “We definitely need to show a different side to ourselves after the game in and play the way we did at home against . It’s the last home game of the season. We want to give our fans something to cheer about, and it doesn’t matter who’s on the other side. We definitely want to show ourselves in a better light.”