Right on cue, the referee blows the final whistle and puts Leipzig out of their misery. It was indeed a miserable evening for the guests, but a fully deserved win for Frankfurt.

Happy hosts in Frankfurt, with the Eagles flying at the halfway stage of this game, and it cannot be claimed that they do not deserve it. They had one goal disallowed due to offside, while Leipzig have really struggled to put many passes together and look surprisingly off colour today.

Some first bumps as the teams greet each other on the field, and after the coin toss, we are ready to go!

At the other end of the pitch to Werner, Gulacsi will make his 200th Bundesliga appearance this evening.

Compared to the cup match against Teutonia Ottensen, Domenico Tedesco has made six changes. Gulacsi is back in goal in place of Blaswich, and Henrichs, Kampl, Laimer, Olmo and Nkunku replace Haidara, Schlager, Forsberg, Szoboszlai and Silva in the starting eleven.

Timo Werner moved to within one of a century of Leipzig strikes with a first-half hat-trick in the cup in midweek, and he's in the starting XI today. Can he bring a ton up?

Oliver Glasner sticks with a four-man defence, but there's an enforced change at left-back with Christopher Lenz in for Luca Pellegrini.

Frankfurt begin their maiden UEFA Champions League group campaign next week. The Europa League winners will go up against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday. Leipzig face Shahktar Donetsk, ahead of a mouth-watering Bundesliga showdown with Borussia Dortmund.

One of six changes from the Wolfsburg game, Werner did his chances of starting against Frankfurt no harm at all with his three-goal salvo in the cup. Joining the goal-scoring party as second-half substitutes, Christopher Nkunku and Dani Olmo should come back in, while goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi is available again after three games on the sidelines. As for Frankfurt, Kristijan Jakic is set to continue at right-back, and Randal Kolo Muani as the lone striker at the expense of Rafael Borre.

Coveted Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol penned a contract extension on transfer deadline day. The Croatia international has put pen to paper on a deal through to summer 2027. Leipzig also bolstered their ranks with the loan signing of Paris Saint-Germain defender Abdou Diallo, who made a name for himself at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund.

"We’ve never won away at Eintracht Frankfurt. It’s not going to be easy for us – Eintracht did not win the Europa League for nothing. They have shown that they can be dangerous against any opponent – they won in Barcelona, which speaks volumes. But we're in fine fettle, and I'm optimistic we can get a first away win of the season."

"Leipzig didn’t start the season how people expected, but it looks like they’ve turned a corner with the home win over Wolfsburg and dominant DFB Cup win. They have a lot of pace, players who combine well and pace out wide. They’re really flexible, and have an unbelievable squad with players like Christopher Nkunku, Timo Werner and Dani Olmo. We need to be on top of our game to get a win."

Frankfurt and Leipzig are level on five points after four matches. Eintracht lost to Bayern, before drawing with Hertha and Colgone, and breaking their duck in Bremen. Prior to beating Wolfsburg, Leipzig had been held by Stuttgart and Cologne, and defeated by Union.

It's the UEFA Europa League winners vs. the DFB Cup holders, Mario Götze vs. Timo Werner and one sure-fire Bundesliga spectacle. Stay tuned!