"The Objective Was To Give Busquets Problems And Everything Worked As We Had Planned” Eintracht Frankfurt Coach After Yesterday's Win

Written By Onyeka Daniel

Yesterday, German side , Eintracht Frankfurt did the impossible, defeating Barcelona at the Camp Nou to progress to the semi-final of the Europa League.

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Barcelona after a lacklustre start to the season have found a new form since the appointment of Xavi Hernandez as their coach and they’re one of the most in form team in 2022, a form that has seen them mount a late challenge for the La Liga title.

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They have defeated Atletico Madrid, Napoli, Sevilla plus their memorable 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in the El-Clasico had seen the team brimming with much confidence going into their match against Frankfurt after playing a 1-1 draw in Germany.

But the German side did make life difficult for the Blaugrana and they were indeed the better side as they were 3-0 up before the 70th minute. Barcelona did try a late rallying, scoring two late goals but it wasn’t enough as they crashed out on a 3-4 aggregate.

Speaking after the match, during the post match interview, Frankfurt coach, Oliver Glasner, who was behind schedule due to him celebrating with his players after the match talked about the match and how he felt about the results.

“I will remember it for the rest of my life until the day I die. I saw a stadium full of white shirts. It was very moving.” He said, referring to how their fans attended the match enmasse.

Glasner was also asked just how they managed to make Barcelona look so ordinary. The Austrian was quick to point out that they had beaten the most in-form team in La Liga, but that they had identified some key areas of attack.

“We knew Barcelona had problems with our strength and velocity. We made them play in areas where they didn’t create any danger for us. The objective was to give Busquets problems and everything worked as we had planned.”

Meanwhile…

Barcelona may have a lot more to worry about than their exit from the Europa League after their defeat yesterday as their young talented midfielder,Pedri had to be substituted at half time, complaining of a muscle injury.

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He was replaced by Frenkie de Jong, who had been left on the bench due to illness during the week. It now appears that the injury might be much worse than first thought with reports that he could be out for the rest of the season.

Pedri had missed the first half of the season due to injury and his absence coincided with their poor form with then coach of the team, Ronald Koeman eventually sacked in October.

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