West Ham did not mature in the first half to defend Lyon, in addition, he lost a cress Cresswell in the setting, who received a straight red card for a foul on the escaping Dembél.
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The home team also took the lead in the tenth minute in the 52nd minute. The ball fell to Bowen and he got it behind the goalkeeper Lopes due to Boateng’s run. After a quarter of an hour, he settled the Ndombélé from a similar situation. Olympique thus maintained the invincibility in the current year of EL.
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Defender Vladimír Coufal, who is returning after the groin operation, remained on the West Ham bench, as did another Czech midfielder, Alex Král.
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Frankfurt’s Ansgar Knauff celebrates scoring a goal against Barcelona.Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters
At the end of the cautious first half, Frankfurt was about to play a penalty after Borre’s contact with Barcelona’s Busquets, but referee Jovanovic canceled his original verdict after checking out the video.
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Eintracht managed to enter the second act and in the 48th minute Knauff opened the score with a show shot under the crossbar. The favored Catalans responded with Torres’s goal in the 66th minute.
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The home team then further complicated Tut’s situation by eliminating after the second yellow card, but the guests did not use the overtime for more than twenty minutes to win the goal. Nevertheless, “Barca” extended the series without defeat to 14 competitive matches.
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Bergamo, who eliminated another German team from Leverkusen in the round of 16, started well in Leipzig and in the 17th minute Muriel opened the score after an individual action and an accurate shot. Silva, on the other hand, headed for the pole, the goalie Pašalič also hit the goal construction just before the break.
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Leipzig leveled in the 58th minute. Silva failed in the penalty area and let the goalkeeper Mussa stand out, but he was then inadvertently overtaken by Zappacost. Another player, Atalanty Koopmeiners, scored again and Szoboszlai headed back to the crossbar in the end. The German team did not recognize the winner in the 11th competition duel in a row.
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Ruiz decided Braga’s victory in the 40th minute. On the other hand, Horta’s play was disheartening. Nineteen-year-old Czech goalkeeper Lukáš Horníček watched from the home bench.
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| The opening match of the quarterfinals of the European Football League |
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| Leipzig – Bergamo 1: 1 (0: 1) |
| Goals: 58th own Zappacost – 17th Muriel. |
| Braga – Glasgow Rangers 1:0 (1:0) |
| Branka: 40. Ruiz |
| West Ham – Lyon 1:1 (0:0) |
| Goals: 52. Bowen – 66. Ndombélé. Red Cross: 45. + 3 Cresswell (West Ham). |
| Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Barcelona 1: 1 (0: 0) |
| Goals: 48. Knauff – 66. Torres. Red Cross: 78. Tuta (Frankfurt). |
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