Europa League: West Ham In, Barça Out

Barcelona are out of the Europa League. Eintracht Frankfurt defeated the Catalans at The Camp Nou 3-2 after a 1-1 draw in Germany last week. This is disappointing for Barça, but a needed learning curve for Xavi’s Barcelona.

Match Summary

Frankfurt have made it to the Europa League semi-finals by beating Barca on their own patch! The Germans had Barca’s number for most of the game, so when Kostic made it 3-0 going into the final quarter, the hosts seemed dead and buried. Somehow, in added time, Barca pulled two goals back, but Frankfurt held on for a famous victory.

West Ham have kept their Europa League dream alive with an impressive 3-0 victory over Lyon. The Hammers secure Europa League semi-final spot with a 4-1 aggregate win over the French side. With Barça also crashing out, West Ham will fancy their chances of going all the way.

EUROPA LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS

West Ham v Frankfurt

Leipzig v Rangers

Lyon 0-3 West Ham Match Summary

West Ham are through to the Europa League semi-final after a 3-0 win over Lyon on the night, and a 4-1 aggregate victory. Toko-Ekambi hit the post early on for Lyon, but their threat dried up after that, with West Ham growing into the game.

Dawson thumped a header in from the near post, with Rice’s deflected effort seeing them take a 2-0 lead into half-time. Bowen sealed the win just three minutes after the break when he coolly slotted in. Lyon pushed, but couldn’t find a way back into the match.

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