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Barcelona slated to meet Frankfurt

Appearing in Europe’s second-tier club competition for the first time since 2004 following their exit from the Champions League in the group stage, Barcelona qualified for the quarter-finals by beating Galatasaray of Turkey 2-1 on aggregate

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Frankfurt's players celebrate scoring the winning goal in extra time of the UEFA Europa League Last 16, 2nd-leg football match Eintracht Frankfurt v Real Betis in Frankfurt, western Germany. Pic/AFP

Frankfurt's players celebrate scoring the winning goal in extra time of the UEFA Europa League Last 16, 2nd-leg football match Eintracht Frankfurt v Real Betis in Frankfurt, western Germany. Pic/AFP

Barcelona were drawn to play Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals of this season’s Europa League on Friday, while West Ham United will take on Lyon. 

Appearing in Europe’s second-tier club competition for the first time since 2004 following their exit from the Champions League in the group stage, Barcelona qualified for the quarter-finals by beating Galatasaray of Turkey 2-1 on aggregate. Xavi Hernandez’s side are unbeaten in their last 11 games and are third in La Liga going into Sunday’s Clasico away to Real Madrid. Eintracht beat Real Betis in extra time on Thursday to go through and will be at home in the first leg on April 7, with the return at the Camp Nou on April 14. 

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