Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt Match Analysis and Prediction

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Having failed to utilize numerous chnces to kill the game off in the first leg, Eintracht Frankfurt travel to Camp Nou to face Barcelona in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday.

The two teams played out a 1-1 draw at the Deutsche Bank Park last week and are looking for the chance to meet either West Ham United or Lyon in the semi-finals.

It would typically be expected one of Barcelona’s famed attacking names to come up with the finish that Knauff did in the first leg last week, but it was the Frankfurt man who stunned Barca with a peach of a half-volley from outside the area with 48 minutes gone.

Being held to a 1-1 stalemate by a Franfurt side who had previoulsy struggled for any sort of attacking inspiration was a slight hit to the Barcelona momentum under Xavi, whose side were on the brink of dropping points against Levante before Luuk de Jong saved them in stoppage time for a 3-2 win.

Now unbeaten in 15 matches across all competitions, Blaugrana have only been eliminated in one of their last six European ties when avoiding defeat in the first leg, and it is difficult to imagine how Frankfurt’s abundance of missed opportunities will not begin to haunt them.

It was a sense of flashback for Frankfurt in the first leg after they were previously held to a 1-1 draw at home in the last-16 by Real Betis, but seeing a seven-game unbeaten run in all competitions come to an end at the weekend was not ideal preparation for this contest.

Going down 1-0 and losing midfielder Djibril Sow to injury represented a dismal first half for Frankfurt against Freiburg, and while they responded to Vincenzo Grifo’s opener through Filip Kostic, they ended up losing 2-1.

Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt head to head

The two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the Europa League where they played out a 1-1 draw. This will be the second time they meet in a competitive match in their second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Barcelona 07/04/22

Barcelona latest home form

Barcelona have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Sevilla 1-0 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded just one.

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Barcelona 0-0 Galatasaray 10/03/22

Barcelona 4-0 Osasuna 13/03/22

Barcelona 1-0 Sevilla 03/04/22

Barcelona latest away form

Barcelona have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. In their last away game, they managed to defeat Levante 3-2 in the league. In their last five away matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded five.

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Galatasaray 1-2 Barcelona 17/03/22

Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona 20/03/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Barcelona 07/04/22

Levante 2-3 Barcelona 10/04/22

Eintracht Frankfurt latest home form

Frankfurt have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having been winless in their five most recent matches. Their last home victory came on March 13 when they defeated Bochum 2-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Real Betis 17/03/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Numberg 24/03/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0 Greuther Furth 02/04/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Barcelona 07/04/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 Freiburg 10/04/22

Eintracht Frankfurt latest away form

Frankfurt have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. In their last away game, they drew 0-0 with RB Leipzig in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded five.

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Hertha Berlin 1-4 Eintracht Frankfurt 05/03/22

Real Betis 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt 09/03/22

RB Leipzig 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt 20/03/22

Barcelona news

Barcelona’s defensive issues are complicated by Sergino Dest, Samuel Umtiti and Sergi Roberto’s injuries, as well as Dani Alves’ ineligibility.

Gerard Pique is absent with an adductor issue, with his absence opening up a spot for Clement Lenglet to rejoin the defence should Ronald Araujo continue to fill in at right-back.

Eintracht Frankfurt news

Tuta was sent off for two bookable offences in the first leg, with Makoto Hasebe the likely candidate to deputise in the back three.

Christopher Lenz and Diant Ramaj are in the treatment room alongside midfield regular Sow, while Daichi Kamada will hope to force his way back into the XI.

Prediction and Odds

Even with their dissatisfactory winless run, Frankfurt caused the Barcelona defence all sorts of problems in the first leg and should have no problem repeating the same.

However, despite defensive absencens in Barcelona side, their recent dominance at home should be enough motivation for them to win in the second leg.

Odds: 1 1.89 X 2.05 2 2.35