Eintracht Frankfurt won the first match to be staged at Pinatar Arena on 2018. In front of over 700 spectators the German Bundesliga club beat Division 1 outfit FC Erzgebirge Aue on Saturday by 3-1 with goals from Haller, Hrgota and Gacinovic.  The Aue goal came from Maria late in the game.

Meanwhile on Sunday afternoon Werder Bremen notched up a comfortable 4-0 victory against Twente Enschede in the in the 700th match played at the Pinatar Arena

The German team was far superior to their Dutch opponents and a brace from German international Max Kruse had the game won by half time. Kainz and Johannes Eggestein got the 3rd and 4th for Bremen against their lacklustre opponents.