Europa League: Eintracht Frankfurt demolishes FC Barcelona 3-2 with 2 goals from F. Kostic
BARCELONA. Eintracht Frankfurt topped FC Barcelona 3-2 thanks to F. Kostic who scored in the 4th and 68th minute.
BARCELONA. Eintracht Frankfurt topped FC Barcelona 3-2 thanks to F. Kostic who scored in the 4th and 68th minute. FC Barcelona was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (75%).
Eintracht Frankfurt remained in 10 people after O. N’Dicka received a double yellow card in the 90′.
The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias with the help of Rui Licínio Barbosa Tavares and Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares. The 4th official was Fábio José Costa Veríssimo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.7 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.
Match Statistics
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 75% while Eintracht Frankfurt was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Eintracht Frankfurt managed to find the solution to win this contest.
FC Barcelona shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards (E. Garcia, Gavi and O. Dembele). On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt received 6 yellow cards (K. Jakic, A. Hrustic, O. N’Dicka, A. Knauff, O. Glasner and K. Trapp).
Also, Eintracht Frankfurt didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after O. N’Dicka (Eintracht Frankfurt) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
After playing this encounter, FC Barcelona will stay with points to stay in the 0th place. On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt will have 12 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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3'3'
E. Garcia
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4'4'
F. Kostic (Penalty)
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24'24'
K. Jakic
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28'28'
Gavi
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37'37'
R. Borre
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46'46'
F. de Jong
Pedri
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62'62'
A. Traore
P. Aubameyang
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62'62'
S. Dest
O. Mingueza
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68'68'
F. Kostic
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70'70'
L. de Jong
E. Garcia
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80'80'
Memphis Depay
Ferran Torres
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81'81'
J. Hauge
R. Borre
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80'80'
Ajdin Hrustic
Sebastian Rode
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83'83'
A. Hrustic
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84'84'
S. Busquets i Burgos (Goal Disallowed)
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90'90'
Sergio Busquets
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90'90'
Memphis Depay (Penalty)
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90'90'
Ahmed Nagy
Almamy Touré
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90'90'
Ragnar Ache
Rafael Borré
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90'90'
Timothy Chandler
Ansgar Knauff
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90'90'
Evan Ndicka
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90'90'
Ousmane Dembélé
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90'90'
Ansgar Knauff
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90'90'
Evan Ndicka
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90'90'
Kevin Trapp
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90'90'
O. Glasner
Next match
FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus chose to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Óscar Mingueza , Ronald Araújo , Eric García , Jordi Alba , Pedri , Sergio Busquets , Gavi , Ousmane Dembélé , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ferran Torres .
Substitutes
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Pedri for F. de Jong (46′), O. Mingueza for S. Dest (62′), P. Aubameyang for A. Traore (62′), E. Garcia for L. de Jong (70′) and F. Torres for M. Depay (81′).
Top player: Ousmane Dembélé
Probably the most impressive player in FC Barcelona was Ousmane Dembélé.
His rating is with 33 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 21. He performed 13 crosses.
Eintracht Frankfurt: Formation and Lineups
Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Oliver Glasner played with: Kevin Trapp , Almamy Touré , Martin Hinteregger , Evan Ndicka , Ansgar Knauff , Kristijan Jakić , Sebastian Rode , Filip Kostić , Jesper Lindstrøm , Daichi Kamada and Rafael Santos Borré .
Substitutes
Eintracht Frankfurt made 4 changes: S. Rode for A. Hrustic (81′), R. Borre for J. Hauge (81′), R. Borre for R. Ache (90′) and A. Knauff for T. Chandler (90′).
Top player: Filip Kostić
The player who no doubt impressed Eintracht Frankfurt the most was Filip Kostić.
His rating is with 2 goals, 29 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.
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