Following the 03-24 season, the Europa League has once again arrived, and Barca have not given up this rare opportunity, and their goal is obviously to win this Europa League! After beating Napoli and Galatasaray in five levels, Barca welcomed Bundesliga powerhouse Frankfurt, and the Bundesliga Eagles announced before the game that they would beat Barca at Deutsche Bank Park, which can accommodate 52,300 spectators, and it seems that a mars hitting the earth is inevitable.
Bundesliga 9th vs La Liga 2nd
Frankfurt are currently falling to 9th in the Bundesliga, which is different from their 5th place position last season, this season's state has fluctuated too much, resulting in very unstable results, and against weak teams they can not seize the opportunity often ended in a draw, which also makes them often miss league points. However, in the European war, they can be said to be the light of the Bundesliga, and in addition to Bayern, they are still the only ones still standing on this battlefield, jointly guarding the last face of the Bundesliga.
Barca is needless to say, since Xavi arrived, their ranking has soared from 9th to 2nd in the league, and in the national derby with Real Madrid 4-0 beat the opponent's morale soared, coupled with the rapid growth of Pedri, Garvey in the team, it can be said that this Barca has gradually completed the revival.
Race conditions
At the beginning, we also saw the figure of the German national team coach Frick on the spot, saying that he wanted to visit the German players on the spot, but it was embarrassing that the two teams of Barca + Eintracht Frankfurt could not find a third German in addition to the goalkeepers of the two sides! In the opening 3 minutes, Barca still took the lead in a kick, Andrán Torres completed the shot after advancing with the ball, but this also showed their good state, and Frankfurt knew the power of Barca's passing control, and they also made a strange move today - watering the ground! This move made Barca's possession unable to be completed smoothly, and the slippery ground in the 23rd minute made Barca defender Pique slip and injured, Frankfurt's off-the-plate recruitment effect, and the half-time two sides were also uneventful.
Frankfurt started the second half with a thunderous draw, taking advantage of the corner kick opportunity after Ter Stegen directly saved the ball out of the box, and then Frankfurt's 20-year-old Knauf got the ball without hesitation and directly kicked the world wave straight into the corner, Frankfurt led Barca 1-0. After the match, Frankfurt officials also mischievously used PS technology, releasing a picture of P-pass museum visitors visiting Knauf's goal, with the caption: "Art-level goal!" ”
Naughty Frankfurt official
After falling behind, Barca had no choice but to make substitutions, dembele and De Jong came together in the 61st minute, only 5 minutes of this substitution received a miracle effect, in the 66th minute Dembele sent a direct plug on the right side, and then Torres got the ball and De Jong made a TIKI-TAKA pass that was comparable to the peak Barça style, and then Torres directly passed the ball into the net! In the 78th minute, Eintracht Frankfurt was also played by Barca's new magician Pedri, Tuta was not enough to grab in time and then directly stepped on Pedri and was sent off by two yellows and a red, but de Barca, who played one more person, could not break through the opponent's goal again, and the score was finally fixed at 1-1.
After the game
It can be said that this game is definitely not a satisfactory game for Barca, facing the opponent as Xavi said: "We can never destroy the opponent's rapid counterattack. "The battle between the two teams on the pitch is like a pinpoint against Mai Mang, there is no doubt that Frankfurt has done a lot of homework this time, and the second leg is said to have close to 20,000 German spectators watching the final victory and defeat of camp Nou, and the competition in the Europa League can not be underestimated.