Eintracht Frankfurt v Barcelona - as it happened
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93'FT: Frankfurt 1-1 Barcelona! An enthralling contest is brought to a close! Two stunning goals have left this tie perched on a knife-edge. Will the visitors be left to rue not pressing home their man advantage following Tuta's late red card? Xavi's tactical switch on the hour appeared to limit Frankfurt's attacking options, will they be able to find an answer next Thursday? An intriguing second leg awaits in the Camp Nou.
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90'3 minutes added on.
Substitution
at Eintracht Frankfurt
Substitution
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89'Frankfurt double sub: Ache and Rode on for Borre and Jokiv.
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87'Corner awarded to Barcelona.
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85'The game is looking very stretched at the moment. Will we be treated to a winner of the standard of the first two goals?
Yellow card
a Eintracht Frankfurt
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82'Jakic is shown a yellow card.
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80'Frankfurt sub: Almamy Toure on for Kamada.
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78'Tuta receives a second yellow card and is sent off.
Substitution
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73'Frankfurt sub: Jens Petter Hauge on for Lindstrom.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 66'
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Statistics of Ferran Torres in Europa League62
0.33200
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66'GOAL for Barcelona! Barcelona are level with a neat passing move! The visitors bide their time with pressure around the box, shifting the ball from the left quickly out to the right again before pouncing, with subs Dembélé and De Jong combining before the latter tees up Ferran Torres, who slots home with aplomb.
Substitution
at Barcelona
Substitution
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62'Barca double sub: Frenkie De Jong and Dembele on for Gavi and Adama Traore.
Yellow card
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61'Tuta is booked.
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57'Corner awarded to Frankfurt.
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57'Frankfurt are in the asecendancy here, with another quick break down the flanks picking out Borré in the area, but Lenglet prevents the 26-year-old forward from getting a sight of goal.
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56'Frankfurt counter quickly down the right, with Borré getting to the byline Kosti? struggles to get the looping cross to the left of the box under control, leaving the Barcelona keeper with a straightforward stop.
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54'Borre is adjudged to be in an offside position.
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49'Almost a second for Frankfurt! The home side break quickly in a counter which culminates in the lively Kostic scampering down the left flank before drilling a low cross into the box. It is slightly behind Lindstrøm, who readjusts but can only power a left-footed effort wide of goal.
Goaaaaaal!
de Eintracht Frankfurt en el 48'
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Statistics of Ansgar Knauff in Europa League72
0.29120
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48'GOAL for Frankfurt! What a strike from the hosts! Barcelona clear the danger from the corner momentarily but only into the path of the 20-year-old midfielder. He brings the ball down with his left before sending a dipping half-volley out of reach of ter Stegen and just inside the upright. A sumptuous goal.
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46'The second half begins!
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45'HT: Frankfurt 0-0 Barcelona! Frankfurt will be the happier side at the break. The hosts recovered from being indebted to Trapp's super save from a Ferran Torres thunderbolt just three minutes in and have largely enjoyed the better chances since, although predictably, have not had the majority of the ball. Glasner's men have given Xavi a lot to think about at the break.
Yellow card
a Eintracht Frankfurt
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45'45+2: Kostic is shown a yellow card.
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45'3 minutes added on!
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44'Kostic is adjudged to be in an offside position.
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43'Frankfurt found it easy to get a very damaging cross in from the left and it put Ter Stegen under huge pressure. Barcelona have been defending better than this recently.
Penalty taken away
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39'No penalty! The referee has reversed his decision following the on-field review.
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38'The referee has gone over to the pitchside monitor to carry out a review of the decision after the award of a penalty for a challenge by Sergio Busquets on Borre.
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38'A check is being carried out on the award of the penalty.
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38'The hosts have a penalty! Kostic's low cross from the left is pushed away by Ter Stegen and with Borre looking to capitalise in the rebound, he looks to be felled by a challenge from Sergio Busquets.
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36'Barcelona clear Kostic's delivery into the box from the free-kick, but only as far as Lindstrøm, who is lurking on the edge of the area. He brings the loose ball under control but can only blast a right-footed effort high over the bar.
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33'Foul by Kostic on Gavi.
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31'Jordi Alba is adjudged to be in an offside position.
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26'The hosts work the ball well in midfield with some crisp passing, before Jakic tries his luck from around 27 metres, but his hopeful effort lacks the power to test the Barcelona custodian.
Substitution
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23'Barca sub: Clement Lenglet replaces Pique, due to injury.
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17'A Frankfurt defensive clearance hits Aubameyang with Ferran Torres quickest to the rebound. He picks out the forward in space out to the right, who blasts a right-footed strike at Trapp's near post from a tricky angle, but it flies into the side netting.
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15'Borre is adjudged to be in an offside position.
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14'Aubameyang concedes a free-kick for a foul on Hinteregger
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9'Corner awarded to Frankfurt.
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6'What a chance for Frankfurt! They break quickly and Lindstrom is sent pacing into the area by a perfectly-weighted pass. He cuts the ball back for Sow, who tries to place his strike into the far corner but miscues his left-footed effort.
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5'The German international gets down low to his left to prevent Kostic's strike from creeping in at his near post.
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4'Lindstrom is penalised for a foul on Jordi Alba.
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4'Kostic is flagged for offside.
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3'What a stop from Trapp! Ferran Torres bursts through the middle and unleashes a fierce, right-footed drive from distance that appears to be heading into the top corner. The home goalkeeper has other ideas though, and, at full stretch, somehow gets a fingertip on the ball to divert the strike over the bar.
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3'Corner awarded to Barcelona.
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3'This vibrant atmosphere fits in a pattern for Barcelona. They've overcome tough nights in Istanbul and Naples, two of Europe's most passionate football cities, so this Frankfurt noise won't be a factor in how they play.
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1'The visitors get the game started as they hope to take a major step towards adding the UEFA Europa League trophy to their collection.
Start of match
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PRVWBusquets and Trapp, the two captains, come together for the coin toss and we're about to start!
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PRVWThe sides are in the Frankfurt stadion tunnel, which can mean we are only moments away from the anthem blasting out around the ground!
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PRVWThe teams make their way out here!
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PRVWThe players get ready in the tunnel!
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PRVWThe players start their warm-up and prepare the final details before the start of the match.
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PRVWUsually, Bundesliga clubs don't fare well against Spanish opposition, but Frankfurt haven't lost a single one of their last seven games against La Liga outfits.
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PRVWBarcelona's Aubameyang has been among the goals of late, netting nine times in as many appearances.
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PRVWEverything is ready in the visirtor team's dressing room, with the shirts in place with less than an hour and a half to go. Waiting for the players to to warm up.
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PRVWThis is how the Spanish side arrived at the stadium, will they be able to win without the support of their home crowd?
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PRVWIt's 13 degrees and clear with periodic clouds in Frankfurt for this one. All set at this incredible stadium to get the ball rolling and enjoy the Europa League show.
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PRVWSrdjan Jovanovic is the referee for this one while Pol van Boekel is the VAR.
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PRVWThis is how the home side arrived at the stadium, will they be able to take advantage of the crowd's support to put the tie on track?
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PRVWAdama started like a rocket with four assists in his first five Barca matches. It’s an indication of Dembele’s excellence that the Wolves’ loanee has had to bide his time to get back in the XI.
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PRVWGavi is among two Barcelona alterations from their last match in this competition. He makes his first UEFA Europa League start, having come on as a substitute on three occasions so far in the tournament this term.
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PRVWEagles boss Glasner has named the same starting eleven as the second leg against Betis on 17th March. In terms of their last league outing, the goalless draw against bottom side Greuther Fürth on Saturday, Hinteregger comes in to defence, with Hasebe dropping to the bench.
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PRVWBarcelona XI: Ter Stegen (GK); Jordi Alba, Eric Garcia, Pique, Araujo; Gavi, Busquets, Pedri; Ferran Torres, Aubamayang, Adama Traore.
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PRVWFrankfurt XI: Trapp (GK); N'Dicka, Hinteregger, Tuta; Kostic, Sow, Jokic, Knauff; Kamada, Borre, Lindstrom.
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PRVWFrankfurt's form of late has proved they have been tough to beat too. Having lost three matches in a row in February, they are unbeaten in their last six games, including their last-gasp draw against Betis on 17th March that put them into the last eight.
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PRVWThe only time the Blaugrana have failed to secure a victory in that nine-match spell came in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League, first leg home draw against Galatasaray on 10th March.
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PRVWBarca boss Xavi Hernandez has led his side to an impressive run of eight wins in their last nine outings across all competitions.
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PRVWKamada is the highest scoring Japanese player in Europa League history with ten goals in 18 outings.
Pre-match
07 April 2022, 21:00
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović | VAR: Pol van Boekel
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the Europa League quarter-finals game between Frankfurt and Barcelona at the Deutsche Bank Park stadium in Frankfurt am Main! Any predictions?
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