In a focus battle in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals that ended in the early morning of April 15, Beijing time, the championship favourite, La Liga giants Barcelona broke out at home, they lost 2-3 to Bundesliga powerhouse Frankfurt, and were eliminated 3-4 on aggregate, missing the Europa League final four.
It is worth noting that in this match, more than 30,000 Frankfurt fans poured into the Camp Nou Stadium. With the Camp Nou nearly 80,000 seated, which also means that the away fans are close to half of the population, the Stands at Camp Nou have rarely turned into a sea of white. It is reported that these Frankfurt fans received tickets to watch the game through unofficial channels, resale and purchases from other places outside Germany. Many drunken Frankfurt fans also sit next to Barca die-hards.
When barca players entered, the Frankfurt fans gave piercing boos. Barca players are booed on massively at Camp Nou, which is indeed a rare thing. Dissatisfied with the atmosphere at home of the match, Barca die-hards even left the stadium to protest until the start of the second half, when they returned to their seats.
Commenting on the presence of so many away fans at camp Nou, Barca president Laporta angrily said after the game: "What happened in the stands is a shame that cannot be repeated. We will act on the information we collect, but that will not help. We need to be more rigorous in the future and not allow such incidents to happen again. As a Barça fan, I'm ashamed of that. ”
Perhaps also affected by such a rare atmosphere, Barca players have performed badly in this campaign. At one point, the defeat was decided 3-0, and he did not score two goals in consecutive stop-ups until injury time, but still went out with a humiliating 3-4 score on aggregate.
After the elimination of Barca, the 30,000 Frankfurt fans went completely into a frenzy, celebrating the team's promotion in the area in the direction of the goal in the south, singing loudly and interacting with the players on the field. Celebrating the elimination of the home team at Camp Nou, the "mecca of football", may also be an experience that will never be forgotten for these Frankfurt fans.