FC Barcelona footballers lost in the quarterfinals of the European League quarterfinals at Nou Camp 2: 3 in Frankfurt and after a 1: 1 draw from the first duel in the competition they end. West Ham with Tomáš Souček and Vladimír Coufal won 3: 0 in France, the opening duel ended 1: 1. The winners will play together for the final.
Frankfurt led in Barcelona from the 4th minute, when he turned Kostič into a penalty kick. The Serbian national team had fingers in the second goal, after his pass he led the ball to Borre’s shot and increased the lead with an exhibition shot.
The Catalans were not helped by the early rally, and after 15 matches, their series of invincibility ended. In the 67th minute, the hero of the match Kostič insured the surprising progress, although the home team still corrected the score in the setting. Busquets gave Barcelona little hope and closed the match in the eleventh minute of the set time with Depay’s penalty kick. Eintracht is among the top four in the European League again after three years.
Lyon could quickly take the lead against the “Hammers”, but Toko Ekambi only shot a stick. Shortly before the break, West Ham struck from his great corner kick discipline, with stopper Dawson gaining ground. In the 44th minute, he increased Rice and finished the crushing ten-minute, albeit with an interrupted break, in the 48th minute from the break Bowen. The English national team scored in both matches.
Souček and Coufal played the whole match for the winner, midfielder Alex Král remained on the bench. The “Hammers” are in the semifinals of the European Cup for the first time since 1976.
Next goes by another German team Leipzig, which after a home result of 1: 1 from last week today won in Bergam 2: 0. Both goals were scored by Christopher Nkunku, who confirmed his position as the team’s most productive player. The 24-year-old French national team has a balance of 30 goals and 18 assists in all competitions this season. In Bergamo, he first established himself up close after Laimer’s return pass in the 18th minute and finally added a fuse from the penalty kick, which he himself won.
The “Red Bulls” reached the semifinals of the European Cup for the second time in the club’s short history. In the 2019/20 season, they were even among the top four teams in the Champions League.
The last semifinalist is the Glasgow Rangers, who defeated 3: 1 after overcoming Brag. At home, the Scot quickly erased the one-goal deficit from the first duel, and before the break he was helped by the referee, who ordered a very strict penalty kick and ruled out Tormen.
But the Portuguese were also able to score at ten and bring the match into overtime. However, they collected it in a long weakness and then the judges sent them to nine, when he showed Medeiros one yellow card and then another for protests…
European League quarter-finals matches:
FC Barcelona – Eintracht Frankfurt 2: 3 (0: 2)
Goals: 90. + 1 Busquets, 90. + 11 Depay with pen. – 4. z pen. and 67. Kostic, 36. Borre. RC: 90. + 11 N’Dicka (Frankfurt). The first match 1: 1, Frankfurt advanced.
Lyon – West Ham United 0:3 (0:2)
Goals: 38. Dawson, 44. Rice, 48. Bowen. First match 1: 1, West Ham advanced.
Bergamo – Leipzig 0: 2 (0: 1)
Goals: 18th and 87th from pen. Nkunku. The first match 1: 1, Leipzig advanced.
Glasgow Rangers – Braga 3: 1 after extra time (2: 1, 2: 0)
Goals: 2nd and 44th from pen. Tavernier, 101. Roofe – 83. Carmo. ČK: 42. Tormena, 105. Medeiros (both Braga). First match 0: 1, Rangers advanced.
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