Frankfurt defend slender lead against Hafnarfjarðar in UEFA Women’s Europa Cup | OneFootball

Eintracht Frankfurt seek to protect a slender advantage when they welcome Hafnarfjarðar on Wednesday, the return leg of the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup second qualifying round.

According to BuLi News, Rebecka Blomqvist’s penalty separated the sides in last week’s first meeting.

Niko Arnautis’ team followed up with a 6-1 DFB-Pokal win over Karlsruhe. Hafnarfjarðar then slipped to a 3-2 defeat to Grindavík/Njarðvík, their third loss in five.

Frankfurt remain unbeaten in the Frauen-Bundesliga and currently sit above fellow European participants VfL Wolfsburg. Before the international break they will host leaders FC Bayern at Stadion am Brentanobad, also the venue for Wednesday’s tie.

The seven-time Frauen-Bundesliga winners featured in the inaugural UEFA Women’s Europa Cup, falling 3-1 on aggregate to eventual champions BK Häcken in the semi-finals.

Arnautis said there are no injury concerns in the camp. The winners advance to Friday’s Round of 16 draw, when the full bracket will be finalised in Nyon.

Predicted line-ups: Frankfurt, Altenburg, Rankin, Ilestedt, Doorsoun, Krumbiegel, Lundgaard, Ivelj, Freigang ©, Memeti, Blomqvist, Tolhoek. Hafnarfjarðar, Guðmundsdóttir, Magnúsdóttir, Björnsdóttir, Smith, Linnet, Haraldsdóttir, Sandoval, Errington, Hauksdóttir ©, Snorradóttir, Christopher.

Source: BuLi News

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