Eintracht Frankfurt take on the visitors Barcelona in the first leg of UEFA Europa League quarterfinals. The match will be played on Thursday, April 7th at Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt).
The hosts quite average season after last year successful campaign. After 28 matches, 39 points were gained - hence the 9th place. It's in the Europa League here they can prove themselves. The Germans are still undefeated there. In the group managed to gain 12 points in the clashes with "Fenerbahce", "Antwerp" and "Olympiacos" and took 1st place in the quartet - which, among other things, allowed to "skip" the stage of the 1/16 finals. In clash with Betis in Round of 16 they managed to win on the road, 2-1, after which it was already possible to play a draw at home. However, the team almost outwitted itself. The Spaniards scored on the 90th minute. And I was lucky that I managed to do without a penalty. It was luck: the decisive goal was an own goal in the 121st minute.
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Barcelona reached the bottom last year - albeit not in history, but in recent years. Recently, the strongest club in Spain could not cope with the departure of Messi and an epidemic of injuries. Kuman paid for it with his position, but Xavi was not able to fix everything at first. In particular, the team failed to correct the situation in the Champions League, eventually finishing there 3rd in the group. But gradually the situation improved in the winter. And the winter transfer window was useful, which is worth the signing of Pierre-Emerick Obameyang. They managed to rise to the top 4, moreover, now, beating "Seville", and even rose to 2nd place. They still have a chance for a successful season with possible Europa League title.
This will be the first game between the Germans and the Catalans. Eintracht was left without Ramay, but he is only a reserve goalkeeper. Barcelona will not be able to use Fati and Umtiti. Bookmakers consider the favorite of the meeting "Barcelona". But they do not put many efforts in this competition, having struggled with Napoli and Galatasaray.
Prediction for the match: Eintracht Frankfurt to win with +1.0 handicap.
