Marco Russ, back after cancer, wins DFB-Pokal with Eintracht Frankfurt
Marco Russ, who returned after cancer treatment, was in the Eintracht Frankfurt squad that beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in the 2018 German Cup final.
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On 19 May 2018, Eintracht Frankfurt beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) final at Berlin's Olympiastadion. It was the club's first major trophy since the 1988 cup win, and it came against a Bayern side that had already won the Bundesliga.
Marco Russ, the veteran defender and a long-serving Eintracht player, was part of the winning squad. A year earlier he had been diagnosed with cancer and had to stop playing for treatment. His recovery and return to professional football, in a season that ended with a cup final, made him one of the most admired figures at the club.
The match was also the last for coach Niko Kovač at Eintracht, as he was due to move to Bayern. For supporters, the victory ended a long wait for a title. For Russ, it marked a sporting high point after a serious health crisis, and it helped shape how fans remembered him when his time at the club ended.
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