As soon as the recovery Aubameyang misses the inevitable on a perfect cross from Dembélé. Perhaps the turning point of the match, which in any case proves Barcelona’s intentions: to lay siege to Trapp’s goal. But the German goalkeeper intends to erase his bad memories of Camp Nou (he had turned around six times while defending the goals of PSG, the evening of the famous Barça comeback) and he intervenes once again on a attempt by Aubameyang in the 55th. In the process, Marc-Andre ter Stegen also saves his team by brilliantly dismissing a shot from Borre after a precise and ultra-fast comeback from Frankfurt.
Each offensive conversion of the German club seems to be able to hit the target, and Kostic logically adds a totally deserved third goal for Eintracht by deceiving Ter Stegen with a slightly deflected curled shot (0-3, 67th). Disoriented, Barça players still throw their last forces into battle, pushed in particular by the entries of Luke de Jong et Memphis Depay facing increasingly blunt Frankfurt players.
Sergio Busquets, the captain of Barcelona, then goes into action to raise the specter of the comeback by planting… two goals. A first refused for offside, and a second completely valid, marked by a magnificent shot from distance (1-3, 91st). And while the… nine minutes of stoppage time are coming to an end, the referee indicates the penalty spot in favor of Barcelona! Memphis Depay gives a final score to the match (2-3, 100th), the final whistle sounding in stride.
Barça, undefeated since the end of January, suffered their first defeat in 16 matches (in all competitions), synonymous with elimination. The Frankfurt supporters had clearly not made the trip for nothing! Here they are qualified for their second semi-final of the Europa League in 3 years. Eliminated at the gates of the final by Chelsea in 2019, Eintracht will have the opportunity to take revenge against another English club since it is West Ham who will stand in their way in the semi-finals. The Hammers got rid of Lyon (1-1 in the first leg, 0-3 victory in Lyon in the return).
The other semi-final of this Europa League will be played between Leipzig (who eliminated Atalanta by winning 0-2 the second leg) and Glasgow Rangers (winners of Braga 3-1 after extra time).