Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt: UEL Quarter finals, Second leg Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups and Dream11 Predictions

Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt is the next second leg match in this year's UEFA Europa League quarter-finals as Frankfurt travel to the Camp Nou on Thursday.

Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Match Preview:

A Ferran Torres cracker secured a draw for the Catalans last week in reply to Ansgar Knauff's opener – before Tuta's late dismissmal for the Bundesliga side.

Barcelona then bounced back once more to beat Levante 3-2 in a La Liga thriller on the weekend, the last-ditch winner coming courtest of Luuk de Jong after he shook off Covid.

Frankfurt fell to a home defeat versus Freiburg ahead of their trip to Spain, dropping them further off the pace domestically and emphasising their need to win this tie, setting up a semi-final showdown against West Ham or Lyon.

Team News:

Barcelona:

Barcelona lost Gerard Pique to an adductor issue in the first leg, but he is in the squad for this game alongside Sergino Dest, and Xavi's defensive issues are once again complicated by Sergi Roberto and Samuel Umtiti's injuries, as well as Dani Alves's ineligibility.

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 14, 2022

Ansu Fati continues to train with the group but is not expected to be risked just yet, while Memphis Depay is back with the ball at his feet following a thigh injury and will be assessed ahead of this one.

Pique's absence opens up a spot for Clement Lenglet to rejoin the defence should Ronald Araujo continue to fill in at right-back, while Pedri bagged a goal off the bench at the weekend and will also expect to rotate back into the side in place of Nico Gonzalez.

Eintracht Frankfurt:

Frankfurt boss Glasner will also be forced into a defensive reshuffle after Tuta was sent off for two bookable offences in the first leg, with Makoto Hasebe the likely candidate to deputise in the back three.

Midfield regular Sow was taken off with a knee ligament strain in the Freiburg loss, although Glasner is still hopeful that he will be able to play some part in midweek; Sebastian Rode should join Kristijan Jakic in the engine room if not.

Christopher Lenz and Diant Ramaj are keeping Sow company in the treatment room, and creative hub Daichi Kamada will hope to force his way back into the XI, but Jens Petter Hauge has given Glasner food for thought with an assist at the weekend.

Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Head to Head:

This will be the second meeting between Barcelona and Eintracht Frankfurt. Their first encounter came last week when the sides played out a 1-1 draw.

Recent performances in all competitions:

Barcelona:

2-1 win over Galatasaray

4-0 win over Real Madrid

1-0 win over Sevilla

1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt

3-2 win over Levante

Eintracht Frankfurt:

0-0 draw against RB Leipzig

1-1 draw against Nurnberg

0-0 draw against Furth

1-1 draw against Barcelona

2-1 win over Freiburg

Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Predicted Line-ups:

Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Ronald Araujo, Clement Lenglet, Eric García, Jordi Alba; Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie De Jong; Ousmane Dembéle, Pierre-Emerik Aubameyang, Ferrán Torres

Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-3): Kevin Trapp; Martin Hinteregger, Makoto Hasebe, Evan Ndicka; Ansgar Knauff, Kristijan Jakic, Sebastian Rode, Filip Kostic; Jesper Lindstrøm, Rafael Santos Borré, Daichi Kamada

BAR vs FRK: Dream11 Predictions: