⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread -- 2021/22 Winners: Eintracht Frankfurt!

[mia_houston]

Frankfurt's coach knows Barcelona's defense is weak. They made good use of the opportunity. de Jong doesn't seem completely fit. His performance was not good. Aubameyang's performance was very disappointing. We expect better performances from experienced players like him. He missed some easy opportunities. However, their performance is much more stable now than the way Barcelona started this season. As a Barca fan, I am happy to see Barcelona's stable perforamance. Hopefully they will play better next season.

I think it's true, some players didn't perform as expected. Pedri had to be substituted early in the second half, the usually good Aubameyang and Ferran didn't seem very excited last night during the game and this happens to almost all Barcelona players in my opinion.

Xavi's strategy was easy for Frankfurt to read, it was a failure that really disappointed me as a fan. The Frankfurt players took every chance to make a shot, it worked out to be 2 goals and they were lucky with that. As you said, the title target this season has finally failed and yes we can hope for it next season.

I didn't expect that Barcelona, ​​which was previously superior because they played at Camp Nou, couldn't actually give the best performance like in the previous matches, the penalty goal that occurred at the beginning of the game seemed to make the Barcelona players very down and seemed to lose their enthusiasm in playing, but I applaud Frankfurt skuad yesterday because even though they had won on aggregate they did not relax their attacks and instead put pressure on the Barcelona defense throughout the game, even though Barcelona managed to score 2 reply goals  in the last minute but it was too late for them to catch up.

Btw, is it true that Barcelona played at Camp Nou last night?
Because I see it seems almost 90% of the Nou Camp stadium is dominated by frankfurt fans, what's wrong with Barcelona?

[Falconer]

Btw, is it true that Barcelona played at Camp Nou last night? ;
Because I see it seems almost 90% of the Nou Camp stadium is dominated by frankfurt fans, what's wrong with Barcelona?

That is an issue that is being discussed because actually there were some really crazy things that the Barcelona fan base did in that game as it was known to sell tickets to Frankfurt fans for 2 to 5 times more expensive. Based on some news that I read, Barcelona ticket management also made a mistake where they did not limit the opposing fans in this match which in the end almost 30K Frankfurt fans filled the stadium.

In effect, Frankfurt seem to be playing at home without much pressure even though they actually argue that it is a rare opportunity that they should get even when tickets are 5 times more expensive than Barcelona supporters. Xavi and several Barcelona players have questioned this, but Laporta has clarified everything that it was a fatal mistake that resulted in his team losing.

[Jackl87]

FC Barcelona - Eintracht Frankfurt
this was a pathetic result for barcelona, but it was already an expected result, and it's not because Eintracht Frankfurt is a strong team, in fact Eintracht Frankfurt are a weak team that in the next phase will just be a team in which whoever calls to play against them he was just lucky because he will win. Barcelona's defeat has to do with the problem in defense, they had already conceded 2 goals against Levante, and note that Levante is in the relegation zone, so it was already foreseeable that Barcelona would concede many goals, I canceled my bet immediately that I realized this.

I agree that this was a very disappointing and even embarrassing performance of Barcelona and i also think that they really would have needed those few extra million euros that they would have gotten if they were able to reach the semi finals or even the finals of the Europa League. Barcelona is nearly bankrupt after all with debts of 1,3 Billion €.
I disagree though that Frankfurt is a weak team. It seems to me that you have not really seen any games of Frankfurt in the European competitions in the last years. In 2019 they also reached the semi final of the Europa League and then they were absolutely on the same level with their opponent Chelsea and only lost after the penalty shootout. Frankfurt has the ability to beat every one of those other clubs that are remaining in the competition now.

[Ratash]

We all were busy with barcelona game yesterday and we forgot about west ham excelent result a flawless victory 3 0 against lyon in an away game they are on fire i think they will make it to the final to meet leipzig those are my expections.

[hahay]

It was a very unexpected semi-final and in fact, at the moment I barely have a solid choice of which team deserves the final. West Ham are really strong here too But West Ham will be up against a team that has a big surprise, because the opponent that West Ham have to face in this semifinal is Eintracht Frankfurt who managed to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou. It's a great achievement Frankfurt made but even so, Frankfurt still won't guarantee to win because West Ham here for me is very strong. Likewise with Rangers, I think with two legs anything can change in the second leg although indeed, it looks like on paper Leipzig will win but I personally feel this season they are difficult to predict.

[wmaurik]

It was a very unexpected semi-final and in fact, at the moment I barely have a solid choice of which team deserves the final. West Ham are really strong here too But West Ham will be up against a team that has a big surprise, because the opponent that West Ham have to face in this semifinal is Eintracht Frankfurt who managed to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou. It's a great achievement Frankfurt made but even so, Frankfurt still won't guarantee to win because West Ham here for me is very strong. Likewise with Rangers, I think with two legs anything can change in the second leg although indeed, it looks like on paper Leipzig will win but I personally feel this season they are difficult to predict.

after Frankfurt managed to get rid of Barcelona at this time it will be difficult to predict who will be the champion, among the remaining teams I think all of them still have a chance to become champions because all these teams have almost equal quality. It's hard to say who will play in the final.
West Ham are very strong they have played consistently in the last few games, as well as Leipzig who are currently in their best form after they started the season slightly poorly, and Frankfurt they are certainly very confident after their win over Barcelona. as well as Rangers.
I think it will be very interesting because all of them are of the same quality with the same possibility of winning the Europa League this season.

[3meek]

Barcelona shamefully lost a home game to Eintracht! Congratulations to all those who bet on Eintracht to win... You managed to earn easy x10 without losing your nerves! Another surprise from Barcelona for their fans... They have screwed up all the championships this year - at home, in the Champions League, now in the Europa League, when almost everyone was sure they would be champions...

[rozak]

Barcelona shamefully lost a home game to Eintracht! Congratulations to all those who bet on Eintracht to win... You managed to earn easy x10 without losing your nerves! Another surprise from Barcelona for their fans... They have screwed up all the championships this year - at home, in the Champions League, now in the Europa League, when almost everyone was sure they would be champions...

betting on Eintracht when the game has not started I don't think it's the choice of those who place the bet. now Eintracht is in 9th position in the Bundesliga. and managed to beat Barca. even Barca only scored 2 goals at the end of the game.
Barca's possession as usual was excellent. but their midfield didn't manage to create a gap in the Eintracht defense well. Eintracht did very well, although I had to lose this bet too.

[FlamingFingers]

Barcelona shamefully lost a home game to Eintracht! Congratulations to all those who bet on Eintracht to win... You managed to earn easy x10 without losing your nerves! Another surprise from Barcelona for their fans... They have screwed up all the championships this year - at home, in the Champions League, now in the Europa League, when almost everyone was sure they would be champions...

betting on Eintracht when the game has not started I don't think it's the choice of those who place the bet. now Eintracht is in 9th position in the Bundesliga. and managed to beat Barca. even Barca only scored 2 goals at the end of the game.
Barca's possession as usual was excellent. but their midfield didn't manage to create a gap in the Eintracht defense well. Eintracht did very well, although I had to lose this bet too.

How are the mighty fallen, barca put up a late fight, but all result was jst a consolation to the home fans.Considering how Barca ended last season and started out this season, I think they have done well for themselves, there is an improvement, just that their tactics didn't work against frankfurter, Frankfurt were playing as if they were at home, the presence of their supporters in the stadium was amazing, huge numbers of their supporters were presence

[coco23]

We all were busy with barcelona game yesterday and we forgot about west ham excelent result a flawless victory 3 0 against lyon in an away game they are on fire i think they will make it to the final to meet leipzig those are my expections.

The Barcelona game was the obvious talk of the day though.
For the next round (semi-final) the pairings are:
West Ham vs Frankfurt. Odds for qualification are 1.6/2.2, so West Ham has an advantage, though it is not so clear as one would have thought. This is like a 60%/40% relation.
Leipzig vs Glasgow Rangers with odds 1.25/3.25 which is more like 75%/25%, so Leipzig is a clear favorite here.

I think we will see again pretty open games. By now anything is possible anyway and with Barcelona eliminated also the cup is up for grabs for any of the remaining teams.

[naira]

How are the mighty fallen, barca put up a late fight, but all result was jst a consolation to the home fans.Considering how Barca ended last season and started out this season, I think they have done well for themselves, there is an improvement, just that their tactics didn't work against frankfurter, Frankfurt were playing as if they were at home, the presence of their supporters in the stadium was amazing, huge numbers of their supporters were presence

I heard the news a few hours ago. Regarding Frankfurt fans who attended in excess of the capacity provided for Frankfurt fans. From the news, if I'm not mistaken a few days before the match tickets were sold out at a high price to give to Frankfurt fans.
Regardless of it all for Barcelona, it is considered a shame because at home. Regarding the match as we saw the result that the revenge attack from Barcelona was only active at the end so if the Barcelona players did that early in the match maybe the result would not be disappointing enough.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Barcelona shamefully lost a home game to Eintracht! Congratulations to all those who bet on Eintracht to win... You managed to earn easy x10 without losing your nerves! Another surprise from Barcelona for their fans... They have screwed up all the championships this year - at home, in the Champions League, now in the Europa League, when almost everyone was sure they would be champions...

betting on Eintracht when the game has not started I don't think it's the choice of those who place the bet. now Eintracht is in 9th position in the Bundesliga. and managed to beat Barca. even Barca only scored 2 goals at the end of the game.
Barca's possession as usual was excellent. but their midfield didn't manage to create a gap in the Eintracht defense well. Eintracht did very well, although I had to lose this bet too.

How are the mighty fallen, barca put up a late fight, but all result was jst a consolation to the home fans.Considering how Barca ended last season and started out this season, I think they have done well for themselves, there is an improvement, just that their tactics didn't work against frankfurter, Frankfurt were playing as if they were at home, the presence of their supporters in the stadium was amazing, huge numbers of their supporters were presence

the large number of Frankfurt fans who were present at the Camp Nou stadium may have been a reason for them to win, and it was very controversial where the organizers only provided 5000 tickets for Frankfurt supporters but in fact 30,000 Frankfurt fans were present, rumors said that Barcelona fans had betrayed by selling tickets at a price which is more expensive for Frankfurt supporters, causing a large number of Frankfurt supporters to attend the stadium.

Frankfurt played very confidently after they managed to take the lead in the 4th minute through the penalty point, and their defense was so strong that it was very difficult for the Barcelona players to penetrate, it was evident from the many ballposition mastery Barcelona was only able to make 4 Shots on target and that was more fewer than Frankfurt who managed to make 7 Shots on target.

it's a surprise, no one expected it but that's football.
btw I'm sure not many people are willing to bet on Frankfurt's win before the game starts.

[3meek]

Barcelona shamefully lost a home game to Eintracht! Congratulations to all those who bet on Eintracht to win... You managed to earn easy x10 without losing your nerves! Another surprise from Barcelona for their fans... They have screwed up all the championships this year - at home, in the Champions League, now in the Europa League, when almost everyone was sure they would be champions...

betting on Eintracht when the game has not started I don't think it's the choice of those who place the bet. now Eintracht is in 9th position in the Bundesliga. and managed to beat Barca. even Barca only scored 2 goals at the end of the game.
Barca's possession as usual was excellent. but their midfield didn't manage to create a gap in the Eintracht defense well. Eintracht did very well, although I had to lose this bet too.

Yes, I agree that betting on Eintracht before the game was crazy, but there were still those who did, and they got lucky! Betting often depends not only on knowledge but also on luck... But even judging by the game stats, Eintracht took more shots than Barcelona with minimal ball possession, suggesting better tactics...

[og kush420]

Barcelona shamefully lost a home game to Eintracht! Congratulations to all those who bet on Eintracht to win... You managed to earn easy x10 without losing your nerves! Another surprise from Barcelona for their fans... They have screwed up all the championships this year - at home, in the Champions League, now in the Europa League, when almost everyone was sure they would be champions...

betting on Eintracht when the game has not started I don't think it's the choice of those who place the bet. now Eintracht is in 9th position in the Bundesliga. and managed to beat Barca. even Barca only scored 2 goals at the end of the game.
Barca's possession as usual was excellent. but their midfield didn't manage to create a gap in the Eintracht defense well. Eintracht did very well, although I had to lose this bet too.

Wow. Droves of Frankfurt fan attend shock win over Barca.
Eintracht have maintained the record for not loosing to Spanish opposition since 1960 European cup final against Real Madrid.
Their semi final match will be West Ham

[coco23]

Eintracht have maintained the record for not loosing to Spanish opposition since 1960 European cup final against Real Madrid.

Well, to be fair, they haven't had too many chances to play against Spanish teams in official tournaments since then 
Impressive win from their side regardless. This game made their entire year, being rather without success in this year's Bundesliga season. Would they qualify for the Europa League again in case they win the title? This could be there only hope playing internationally next year then...

[Bloodseekers]

Eintracht have maintained the record for not loosing to Spanish opposition since 1960 European cup final against Real Madrid.

Well, to be fair, they haven't had too many chances to play against Spanish teams in official tournaments since then 
Impressive win from their side regardless. This game made their entire year, being rather without success in this year's Bundesliga season. Would they qualify for the Europa League again in case they win the title? This could be there only hope playing internationally next year then...

winning the Europa League this season is the only way they will be able to play on the European stage again next season because they are currently in 9th position in the standings.
Eintracht Frankfurt really made a surprise, no one expected them to beat Barcelona who are in good form.
Frankfurt is currently in high confidence, it is not impossible that they can win the Europa League this season.

[Razmirraz]

How are the mighty fallen, barca put up a late fight, but all result was jst a consolation to the home fans.Considering how Barca ended last season and started out this season, I think they have done well for themselves, there is an improvement, just that their tactics didn't work against frankfurter, Frankfurt were playing as if they were at home, the presence of their supporters in the stadium was amazing, huge numbers of their supporters were presence

This is a football, what happens on the pitch is the complete opposite of what is predicted off the pitch. Previously, football observers were very confident with the quality that Barcelona has to overthrow Frankfurt easily, the same thing happened with Atalanta. In fact, there are those who rely on these two teams, Barcelona and Atalanta can advance to the final with ease.
Now 4 teams are still left, West Ham vs Frankfurt and Leipzig vs Rangers. These four teams have shown their quality in the European arena, they deserve appreciation for their struggle from the group stage to the semifinals.

[hyudien]

Now 4 teams are still left, West Ham vs Frankfurt and Leipzig vs Rangers. These four teams have shown their quality in the European arena, they deserve appreciation for their struggle from the group stage to the semifinals.

West Ham vs Frankfurt will be a very interesting match. although I would like to see these two teams should be in the final rather than the semifinals. Maybe a much better cross for West Ham and Frankfurt. Then for Leipzig vs Rangers, this will tend to focus on seeing the free movement that Rangers expect. They took the initiative to be more aggressive and did not want to waste the opportunity to enter the final.

[Luzin]

The Barcelona game was the obvious talk of the day though.

At first I also thought Barcelona would get away easily. But frankfrut performed beyond my expectations. They effectively rely on quick counterattacks. Barcelona were made difficult by the scheme. Moreover, barca is actually the host today. They lost the same to Madrid at UCL but madrid qualified while Barca did not. Perhaps this is karma for Xavi for insulting Madrid's losing game at the Santiago Bernabeu.

[mia_houston]

Btw, is it true that Barcelona played at Camp Nou last night? ;
Because I see it seems almost 90% of the Nou Camp stadium is dominated by frankfurt fans, what's wrong with Barcelona?

That is an issue that is being discussed because actually there were some really crazy things that the Barcelona fan base did in that game as it was known to sell tickets to Frankfurt fans for 2 to 5 times more expensive. Based on some news that I read, Barcelona ticket management also made a mistake where they did not limit the opposing fans in this match which in the end almost 30K Frankfurt fans filled the stadium.

In effect, Frankfurt seem to be playing at home without much pressure even though they actually argue that it is a rare opportunity that they should get even when tickets are 5 times more expensive than Barcelona supporters. Xavi and several Barcelona players have questioned this, but Laporta has clarified everything that it was a fatal mistake that resulted in his team losing.

Despite all the bad results that barcelona got in that match it was fitting for Xavi and the barcelona players to be disappointed with what their fans were doing, I think as fans, they should have stood tall in every condition the club is currently facing, but in fact they are prefer money by selling tickets to frankfurt fans and making frankfurt fans control almost all seats in the stadium to cheer for their team in that crucial match, judging from what you said, of course we can conclude that the loyalty of the barcelona fans is only worth a few euros .