Arsenal's underfire manager Unai Emery is hoping victory over Eintracht Frankfurt and ending their six game run without a win will begin the process of winning back the fans
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Hundreds of Eintracht Frankfurt fans have turned up in London ahead of their Europa League clash with Arsenal tonight.
Hooligans at Eintracht Frankfurt: Fans or fighters? "As a coach each moment in my career is difficult," said Emery at his eve of match press conference. "In the last few games we have not won but we have been working hard on the training ground to improve.
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But we are also fighting for each other, we try to put on the pitch what we are doing every day on the training ground."Eyewitness?
In 2000 an independent division of the listed club Eintracht Frankfurt next to its various sports divisions was founded – purely to organise the supporter’s base.
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But, supporters of the Bundesliga side were banned from attending the fixture, due to crowd trouble in an earlier European fixture.They’ve reportedly blocked the road, and police have had to escort them away from the area.Arsenal security staff and police are currently containing the fans before kick-off.Members of the public close to the action have claimed that police are trying to move the Frankfurt fans south on Holloway Road, after they blocked the road.Outside the Emirates Stadium, large groups of fans have been “penned in” by police on all sides, according to the Islington Gazette.“Hundreds of banned Frankfurt fans being penned in on all sides by police,” tweeted reporter Dan Mountney.“A member of the Arsenal security team told me: ‘They’ve been in London all day, but we’ll be able to deal with it.’”Reports on social media suggest the atmosphere is calm ahead of kick-off, however.Police are expected to reject Eintracht Frankfurt fans from entering the Emirates Stadium.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wants to leave Arsenal for three reasons [GOSSIP]Arsenal boss Unai Emery prepared for team selection gamble as he fights to save his job [PREDICTION]Arsenal told why Nuno Espirito Santo will reject them and stay at Wolves [INTERVIEW]The Gunners introduced extra security staff for the game, to prevent thousands of ticketless Frankfurt fans from getting into the stadium.The German side didn’t receive any allocation for ticket sales, but there are fears that a large number of fans will try to get into the ground anyway.Two additional security checks outside the stadium have been deployed.Fans will have to show their tickets before entering the premises of the Emirates Stadium.The club also refused to put tickets on general sale, and temporarily shut down their resale website.They’re officially banned from attending the Europa League fixture, after crowd trouble against Vitoria last month.Fans engaged in fights with Portuguese police in the stands, while Ultras ripped up seats and used them as missiles.Eintracht Frankfurt fans were also banned from attending the Europa League clash against Standard Liege earlier this month.Meanwhile, police arrested five Napoli fans in Liverpool on Wednesday, before the Reds’ Champions League tie.Merseyside Police arrested three individuals for violent disorder, one for affray, and one for breach of the peace.There was also some crowd trouble on Anfield Road, but the police managed to disperse the individuals.Liverpool fans were also warned after photographs emerged on social media, appearing to show Napoli fans wielding golf clubs.Eintracht Frankfurt fans cause chaos ahead of Arsenal clash as Police escort supportersEintracht Frankfurt fans cause chaos ahead of Arsenal clash as Police escort supportersPierre-Emerick Aubameyang wife: Who is the Arsenal star married to?Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang urged to quit Arsenal in the summerWe and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences.
The club crest derives from the coat of arms of the city of Frankfurt, which itself is a reference to the one-headed imperial eagle of the 13th century. Eintracht Frankfurt face Chelsea on Thursday night in the Europa League At stake is a place in the final in Baku, Azerbaijan, which takes place on May 29 Thousands of supporters … This was a European Cup first round game against BSC Young Boys of Switzerland.The match ended in a 4–1 away victory for the Eagles.However, a Frankfurt XI took part already earlier in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup with several Eintracht players in the squad. Eintracht Frankfurt fans make Rome their home as Eagles record perfect six But the focus was on the stands, as 10,000 away fans outnumbered their hosts and made the Olimpico feel like the Waldstadion. 2 talking about this. ... Eintracht Frankfurt gegen VFL - 18.5.2013 - Pipi Langstrumpf - Duration: 1:01.
Strasbourg accueille Francfort en barrage aller de l'Europa League, ce jeudi (20h30). Eintracht Frankfurt supporters ahead of the Europa League quarter-final second leg with Benfica (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) Of course, many more might still be looking to make the short journey over to London in an attempt to get a ticket or to be part of the experience.
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Under-fire Arsenal manager Unai Emery hopes a win in Thursday's Europa League match over Eintracht Frankfurt will begin the process of reconnecting with the Gunners' disgruntled supporters.
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The Blues host the German side in the Europa League semi-final second leg on May 9Chelsea fans will be keen to head to Eintracht Frankfurt next week, however the German club seem to be even more keen to get a ticket for the away leg at Stamford Bridge.The Bundesliga side head to west London on May 9 for the Europa League semi-final second leg and they have confirmed that in just 24 hours they have 15,000 requests for tickets.That is going to mean a lot of Eintracht fans are going to be left disappointed, however, with the usual UEFA allocation of tickets to an away team being only 5% of the total capacity, which is a little over the 2,000 of the 41,631 the Bridge holds.A statement on the Frankfurt club's website read: "During the 24-hour sales phase, around 15,000 tickets were placed in Eintracht's viewer service, which in turn means that the ticket request is eight times higher than the guest quota.