In the early morning of April 8, Beijing time, the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals ended with a focus battle, with Barcelona playing away to Eintracht Frankfurt. In the end, Barca broke out in a desperate situation, relying on Therain Torres' goal to draw 1-1 with their opponents, and win the second leg to advance to the round of 4.
Third in the Group Stage of the Champions League this season, Barca were forced to participate in the Europa League, followed by consecutive eliminations of Napoli and Galatasaray to advance to the Quarter-Finals of the Europa League against Bundesliga powerhouse Eintracht Frankfurt. Barca have recently won six consecutive la Liga games, and their form continues to be hot, and now the away game is facing a test.
Frankfurt is unbeaten in 12 wins and 4 draws in 16 games of the Europa League 1/4 home games, and has reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League for the sixth time in history, equaling the German team record.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Frankfurt counter-attacked a cross, forward Borre fell to the ground inside the penalty area, the referee signaled Busquets to foul, Barca was awarded a penalty, and then the referee watched the VAR and cancelled the penalty.
In the 47th minute of the second half, Frankfurt's corner kick on the right side was released, the ball was released by Barca's header, and the striker Knauf blasted a world wave from the outside of the box to help Frankfurt 1-0 ahead of the city, the whole team celebrated wildly, and 60,000 fans fell into the boil.
According to statistics, this goal conceded is the 50th goal conceded by Barca in all competitions this season, and it is also the eighth time that the opponent has completed the goal outside the box.
In the 67th minute, De Jong crossed Felan Torres at the top of the arc on the right side of the field, and the two cooperated continuously, and finally Felan Torres pushed the ball with his right foot to the left side of the goal to help Barca equalize 1-1.
In the end, the score of 1-1 was maintained until the end of the game, and Barca had no chance to achieve a reversal, remaining unbeaten in 14 consecutive games. The draw left Barca missing the first time in their history that they had won three consecutive away games in the Europa League, after a three-game winning streak in the Champions League. In addition, Barca have not won against German teams for six consecutive years away from home.
Barca starters: 1 Ter Stegen, 4 Araujo, 3 Pique, 24 Eric Garcia, 18 Alba, 5 Busquets, 16 Pedri, 30 Garvey, 11 Traore, 25 Aubameyang, 19 Ferran Torres