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A huge Europa League clash is upon us as Frankfurt take on Barcelona at the Deutsche Bank Park. Here's everything you need to know about the game.

Barcelona have some full-back issues with Sergino Dest and Sergi Roberto both ruled out through injury. The monthly pass costs £25. They’ll be going all out in order to secure their first-ever Europa League trophy.

After edging out Sevilla 1-0 at the weekend, FC Barcelona are set for another daunting challenge ahead as they take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg ...

He can offer a bit of balance to the team, when it comes to drawing a line between attack and defence. A centre-back by trade, Araujo has played at right-back in the past. Araujo is the undisputed favourite as he is considered pivotal to Barcelona’s defensive setup. Each player offers a unique skill-set to the table that could benefit Barça in its own unique way. Ferran has impressed a lot with his positioning sense and work ethic, thus adding a new dimension to the Barça frontline. HIs contributions in the Europa League cannot be understated at all, with the attacker racking up two assists in the important win over Napoli.

Eintracht Frankfurt take on Barcelona in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals and you can follow all the action live.

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Barcelona are without Dani Alves for tonight's Europa League clash with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Sergino Dest is not fit to provide cover for the Brazilian due to a hamstring complaint, which has forced Ronald Araujo out wide. Starting at the Camp Nou on Saturday was Alves, but the veteran continues to be absent for European matches having not been registered for the competition. The Catalans travel to Germany for the first leg of their quarter-final tie off the back of major La Liga victories over Real Madrid and Sevilla.

BARCELONA were held to a 1-1 draw by ten-man Frankfurt.Ansgar Knauff gave the Germans a shock lead just after the break before Ferran Torres equalised.

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For the second straight season, Lyon both (a) play attractive, possession-based football and (b) drop more points than they should. (They're also back in the Bundesliga's top four, which probably means a bit more to them.) (They were sixth last season as well.) Since Jesse Marsch took over from Marcelo Bielsa in late February, Leeds have won a couple of late thrillers to cut their relegation odds a bit, but it's safe to say that the drama, both on the pitch and on the table, probably isn't over just yet. (Relevant category: percentage of a team's matches that take place with the score within one goal.) Last season's least watchable team, Cadiz is actually scoring and allowing even fewer goals this time around (they're winning less, too). Their matches are usually close, but that's not enough to prevent a repeat in the No. 98 spot. (Relevant category: direct speed, a Stats Perform measure of how many meters a team's average sequence advances the ball.) Entertaining big matches (15%): In heavyweight-versus-heavyweight matchups, we can often see an overwhelming amount of caution. (Relevant categories: passes allowed per defensive action, opponents' average passes per possession, possessions beginning in the attacking third and, because watchability goes both ways, opponents' possessions beginning in the attacking third.) (Relevant categories: goals scored, goals allowed, total average shots, xG per shot and xG per shot allowed, pass completion rate into the attacking third.) (Relevant category: points per game in league play.) Shots and goals (and the things that create them) are undeniably fun, especially when you are both taking and allowing them. Shots and goals (36%): Traditionalists in every sport will always point out how a good defense can be fun, too, and harrumph when things get a little too high-scoring.

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Alemany was reportedly told that Dembele's entourage can be flexible to find an agreement and understand the club's economic predicament. The two sides will now meet in Barcelona next week, it is said, but even though talks are no further forward as per Dembele's continuation, his camp feels a little more optimistic than before MD allege. Others suggested that if Barca couldn't offload him post-haste, Dembele should be sent to the stands until his current arrangement expires on June 30.

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But in the Premier League you need to work much more physically and at the moment I’m adapting very well,” he added. They explained everything to me and in the end I understood that the best thing for me was to leave the club.” I helped Barça and Barça helped me to play in the best league in the world,” said Emerson, about his transfer.

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Far better was to come on 66 minutes and both substitutes were involved as Torres levelled. Adama was replaced by Ousmane Dembele, with Frenkie de Jong coming on for Gavi. Ferran Torres was next to go close though to call it ‘close’ would be kind. Eintracht’s frustration ended three minutes after the restart and in some style. He took the free-kick but it came to nothing. Eintracht Frankfurt were still being roared on but with 13 minutes left they were reduced to 10 men when Tuta got a second yellow for a crude challenge on Pedri. The home side were not deterred and Obite Ndicka dragged the ball into space and shot just wide on the turn. Dembele played the ball in from the right and De Jong and Torres twice swapped passes before Torres could finish past Kevin Trapp.

Barcelona manager Xavi was not happy with his team's performance in their 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Europa League...

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Ferran Torres put the finishing touches on a neat passing move to deny Frankfurt a first-leg advantage.

We now have to up the ante even more in Barcelona and still have a chance to progress." I thought we were a little more sluggish than usual early on here but Frankfurt are a good team, and we knew that." We have to accept the goal they scored, it was a classy move and the only clear chance they had. We were starting to get to the danger zone via the wings, but it was the product of huge talent from my players. However, Xavi Hernández's introduction of Ousmane Dembélé and Frenkie de Jong just after the hour mark paid dividends, with both combining in the neat passing move that Ferran Torres capped with a crisp finish. Going to Barcelona next week they are very much in this tie.

A second-half equaliser by Ferran Torres rescued Barcelona on Thursday as the Spanish giants were held to a 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg ...

Braga were unfortunate not to have won by more after Ricardo Horta hit the post while the same player had a 25th-minute goal chalked off by VAR for a foul on Ryan Jack in the build-up. "Frankfurt were tough – they made things difficult. Frankfurt were reduced to 10 men for the final 12 minutes when Tuta picked up a second booking after a mistimed challenge on Pedri. "It's almost a bit annoying that we didn't hold on for the win, but anything is possible for the second leg." The main thing was that we were patient and the reward was that we got a good equaliser." "To go behind but end up drawing might end up a very valuable result for the second leg," said Torres.

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Rangers will still fancy themselves to rescue the tie in the second leg but this was another underwhelming and disappointing showing. While there would have been hopes that they could have used that frustration to rally in Portugal, it was another low-key performance that has given them plenty of work to do for next week’s return leg in Glasgow. Lyon slowly began to dominate possession and the territory in the game, so it was no great surprise that they equalised midway through the second half. So furious was David Moyes with the incident, that he berated German official Felix Zwayer on his way off the pitch at the break – for which the Scotsman was booked. Yet despite plenty of eye-catching link-up play in the final third, Barca struggled to regularly breach the Frankfurt defence. Both were involved in a scintillating one-touch passing move which cut open Frankfurt’s defence and allowed Ferran Torres to run through on goal and slot home the equaliser.

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The introduction of Ousmane Dembele and Frenkie de Jong only furthered Xavi's calling as a clairvoyant. Yet, by lowering the breathless tempo, the Catalans had to settle for sterile possession in front of a Frankfurt blockade itching to sprint forward. Ousmane Dembele (RW) - 7/10 - Provided a standard of accuracy and precision with his creativity that was lacking in the performance of the man he replaced, Traore. Borussia Dortmund-loanee Ansgar Knauff finally gave Frankfurt the lead they heartily deserved three minutes after the interval. Ferran Torres (LW) - 6/10 - Flitting in and out of the game, Torres provided a clinical finish on an evening when much of the space he likes to dart into was narrowed. Flying forward after every turnover, the Bundesliga's ninth-placed side left their lavender-clad visitors treading through treacle.

Ansgar Knauff had given Eintracht Frankfurt the lead against Barcelona before being pegged back, while Bødo/Glimt beat Roma 2-1 in Conference League.

Frankfurt soaked up the pressure early on, hoping to hit Barça on the break, but were in danger after three minutes when Kevin Trapp tipped Torres’s shot over the bar. Marseille hold the same advantage over Greece’s Paok Salonika, despite playing the closing moments with 10 men after Gerson was sent off four minutes into added-on time. The sides then traded goals with Yira Sor giving Prague the lead in the 67th minute, only for Argentinian defender Marcos Senesi to equalise.

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Pedri then switched the play to Ousmane Dembele on the right and he progressed the attack into the box with a pass to Frenkie de Jong. After passing Real Madrid off the park in a 4-0 Clasico win last month, Xavi's Barca earned a creditable draw away to Frankfurt on Thursday courtesy of a superb equalizer. Xavi returned to the Camp Nou as manager in November after six and a half years away.