Barcelona vs Frankfurt: Attacker Ansgnar Knauff scored a sensational goal for the German team in the match first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals that took place at the Deutsche Bank Park stadium in Hesse, Germany.
Within 48 minutes of play, Frankfurt managed to get ahead of the scoreboard after a corner kick that could not be controlled by Barcelona's defense.
Frankfurt midfielder Filip Kostic was in charge of executing the corner. His launch was directed to the penalty point of the Barça area.
Barcelona defender Eric Garcia managed to win over the air game between several teammates and rivals, but his clearance was very short and at the center of the edge of the large area.
The 20-year-old German footballer, Ansgnar Knauff, appeared on the scene and after controlling the ball he hit him with the outer edge of the booty and the angle of the goal of the culé goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen to decree the 1-0 match between Barcelona and Frankfurt.
Ansgnar Knauff scored his first goal in a Frankfurt jersey in the current season of the 2021-2022 Europa League. The attacker played three games as a starter in the UEFA tournament.
Barcelona and Frankfurt met for the first time in an international tournament at UEFA. The Barça team aspires to win the title that it lacks in its showcases, that of the Europa League.
Frankfurt reached the Europa League quarterfinals undefeated from first place in Group D, beating Olympiacos, Fenerbahce and Antwerp. In the round of 16 he eliminated Real Betis from Spain.
Barcelona will compete in the Europa League after 17 years in a row reaching single-elimination stages in the Champions League. The Bálgranas beat Napoli in the preliminary phase and Turkey's Galatasaray in the second round.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez lined up with Marc-André ter Stegen, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia, Sergio Busquets, Pedri, Gavi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Adama Traoré and Ferran Torres.
Frankfurt strategist Oliver Glasner trained with Kevin Trapp, Martin Hinteregger, Obite N'Dicka, Tuta, Filip Kostić, Djibril Sow, Daichi Kamada, Kristijan Jakić, Jesper Lindstrom, Rafael Santos Borre and Ansgar Knauff.
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