Frankfurt lost to Roma Topmuller: Mission accomplished in the Europa League round of 16

Frankfurt lost to Roma 0-2 in the 8th round of the UEFA Europa League in the 2024/25 season after the opponent's players scored in both the first and second half. Frankfurt coach Top Muller said that their performance was indeed not very good, but being able to advance to the round of 16 has already completed the task at hand.

In the 44th minute of the game, Gianluca Mancini made a lob pass into the penalty area, and Angelino seized the opportunity of no one defending and shot the ball into the goal, helping Roma take the lead 1-0.

In the 69th minute of the second half, Eldor Shomurodov received a pass from his teammate and broke through the penalty area, then shook off the defense and scored, helping Roma extend their lead to 2-0.

In the end, Frankfurt lost 0-2 to Roma away from home, but still advanced to the round of 16 as the fifth place.

Frankfurt coach Topmuller said in an interview, "We lost the game, but successfully advanced to the round of 16, so the mission is accomplished. Our performance was not good, and the quality of the whole game was not high."

“But to be third in the Bundesliga after 19 games and to go to Rome as second in the Europa League group, against such a young team, is an extraordinary achievement. Our performance was not satisfactory, but we are still very happy to qualify for the round of 16 as fifth in the group.”

In addition, Frankfurt defender Christensen said, "Our performance is indeed disappointing, but we are very happy to advance to the round of 16. This is the most important thing and we have completed the task. We didn't play well enough and deserved to lose, but before the game we had already secured a favorable promotion position for ourselves."