In the early morning of April 15, Beijing time, the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals began to compete, and Barcelona met Eintracht Frankfurt at home. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Barca lost 2-3 to their opponents, 3-4 on aggregate in two legs, and missed the final four of this season's Europa League.
Barca lined up in a 4-3-3 formation in this game. The goalkeeper is No. 1 Ter Stegen, the backfield four are No. 22 Mingissa, No. 4 Araujo, No. 24 Garcia and No. 18 Alba, the midfielders are No. 16 Pedri, No. 5 Busquets and No. 30 Garvey, and the Front Line No. 7 Dembele, No. 25 Aubameyang and No. 19 Felan form a trident.
Just three minutes into the first half, Garcia fouled in the penalty area, the referee blew a penalty, Costic hit the shot, and Frankfurt made a fantastic start on the road. In the 35th minute, Barça lost the ball in midfield, Kostic sent a pass, Borre received the ball and blasted the world out of the perimeter, the score became 2-0, and Eintracht Frankfurt led Barca 3-1 on aggregate in two legs.
Dembele crossed in the 47th minute and Aubameyang scored in front of the empty goal. In the 57th minute, Borre's handball inside the penalty area was not blown by the referee. In the 66th minute, Kostic scored with a low shot from a tight angle to give Eintracht Frankfurt a 3-0 lead. In injury time, Busquets scored with a long-range shot from outside the box and Barca held the score to 1-3. In the last minutes of stoppage time, Ndeca was sent off for a foul inside the penalty area, Depay hit a penalty and Barca trailed the score to 2-3.
In the end, the 90-minute match ended, and Barca lost 2-3 at home to their opponents, and they were eliminated 3-4 in two legs. After this match, Barca ended their previous 15 unbeaten games in all competitions and did not qualify for the final four of this season's Europa League. The promoted Eintracht Frankfurt will face West Ham In the semi-finals.