At first, Fin Bartels wasn’t sure the suffering he’d endured would come to an end, but then he realised during the matchday. “Two and a half years of injuries”, Fin Bartels remarked, speaking of his injury lay-off. His ruptured Achilles was followed by a knee injury, as well as various muscular problems, but those are all in the past now since Wednesday. Against Frankfurt, Fin Bartels made his return to the starting eleven after 907 days out. “It’s a wonderful feeling, but I would have swapped that feeling for some points,” said the 33-year-old in an interview after the 3-0 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt.





