Scarecrow of the competition, Barça travels to Germany for its quarter-final first leg of C3.
IN PROGRESS: Updated
Barca in pain!
A new center at the far post of Frankfurt sows discord in the Spanish defense! Luckily for them, Gavi kicks the ball out for a corner.
What a failure of Frankfurt! (5th)
The Swiss Sow, alone at the penalty spot, at the reception of a center back, totally misses the target! Unlikely! The start of the match is really thundering!
It’s Frankfurt’s turn to miss the target! (4th)
The German Knauff, on receiving a cross at the far post at ground level, controls and sends a missile towards Ter Stegen’s goal. A defender against the ball. No worries on the corner.
First big chance for Torres! (2nd)
Ferran Torres from 20 meters has just sent a missile under the bar of Kevin Trapp but the German goalkeeper put the ball for a corner! This did nothing.
Kick-off !
The match started on the lawn of Deutsche Bank Park!
Mixed fortunes in the league
In the Spanish championship, FC Barcelona is in second place behind Real Madrid, 12 points behind its competitor. Eintracht is in more difficulty and will have to fight to the end to try to snatch a new European qualification with a 9th place in the German championship.
Frankfurt defeated a Spanish club in the previous round
The Germans remain on seven matches without defeats in all competitions. In the previous round, Frankfurt had eliminated another Spanish club, Betis Seville, with a first leg victory (2-1) and a draw in the second leg at home (1-1).
13 unbeaten matches for Barcelona
Xavi’s FC Barcelona faces Eintracht Frankfurt for this first leg quarter-final of the Europa League with a good series of 13 unbeaten matches. In the previous round, the Blaugranas had difficulty defeating the Turkish club Galatasaray, with a draw at home in the first leg (0-0) and an away victory in the return (2-1).