Eintracht Frankfurt knocked favorites Barcelona out of the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday, while West Ham United and Rangers joined RB Leipzig in qualifying for the last four. Frankfurt beat Barcelona 3-2 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate after Serbian international Filip Kostic scored twice either side of a Rafael Santos Borre goal at the … Read more
Thousands of Eintracht Frankfurt fans packed the Nou Camp’s home sections to watch their team beat Barcelona 3-2 in the Europa League quarter-finals. According to reports, 30,000 Frankfurt fans travelled to Spain for the return leg, which was tense after a 1-1 tie in Germany last week. Frankfurt had sold out its 5,000 away-seat allocation, … Read more
Barcelona has struggled at home in international play this season, but if they are to reach the Europa League semi-finals, they must beat Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday at the Camp Nou. Last week, the Catalans needed a second-half Ferran Torres goal to come from behind and draw 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany in the … Read more
PARIS: Barcelona and tournament specialists Sevilla are hoping to secure spots in the quarter-finals of the Europa League this week with three Spanish teams still in a competition dominated by La Liga clubs in recent years. A rejuvenated Barca head to Istanbul for the second leg of their last-16 tie against Galatasaray on a 10-game … Read more
MADRID: Sevilla’s promising season could be coming to an end, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they finished strong in the Europa League. On Thursday, they face West Ham in the first round of the knockout round at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, pitting two of the tournament’s favourites against each other. While West Ham has … Read more
Rangers stunned Borussia Dortmund 4-2 in the Europa League while Barcelona had to come from behind to draw 1-1 at home to Napoli in their play-off first leg tie. In Dortmund, James Tavernier gave Rangers the lead with a 38th-minute penalty after a handball by Dan-Axel Zagadou from a corner. Three minutes later, Dortmund again … Read more
PARIS: Diego Simeone celebrates 10 years in charge of Atletico Madrid on Thursday, an increasingly rare accomplishment in the febrile arena of top level football management. The feat is even more remarkable given Atletico’s track record before the Argentine’s arrival in 2011. The Spanish side’s previous owner, Jesus Gil going through 37 coaches in his … Read more
BERLIN: With the prolific Erling Haaland fit and firing again, Borussia Dortmund hope to round out the year in style and close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich. “We want to put pressure on Bayern, so the next three games are really important,” said captain Marco Reus ahead of Saturday’s derby at Bochum. Last … Read more
MADRID: Carlo Ancelotti was adamant Real Madrid have not sewn up the La Liga title already but beat Atletico Madrid on Sunday and they might not be far away. Madrid are 10 points clear of Atletico heading into the derby at the Santiago Bernabeu, with the chance to extend the gap to 13 points, two weeks before … Read more
LEVERKUSEN: Moussa Diaby volleyed in a late winner as Bayer Leverkusen punched their Europa League last 16 tickets as group winners with a dramatic 3-2 win Thursday at home to Celtic. Goals by midfielder Robert Andrich, his second of the night, and winger Diaby in a five-minute burst late in the game swung the result … Read more
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers will put aside speculation linking him with the vacancy at Manchester United to focus on beating Legia Warsaw on Thursday to ensure the Foxes keep their hopes of automatic qualification to the Europa League knockout stage alive. The 48-year-old Northern Irishman has been linked with the United role after Ole … Read more
