Eintracht Frankfurt are a club in transition but still provide a daunting task for struggling Aberdeen in their Europa Conference League Group G opener.
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Even in the best of times Aberdeen's task to get anything from this game would be huge, but a beleaguered side struggling to find its identity and with one win in eight games will not fill travelling fans with much confidence. If that wasn't enough for you, Denmark midfielder Jesper Lindstrom also left for Napoli for £25m. Even in Europe's third-tier competition, the financial - and therefore quality - gap, is huge.
All these players were starters, and a key part of last season's run to the last 16 of the Champions League, as well as the Europa League final defeat of Rangers in 2022. Eintracht are unbeaten in seven games this season but are struggling for goals. Only twice have they managed to find the net more than once in a game, and one of those was a 7-0 win against fourth-tier side Lokomotiv Leipzig in the cup.
Goalscorer Junior Dina Ebimbe is a powerful runner in attacking midfield, where he plays alongside World Cup winner Mario Gotze. The German is 31 now, but his craft and guile remains.
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