In the early morning of April 8, Beijing time, the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final competition began to compete. Barcelona play away from home and their opponents are Eintracht Frankfurt. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, the two sides shook hands 1-1 in this game, and the suspense of the game was left for the next game. After this match, Barcelona are unbeaten in 14 matches in all competitions, which sets the team's longest unbeaten record in the past three years.
Barcelona lined up 4-3-3 in this match. The goalkeeper is No. 1 Ter Stegen, the four at the back are No. 18 Alba, No. 24 Garcia, No. 3 Pique and No. 4 Araujo, the midfielders are No. 30 Garvey, No. 5 Busquets and No. 16 Pedri, and the Front Line No. 19 Ferran Torres, No. 25 Aubameyang and No. 11 Tramore form a trident.
In the third minute of the first half, Ferran's long-range shot from outside the box hung straight into the dead corner, and the Frankfurt goalkeeper struggled to deflect the ball. In the 6th minute, Lindström inverted a triangle pass and Saweu pushed the shot slightly off the box. Barca suffered non-combat attrition in the 22nd minute and Pique was substituted for injury. Eintracht Frankfurt won a penalty in the 37th minute, but then the referee watched the VAR and cancelled the penalty.
The deadlock was broken in the 47th minute when Kleve's volley from the outside of his foot gave Eintracht Frankfurt a 1-0 lead. In the 49th minute, Lindström turned inside the penalty area and fired a shot that slid past the goal. Barcelona tied in the 66th minute when Felan Torres pushed in front of goal and the score became 1-1. In the 78th minute, Eintracht Frankfurt player Tutta was sent off two yellows and one red, and Barca had a chance to play 11 and 10 on the field.
In the final 90 minutes, Barcelona drew 1-1 away to Eintracht Frankfurt with a goal from Felan Torres, and the second leg of the match will be played a week later, when Barca will return to play at home. The team with the lead in the two-legged aggregate will qualify for the europa league final four this season.