How Eintracht Frankfurt went from verge of relegation to being 180 minutes from Europa League final

Eintracht Frankfurt hung on in the Bundesliga but have established themselves as a consistent developer of young talent and a team to be reckoned with.

"Best football team in Germany," read the Eintracht Frankfurt supporters' banner and over the course of the game, it went from being vaguely funny to painfully ridiculous. Their side were destroyed 5-0 by champions Bayern Munich on their own pitch in the season's traditional Supercup curtain-raiser back in August.

From there, it got worse. Last season's DFB Cup winners were eliminated by third-division Ulm in the cup and proceeded to lose two of their first three games in the league as well. "Code...