At 03:00 Beijing time on April 15, the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals, Barca was defeated by Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 at home, and the total score was 3-4 out.
According to official statistics, a total of 79,648 fans witnessed this big upset at the Camp Nou stadium, including 30,468 Frankfurt fans wearing white jerseys. The 30,000 people shouted deafening boos at Barca, and it was not clear that it was Frankfurt's home stadium. It's the 1st wonder of the Europa League, with more than 20,000 Eintracht Frankfurt buying tickets for the home team through unofficial channels, and Barca president Laporta bluntly speaks of shame.
This time in the Quarterfinals of the Europa League, it was the first time in the history of Barca and Eintracht Frankfurt that they were eliminated. After the Europa League quarter-final draw, Barca are still the biggest favourites to win the title, but on this night, the number one favourite team was upset at home, and even fell behind 0-3 at one point, only to save face by pulling two goals in a row in stoppage time.
The 2-3 upset left Barca unbeaten in 23 games within 90 minutes of regular time in all competitions, and it has been 117 days since they last lost within 90 minutes of regular time or 3-0 away to Bayern in the final round of the Champions League group stage.
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Just four minutes into the opening, Eric Garcia was awarded a penalty when he dragged down his opponent in the penalty area, and Costic hit the penalty to give Eintracht Frankfurt a 1-0 lead.
In the 36th minute, Borre blasted a world-wide blast that extended Eintracht Frankfurt to 2-0.
In the 46th minute, Dembele's cross from the left was met by Aubameyang, who flew in from the air in front of goal.
In the 67th minute, Kamada Split in the middle and Costic scored with a low shot from the left side of the penalty area to give Eintracht Frankfurt a 3-0 lead.
In the 85th minute, Busquets scored an empty goal 1 metre in front of goal, but VAR confirmed offside and the goal was ruled invalid.
In the first minute of stoppage time, Busquets volleyed the ball just outside the penalty area and Barca pulled back a city to make it 1-3.
In the 10th minute of stoppage time, Luke De Jong made a point, Depay scored a penalty, and Barca chased two goals in a row, but still lost 2-3, and the total score was 3-4.
Europa League Semi-Final 4 matches are out: West Ham vs Frankfurt, RB Leipzig vs Rangers. The Bundesliga has 2 seats and the other two teams are West Ham United and Rangers from England.