Before 30,000 compatriots who gave an unusual image at the Camp Nou, Eintracht, who had tied 1-1 a week ago in Germany, left Barça very injured in the first half thanks to the blows from Serbian Filip Kostic (minute 4 penalty ) and the Colombian Rafael Santos Borré (36).
In the second half, Kostic (67) added to his team’s tally and in added time Sergio Busquets (90+1) and the Dutchman Memphis Depay (90+10 penalty) cut short, unable to complete the comeback.
The team from the German financial capital will face West Ham for a place in the final in Seville on May 18, who thrashed 3-0 on their visit to Lyon.
Despite the fact that the first leg in London ended 1-1 that heralded an uncertain outcome in this tie, the English team was superior and sentenced the pass in 10 minutes, which passed between the goals of Craig Dawson (38) and Jarrod Bowen (48).
Between both goals also scored the English international Declan Rice (44).
In the other qualifiers, Leipzig eliminated Atalanta by winning 2-0 in Bergamo, with a brace from young French striker Christopher Nkunku (18 and 87 penalty).
After the 1-1 first leg in Leipzig, everything was pending for the second leg, but Atalanta showed that they are far from their best moment of form and were clearly surpassed by Lepzig.
Despite the fact that the ‘Dea’ lined up the Colombian Duván Zapata, who played the 90 minutes just a week after reappearing after three months off due to injury, and in the last half hour he was accompanied by his compatriot Luis Muriel, the team Italian hardly created any danger and was much inferior to his rival.
Atalanta now has a difficult end to the season, since in Serie A it is only 8th with 51 points, 11 behind Juventus, which occupies the 4th place that gives access to play the next Champions League, a tournament in the that the ‘Dea’ participated in the last three editions.
In the semifinals, Leipzig will face Glasgow Rangers, who beat Braga 3-1 after extra time, in a match that the Portuguese finished with 9 players.
The Scots turned the tie around with two goals from James Tavernier (2 and 44 from a penalty), but when they were already playing with 10 due to the expulsion of Vitor Tormena (42), Braga forced extra time with a goal from David Carmo ( 83).
The Portuguese conceded the third goal in the first part of extra time, scored by Kemar Roofe (101) and four minutes later they were left with 9 due to the expulsion of Iuri Medeiros, which made a new visitor reaction impossible.
Europa League quarter-final second leg results:
Atalanta 0
RB Leipzig 2 Nkunku (18 and 87 penalty)
(first leg 1-1)
Lyons 0
West Ham 3 Dawson (38), Rice (44), Bowen (48)
(first leg 1-1)
FC Barcelona 2 Busquets (90+1), Memphis (90+10)
Eintracht Frankfurt 3 Kostic (4 penalties and 67), Santos Borré (36)
(first leg 1-1)
Glasgow Rangers 3 Tavernier (2 and 44 penalties), Roofe (101)
Braga 1 Carmo (83)
(first leg 0-1)
Source: Ambito
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