Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Barcelona live score, updates, highlights & lineups from Europa League quarter-final clash
Barcelona continue their quest for Europa League glory as they face Eintracht Frankfurt away in the first leg of their quarter-final tie.
Frankfurt, who got the better of Real Betis in the round-of-16 stage, have drawn their past four games in all competitions.
Meanwhile, Barca go into this encounter off the back of four successive victories. They overcame Galatasaray in the previous round.
Although the Catalans are favourites ahead of the first leg, they will not be taking anything for granted against a Frankfurt side that are determined to cause an upset.
Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates, commentary.
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Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Barcelona live score
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| Eintracht Frankfurt | — | — | — |
| Barcelona | — | — | — |
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Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Barcelona live updates, highlights from Europa League clash
15 minutes to kick off: Barcelona won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup on three occasions, but they are looking to win the Europa League for the first time in its current guise. The winners of this tie will take on the winners of West Ham vs. Lyon in the semifinals.
Eagles are in the house 🤙🦅#SGEuropa #SGEFCB #UEL pic.twitter.com/fEWG58dl8w
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng) April 7, 2022
45 minutes to kick off: Frankfurt’s Sebastian Rode had been struggling with an Achilles problem, but he’s on the bench again tonight and could feature in the second half.
1 hour to kick off: It will be interesting to see how Barcelona’s front three combine – the trio of Traore, Aubameyang and Torres could prove difficult for the Frankfurt defence to handle.
Frankfurt team: Trapp – Tuta, Hinteregger, N’Dicka – Knauff, Jakic, Sow, Kostic – Lindstrom, Borre, Kamada
Subs: Grahl (GK), Hrustic, Lammers, Rode, Toure, Hasebe, Ache, Chandler, Hauge, Da Costa, Barkok, Goncalo Paciencia
Barcelona team: Adama Traore starts.
Barça XI#EintrachtBarça
💪🟦🟥 pic.twitter.com/EqVKYqtatJ— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 7, 2022
90 minutes from kickoff: Frankfurt will be aiming to make life difficult for Barcelona and they will look to make good use of the experience of players such as Kevin Trapp and Martin Hinteregger.
2 hours from kickoff: Barcelona will be looking to take a big step towards reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League when they take on Eintracht Frankfurt tonight. Xavi’s side have yet to be beaten in this season’s competition, but they have also ended up drawing their two first-leg fixtures so far.
How to watch Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Barcelona
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| Date | Mar. 7 | Mar. 7 | Mar. 7 | Mar. 8 |
| Time | 20:00 BST | 15:00 ET | 15:00 | 05:00 |
| TV channel | BT Sport Extra 1 | Paramount + | DAZN | Stan Sport |
| Streaming | BT Sport | Paramount + | DAZN | Stan Sport |
UK: In the UK the game will be shown live on BT Sport Extra 1 and is also available to stream on BT Sport.
USA: The game will be broadcast on Paramount + in the USA and Spanish language coverage is available on fubo TV.
Canada: DAZN will be showing the game live in Canada.
Australia: In Australia the fixture will be available to watch on Stan Sport.