BARCA SENT PACKING FROM EUROPE BY FRANKFURTERS
FAVOURITE Barcelona was dumped out of the Europa League by Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals on Thursday while West Ham United joined RB Leipzig in qualifying for the last four.
Serbian international Filip
Kostic (inset) scored twice either side of a Rafael Santos Borre strike at the Camp Nou for Frankfurt, which survived a late fightback from the host to win 3-2 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate.
Sergio Busquets scored a late consolation before Memphis Depay’s even later penalty for
Barcelona but Eintracht held on, to the delight of the estimated 30,000 German supporters who travelled to Catalonia for the gam game. Eintracht will face We West Ham in the semifi finals. The Premier L League side o outclassed Lyon in F France.
Having drawn 1-1 at home in last week’s first leg, the Hammers took the lead in the 38th minute of the return when Craig Dawson headed in a Pablo Fornals corner. Captain Declan Rice slotted in the second just before the break. The outcome was put beyond doubt when West Ham scored a third through Jarrod Bowen.