1. Scariest front three in Europe
Don’t just take our word for it – it is a fact! Eintracht have scored 23 goals in the Europa League this season – more than any other club. With Luka Jovic the tournament’s second-highest goal scorer with six, and Sebastien Haller just one behind on five, Hutter boasts some of the finest tools around for picking the lock to the last eight. Domestically, only four clubs in the whole of Europe have a three-man attack delivering more goals than Jovic, Haller and Ante Rebic, who have struck 35 times in the Bundesliga this season.
That company is quite illustrious, with Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe, followed by Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele, and English clubs Liverpool and Manchester City. Italian clubs may be famed for the strength of their defences, but when you have such a potent front three, that is the least of Eintracht’s concerns. draw at Shakhtar Donetsk – where they led twice. They flexed their muscles in the return leg, though, with a 4-1 win to complete a 6-3 aggregate triumph to ensure they remain Europe’s form team, together with last season’s beaten finalists Salzburg. Inter, on the other hand, were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona in the Uefa Champions League group stage.
Fast-forward five months and Eintracht are again knocking on the door of European football next season with a flowing brand of football that is earning them widespread acclaim, both at home and in Europe. Hutter made a name for himself in Austria and Switzerland for his entertaining, attacking philosophy and, after initial teething problems, Eintracht are once again flying. Over in Milan, on the other hand, Luciano Spalletti continues to divide opinion and a recent blip in form saw doubts raised about his future at the Nerazzurri. So it will be stability versus instability when these two teams meet tomorrow.