Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt: UEFA Europa League Quarterfinal clash: Eintracht Frankfurt are expecting to be roared on by 30,000 travelling fans at the Camp Nou as they target an upset victory against Barcelona on Thursday. Buoyed by holding the Spanish giants to a 1-1 draw in last Thursday’s first leg of the Europa League quarter-final in Germany, Eintracht head to Spain in bullish mood. Follow Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt updates on InsideSport.IN
Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Bundesliga side Frankfurt dream to defeat Spanish giants Barca, with 30000 fans travelling for the UEFA Europa League Quarterfinal clash
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Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt: 30000 Frankfurt fans to travel for the UEFA Europa League Quarterfinal clash
“We’ll go there and beat them,” promised Eintracht’s sports director Markus Kroesche. Frankfurt fans are set to arrive in Barcelona in huge numbers for the biggest game in the club’s recent history. “Together with the fans, we want to achieve something big there,” said Frankfurt midfielder Sebastian Rode.
The away support will be an “extra motivation”, Kroesche told German daily Bild, which “every player wants and needs”. At the same time, Kroesche admitted the team will need to “step up a notch” in their performance against the Spanish five-time Champions League winners.
Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt: UEFA Europa League Quarterfinal clash
Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner says the squad is buoyed by the first leg result and “everything is possible”. Their German international goalkeeper Kevin Trapp made outstanding saves to deny Barcelona’s stars and expects another busy night at Camp Nou.
“Anyone who doesn’t believe in it now is in the wrong place,” he said. Xavi Hernandez’s Barcelona needed a Luuk de Jong header in stoppage time to win 3-2 at relegation-threatened UD Levante last weekend in La Liga.
Frankfurt lost 2-1 at home to Freiburg last Sunday which left them mid-table in the Bundesliga, five points from the European places with five games left. Nevertheless, Glasner believes the best way to qualify for Europe next season is “to win the Europa League – then you’re in the Champions League next year”.
Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Bundesliga side Frankfurt dream to defeat Spanish giants Barca, with 30000 fans travelling for the UEFA Europa League Quarterfinal clash
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