"It was unbelievable, awesome," enthused one of Frankfurt's 12,000 intrepid supporters after watching the German club seal their spot in the round of 32 with a 1-0 win at FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Three charter planes, 70 coaches and hundreds of mini-buses were organised to ferry the largest away contingent in UEFA Europa League history – outstripping the 10,000 fans VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach took to SS Lazio last season.
"People have a real thirst for this," explained Die Adler fanatic Bernd, whose succession of train journeys had started at 5.00am on the day of the game. "We've been desperate for European events, and now we're getting the opportunity we're taking it. I had to take two days off work, but it's worth it."
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