JAKARTA - The second leg of the 2021–2022 Europa League quarter-final between Barcelona and Eintracht Frankfurt will take place on Friday, April 15, early this morning. Both teams still have an equal chance of getting tickets to the semifinals.
The two teams drew 1-1 at Deutsche Bank Park, last week. With that draw, Barcelona only needed a 0-0 draw to qualify for the semifinals. However, if Frankfurt score at the Camp Nou, things could fall apart.
Frankfurt's chances of scoring at home to Barcelona are open. In the first meeting, they were able to perform quite well and create more chances than Barcelona, but unfortunately the golden opportunity to score more than one goal passed just like that.
Unfortunately, Die Adler came with less good provisions. Oliver Glasner's squad had just suffered a 1-2 defeat at home to Freiburg last weekend or two days after the draw with the Blaugrana.
The defeat added to Die Adler's five-match winless stats in all competitions. This record clearly puts them in a difficult position when they want to repeat the achievement of reaching the semifinals of the Europa League like the 2018–2019 season.
However, most of Frankfurt's games on a recent winless streak have come at Deutsche Bank Park. Meanwhile, they have a good record away from home, claiming three wins from four away games in the Europa League this season.
Meanwhile, Barcelona lost Gerard Pique due to injury in the first leg and had to be replaced at the start of the match. With the possible absence of Pique, it will automatically open up opportunities for Clement Lenglet in the heart of the defense.
However, defensive issues within Xavi's squad are still complicated by injuries to Sergi Roberto and Samuel Umtiti and the incompetence of Dani Alves. Meanwhile, Ansu Fati continues to train with the team but is not expected to take any risks in this match.
The following is the schedule for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League:
Thursday, April 14, 2022
23:45 WIB
Atalanta vs Leipzig
Friday, April 15, 2022
02.00 WIB
Olympique Lyon vs West Ham
Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Rangers vs Braga
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