At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 15, the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals began to be held, and the three matches were played at the same time. Barcelona hosts Eintracht Frankfurt, Lyon vs. West Ham United, and Glasgow Wanderers face Braga.
In these three matches, whether Barcelona, as a favorite of the tournament, can play a good performance and successfully qualify for the final four of the Europa League is a major focus before the match. Under Xavi's coaching, this Barca team gradually entered the best position in La Liga in Second Place, second only to the top team Real Madrid.
In contrast, despite being a strong team in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt was previously only 9th in the league, and suffered a 6-game winless in all competitions, with 5 draws and 1 defeat in recent poor form. Originally, it was supposed to be a game without much suspense, and barca officially gave the camp Nou stadium a number of 79,468 people.
The starting line-up of the two sides, Barcelona's front line is Aubameyang, Ferran Torres and Dembele, Busquets, Pedri and Busquets are in the midfield, and the main players in the midfield of the Red and Blues can be described as enthusiastic.
Eintracht Frankfurt sent Borre, Kamada Daichi and Lindeström, the team's No. 10 jersey Costic successfully played, and Trapp town guarded the goal. It is worth mentioning that Barca's total team value is 670 million euros, while Frankfurt is 190 million euros, a difference of 480 million.
Just 4 minutes into the game, an unexpected scene occurred when the Frankfurt players attacked, Lindström tried to get the ball inside the box, Eric Garcia, who was in charge of the defense, threw it to the ground and the referee blew the penalty. Kostic stepped forward to take the penalty and fired a powerful left-footed shot straight into the bottom corner of the goal. The score was refreshed to 0-1, Eintracht Frankfurt took the lead away, and Barca got off to a bad start! The four-minute concede set an embarrassing record for Barcelona and was the fastest penalty conceded in the club's European history.
In the thirty minutes after conceding the ball, Barca continued to attack the opponent's backline, but neither Aubameyang's goal nor Ferran Torres's side passers-by helped the team open up quickly.
In the 36th minute, it was the more efficient Frankfurt next city, Borre saw the Barca defenders cut the ball after receiving the ball in front of him, he successfully kicked a powerful shot straight into the upper corner of the goal, rewriting the score of the first half to 0-2, Barca suffered a two-goal home goal behind!
The two sides fought again in the second half, and although Barca, who played at home, tried to create a good scoring opportunity, they were instead counterattacked by their opponents after attacking. In the 61st minute, the Frankfurt player was suspected of handball in the penalty area, but the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 66th minute, the Red and Blues' defense was again in trouble, Kamada sent a pass, and a left-footed shot from the left side of the Kostic penalty area was successfully scored, the score was 0-3!
The game came to an end, and in the 91st minute, Traoré sent a cross that Busquets fired a powerful shot from outside the penalty area to make it 1-3. Barca have finally pulled back a city, but it's too late!
In the 10th minute of stoppage time, substitute Luc De Jong successfully created a penalty opportunity for the team, and Depay, who was also a substitute, stepped forward to take a penalty and blasted a right-footed blast into the goal, the score was 2-3, and Barca scored two goals in 9 minutes!
At the end of the game, the score was locked at 2-3, and the total score of the two legs was fixed at 3-4. Barcelona lost at home to Eintracht Frankfurt and lost to the Europa League Final Four, with a €670 million La Liga no. 2 but a €190 million Bundesliga no. 9. Barca's 15 matches in all competitions were unbeaten, while Eintracht Frankfurt ended six games without a win in all competitions.
Eintracht Frankfurt seems to be inferior to their opponents on paper, with possession prevailing but more efficiently attacking. Among them, the 29-year-old Serbian Kostic shined in the whole field, firing 2 goals and 1 assist to become the most decisive player in the game.
At this point, the Europa League final four teams were born, and the semi-final matches were: RB Leipzig and Glasgow Rangers, West Ham United and Eintracht Frankfurt.