Barcelona drawn against Eintracht Frankfurt in quarter-finals of Europa League
Barcelona were drawn to play Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals of this season's Europa League on Friday, while West Ham United will take on Lyon. Appearing in Europe's second-tier club competition for the first time since 2004 following their exit from the Champions League in the group stage, Barcelona qualified for the quarter-finals by beating Galatasaray 2-1 on aggregate.
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- Published Date: 04:47 | 18 March 2022
- Modified Date: 05:04 | 18 March 2022
Former European champions Barcelona were drawn against German side Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals of the second-tier Europa League on Friday while West Ham United face a tough challenge against Olympique Lyonnais.
Barcelona beat Napoli and Galatasaray in the previous rounds under new coach Xavi Hernandez while Frankfurt eliminated Real Betis in a tense tie that went to extra time in the second leg.
The two German sides avoided each other after RB Leipzig were drawn against Italian side Atalanta.
Leipzig did not play the last round after their opponent Spartak Moscow were thrown out of the competition by European soccer governing body UEFA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
West Ham, who beat former champions Sevilla in the last round, are eyeing their first European trophy since 1999 when they lifted the UEFA Intertoto Cup but have to get past Lyon who beat Portuguese side Porto.
Braga will meet high-flying Rangers who knocked out Borussia Dortmund and Red Star Belgrade.
Following is the Europa League draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, held in Nyon on Friday.
Quarter-final 1: RB Leipzig vs Atalanta
Quarter-final 2: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Barcelona
Quarter-final 3: West Ham United vs Olympique Lyonnais
Quarter-final 4: SC Braga vs Rangers
Semi-final 1: RB Leipzig/Atalanta vs SC Braga/Rangers
Semi-final 2: West Ham United/Olympique Lyonnais vs Eintracht Frankfurt/Barcelona
* Team drawn first will play the first leg at home.
SCHEDULE
Quarter-finals
First leg: April 7
Second leg: April 14
Semi-finals
First leg: April 28
Second leg: May 5
Final
May 18 at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, Seville