Barcelona Finds Europa League Quarterfinals at Istanbul Caldera

Barcelona will visit Galtasaray Stadium in Turkey on Thursday (17h15 GMT) to find the quarterfinals of the Europa League, ahead of an important classic against Real Madrid in the Sunday league.

The tie is totally open after Barça couldn't get past a scoreless draw in the first leg of Camp Nou and was unable to play everything at the always-complicated Ali Samien Stadium.

Barça coach Xavi Hernández (Xavi Hernández) said after winning Osasuna 4-0 in an intense league match on Sunday, “I thought everything would be easier against Galatasaray.

Excessive confidence that Barça will not repeat in the faith of her rival: “We told ourselves that if we exercise this intensity, we can compete with anyone, and that's exactly the way.” Xavi added.

Coach Barça will be able to count on all the figures against Galatasaray. Galatasaray arrives at the match after Kerem Akturkulu, the most outstanding man in the first leg, scored a double against Vexitas in the Istanbul derby.

- If you look at the classic -

For Barça, victory means not only reaching the quarterfinals of the Europa League, but also moral rearmament ahead of Sunday's Classic League against Real Madrid. Real Madrid has 15 points left for 10 rounds before the end of the championship, but culés has one less match.

Seville visits the English West Ham Field with a slight advantage after taking 1-0 in the first leg of Sánchez Pizjuán, but the Andalusians cannot ignore it.

“The sword is all high, the tie is 50% and we will try to recover to compete well.” Said Seville coach Julen Lopetegui after drawing 1-1 from Rayo Vallecano Field on Sunday.

The Andalusian team trapped in La Liga, who won only two of the last eight matches, shows a better face in Europe, and hopes to continue their journey in their favorite competitions. They won six times when it was still the UEFA Cup.

The transfer to the quarterfinals of the Europa League would be an infusion of encouragement for Seville, who was waiting for his loss, and the last of them was Marcos Acuña, from Argentina, who had to retire due to discomfort in Valecas.

Worse than the neighbors of the capital of Andalusia, Betis travels to Frankfurt, trying to overcome the 2-1 defeat for Eintracht in the first segment.

- “Go and win” -

Removing the double value of the goal in the opposite field this season will somewhat facilitate the mission of the green and white, who need only a little to spend the tie extra time.

Struggling to advance to the Champions League position, Betis faces a lively match, beating Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at the Spanish Championship last weekend.

Betis defender Marc Bartra recalled to the club's television that “we have a team and mentality that will win the match,” recalls that “we will face a rival who breaks the match, knowing that he is worth a tie.”

Among other contenders moving forward in the Continental Championship, Italian Atalanta has a mission to visit Bayer Leverkusen to defend the superiority gained by a 3-2 victory in the first leg.

Monaco, France, receives the Portuguese Braga as a mission to score 2-0 against scoring in the first leg of a Portuguese city.

— Second round program of Europa League 16 (GMT time):

Thursday:

(17h45min) Red Star (SRB) - Rangers (SCO) (1st leg: 0-3)

Monaco (France) - Braga (POR) (0-2)

Bayer Leverkusen (GER) - Atalanta (ITA) (2-3)

Galatasaray (TUR) - Barcelona (ESP) (0-0)

(20h00) Lyon (France) -Oporto (POR) (1-0)

West Ham (English) - Seville (ESP) (0-1)

Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) - Betis (ESP) (2-1)

- Already qualified for the room: RB Leipzig (GER)

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