Under the leadership of trainer Xavi, Barcelona has regained its old shine. But is it enough to end the season with a prize? Of the 8 teams that are still in the Europa League, Barça have by far the best papers. But Frankfurt showed in the first leg that it will not be a health walk to the cup.
True to the club philosophy, Barcelona claimed the ball, but creativity was lacking. The Spaniards were even lucky that they did not concede a penalty. Busquets hit his man, but also lightly hit the ball. Enough to cancel the penalty at the request of the VAR.
The 1-0 was still out of the blue. Ansgar Knauff, only 20 years old, painted the ball in the top corner with great feeling and effect.
Only when Frenkie de Jong came into the team, Barcelona started to turn more. It was therefore no coincidence that the Dutchman offered Ferran Torres the 1-1 after a great team goal.
The visitors might even have been able to get a better starting position, but they couldn’t take advantage of Tuta’s 2nd yellow card in the final phase.
