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Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Barcelona Europa League, Leg 1, QF match report and highlights | Frankfurt impresses everyone with a draw

The first-ever match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Barcelona ended in a draw. Read the Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Barcelona match report.

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Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Barcelona Europa League, Leg 1, QF match report and highlights | Football News | Sportz Point

The first-ever match between Frankfurt and FC Barcelona ended in a draw. The home team impressed everyone with their counter-attacks. Meanwhile, Barcelona will feel a bit disappointed for not winning the game in their away fixture. Frankfurt was the first team find the back of the net as Knauff scored an outstanding goal from outside the box. They kept on attacking after that but a double-change from Xavi injected more play-making for Barcelona. With Frankie De Jong and Dembele coming, they looked more in rhythm. Soon, Ferran Torres scored a typical Barcelona goal as the Catalonian team levelled the score. Gearrad Pique was forced to leave the field in the first-half due to an injury. Meanwhile, Tuta will miss the next leg as he received a red card for multiple fouls in the game. Read the full Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Barcelona from the below highlights.

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  1. This was the first-ever encounter between these two teams.
  2. Frankfurt is now unbeaten in their last 9 games against any Spanish team.
  3. Barcelona is unbeaten in their last 10 games across compettions.
  4. This is Barcelona's second draw in this season's Europa League.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Barcelona | Match Report and highlights

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