B.Arselona will play Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals on Wednesday night. Javi Hernandezthe men are in great shape and full of confidence. Having won their last four matches in all competitions, the Blue Garnets are hoping for a positive result against a tough opponent at Deutsche Bank Park. Stay tuned here on the live blog for all the pre-match preparations and then minute-by-minute updates from Eintracht Frankfurt vs Barcelona.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Barcelona LIVE SCORE: 1-1
This is the very beginning of our live blog Eintracht Frankfurt – Barcelona as we bring you all the news from this Thursday evening meeting in Germany.
Minute 78: RED CARD – EINTRACHT FRANKFURT
Pedri reacts most quickly to losing the ball, and Tuta stands on the leg of a teenager, and the Frankfurter receives a second yellow card of the evening. Will Barcelona be able to make the most of their advantage?
67th minute: GOAL – BARCELONA
The substitutions had a noticeable effect as Dembélé sent the ball to De Jong’s feet, who then played two one-twos with Ferrand before the Spaniard finished behind Trapp.
Minute 60: Double substitution for Barcelona.
Xavi is unhappy with what he sees and makes a double substitution.
Adama Traore and Gavi make way for Frenkie de Jong and Ousmane Dembele.
Minute 49: GOAL – EINTRACHT, FRANKFURT
An Eintracht Frankfurt corner kick is knocked out to the edge of the penalty area, which is controlled by Knauf, after which he delivers a stunning shot into the top corner. 1-0 in favor of the hosts.
BREAK
During the break everything is fine. Both teams had clear chances, but none of them converted. The hosts were awarded a penalty, but the VAR system correctly overturned this decision.
Minute 34: Frankfurt awarded a penalty… but canceled
Ter Stegen parries the ball in the danger zone, and Busquets has to resort to the last tackle. The referee awards a penalty… but VAR advises him to reverse the decision. Not a penalty.
Minute 21: Piqué took off
In terms of news for Barcelona, Gerard Piqué is forced out by injury. The defender seemed to be tugging at something when he slipped.
Clement Lenglet takes his place.
Minute 15: Aubameyang with a big chance
Aubameyang shot on goal, but Trapp held his own to make a save. In the end, an offside was given, but the Gabonese was in the game and thus the goal would have stood if he had converted the ball.
Minute 6: Eintracht misses babysitter
The hosts should keep the score 1-0, but Sow misses the opportunity. The ball returns to the midfielder near the penalty mark, but he misses the target some distance away.
Minute 3: What a Trapp save!
Ferran Torres hits from 30 yards and heads into the top corner before Trapp makes a great fingertip save.
kick off
We are located in Deutsche Bank Park.
18:50 BST: Frankfurt confirms XI
Eintracht chose the familiar starting eleventh to take on Barcelona.
Frankfurt confirmed XI: Trapp, Tuta, Hinteregger, N’Dika, Knauf, Yakic, Sow, Kostic, Lindstrom, Kamada, Borre
18:45 BST: Barcelona confirm XI
Javi Hernandez has chosen his starting XI for the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final against Eintracht Frankfurt. The Catalan coach decided to leave Ousmane Dembele on the bench, while Adama Traore took the lead along with Ferran Torres and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Barcelona confirmed XICast: Ter Stegen, Araujo, Eric Garcia, Pique, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Pedri, Gavi, Adama, Ferran, Aubameyang.
17:30 BST: Stage set.
Barcelona are ready to take to the Deutsche Bank Park pitch to ensure a positive result ahead of the Camp Nou second leg. The pitch looks to be in perfect condition, and the Catalan club’s official social media accounts showcase the Eintracht stadium in Frankfurt.
Eintracht Frankfurt predicted squad
Daichi Kamada is back from injury, but Christopher Lentz and Diant Ramage are unlikely to show up due to injuries.
Estimated squad of Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1): Kevin Trapp; Martin Hinteregger, Evan Ndika, Tuta; Ansgar Knauff, Djibril Sow, Christian Jakich, Filip Kostic; Daichi Kamada, Jesper Lindström; Rafael Santos Borre.
Predicted line-up for Barcelona
Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti and Sergino Dest are out with injuries, Luuk de Jong has tested positive for COVID-19, and Memphis Depay hasn’t rode with the team due to left leg overload.
Predicted composition of Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc-André ter Stegen; Ronald Araujo, Gerard Pique, Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba; Pedri, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong; Ousmane Dembele, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ferran Torres.