FC Barcelona traveled to Germany to face Eintracht Frankfurt for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League. The Blaugrana club is ready for their contest, in this first match that promises to be a great match, against the Germans led by Oliver Glasner. The culés arrive with a good streak and become established as favorites to win the title, however, the Frankfurt eagles have been having very good performances in the tournament. They arrive with confidence high after overcoming a tough match against Real Betis. They add up to two wins, a draw and a loss in the last four games. In all, they scored at least one goal.
For this occasion, the Germans will not be able to count on Ragnar Ache or Diant Ramaj, who have been left out due to injuries, and the focus is on Colombian striker Rafael Santos Borré, who is looking forward to the match and has stated that facing the team led by Xavi Hernández is special because of the rival's level. “Our people are going to live it in a good way, they will feel it. What we can show them will also be important for us,” he said.
For his part, coach blaugrana urged his players not to let their guard down. “They are very strong,” he stressed regarding the physicist of the Germans, and pointed out that relaxation on the part of the Catalans cannot exist if the idea is to overcome this tough tie. In the face of any neglect, the Frankurt could overtake them, as they have good transitions to attack and are also very fast. Barça will not be able to count on Sergiño Dest, injured, nor Dani Alves, who is not registered in the squad that plays the tournament. Today, they could be part of the starting team Óscar Mingueza or Ronald Araujo to occupy the position of winger.
Nor will Barcelona be able to count on Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti, Ansu Fati, Luuk de Jong and Moussa Wagge, all injured. The commitment to the eagles will be an interesting challenge to see how the team works in the face of so many variants. They come from restructuring their style of play after the departure of the previous coach and the arrival of Xavi. It has been quite a roller coaster and they are finally recovering with a strong team in attack and a solid defense. In the European tournament they have great effectiveness, especially at the feet of Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, who has scored a goal in every game played by the Spaniards.
In an interview published by Mundo Deportivo, Santos Borré analyzed the match against Barcelona and commented: “With this new project and this new coach, they are good, very strong. It is a team that, little by little, is feeling well, is feeling comfortable in the games. And, as I say, for people here in Germany it is a great illusion to be able to face a team like this that is in a good time.” For today's game, the striker is quite confident and assured that his team will win by 2-1 and that he will score the decisive goal.
The match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Barcelona will be played this Thursday, April 7, 2022, at 2pm and will be shown LIVE on Star+.
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