Europa League: Eintracht Frankfurt Stuns Barcelona At Camp Nou
German football club Eintracht Frankfurt produced a stunning performance as they reached the Europa League semi-finals after beating Barcelona 3-2 in their second-leg encounter at the Camp Nou stadium, progressing 4-3 on aggregate.
The two sides played out a 1-1 draw in Germany last week, and hosts Barcelona were hoping to progress to the next round with a front-three of Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ousmane Dembele and Ferran Torres.
Barca started poorly and fell behind in the fourth minute when Filip Kostic fired in a penalty after Eric Garcia fouled Jesper Lindstrom in the box.
Both sides continued to press and create chances. However, the Germans seemed to be the more determined side.
In the 36th minute, Barcelona went 2-0 down courtesy of a stunning 25-yard strike from striker Rafael Santos Borre that flew past goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and into the roof of the net.
Ansgar Knauff fired a strike narrowly over Ter Stegen’s crossbar soon after as Frankfurt threatened to put the tie beyond Barcelona’s reach before the halftime break.
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In the second half, Eintracht Frankfurt sent their fans into a frenzy when Filip Kostic fired past Ter Stegen for his second of the game in the 67th minute.
The home fans at the famous Camp Nou stadium were stunned and silenced.
Busquets scored from outside the penalty area in stoppage time moments after having an effort ruled out by VAR for offside. Then Depay scored from the spot with almost the last kick of the game after Evan Ndicka had clattered into Luuk de Jong.
However, it was to be just a consolation for Barcelona as the game finished 3-2 to Eintracht Frankfurt, with the Germans progressing 4-3 on aggregate.
Oliver Glasner’s men will now face West Ham in the last four after they overcame Lyon.
Barcelona will host Cadiz in the Spanish La Liga on Monday, while a Eintracht Frankfurt visit Union Berlin in the German Bundesliga this weekend.
🗞️ Barcelona 2-3 Frankfurt: Eintracht survive scare to stun Camp Nou 👏#UEL
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 14, 2022
Europa League results
Atalanta 0-2 RB Leipzig
Barcelona 2-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
Olympique Lyonnais 0-3 West Ham
Rangers 3-1 Sporting Braga
The semi-finals are set! 🤩
🤔 Who’s heading to Sevilla? #UEL pic.twitter.com/1vk29ef0fK
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 14, 2022
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