In 18th position, with two defeats and a draw in the five matches played so far, Barcelona receives the Eintracht Frankfurt (9:00 p.m. / Movistar+). No margin for error if you want to be in the top 8 which allows direct access … in the round of 16. “The Champions League is different, what happened before doesn’t count. Eintracht has a good, young team that plays with intensity… adapts its system. If we are at our best, we have a chance to win. But it will be difficult. “They can hurt us if we’re not at our best,” he says. Hansi Filmwho, as a good German, knows this Tuesday’s rival well: “Eintracht is special because I lived and worked nearby. My grandson is an Eintracht fan. They have a young team, they lack consistency… but they have quality, intensity… and they set a good rhythm which can hurt the opponent. “We have to maintain our game plan.”
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They were the ones who fell into German hands in April 2022 and protected Eintracht
The German team is present in the memory of Barcelona fans, being the protagonist of one of the most humiliating chapters in Barcelona’s recent history. It happened in April 2022during a meeting with the same protagonists, corresponding to the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa Leagueand in which the public present at the Spotify Camp Nou was predominantly German (more than 26,000 excess subscriptions fell into the hands of Eintracht supporters), giving the impression that Barça was the visiting team and which generated great unease among Barcelona supporters. The ridicule was such that Laporta decided to allocate all available seats exclusively to members of the Barça entity to prevent this episode from happening again.
“If we are at our best we have a chance to win, but it will be difficult”
Hansi Film
Barcelona coach
Barcelona faces the match with good momentum after their resounding victory against Bétis (3-5)which, combined with Real Madrid’s defeat against Celta at the Bernabéu (0-2), consolidates its leading position in La Liga. Moment antagonistic to the one in which they live Frankfurt after the tough 6-0 defeat against Leipzig, which propelled them to seventh place in the Bundesliga, with 6 wins, 3 draws, 4 defeats and more goals conceded (29) than scored (28), which attracted much criticism.
The good news seems to accompany Flick, who recently recovered Joan Garcia, Raphinha and Pedriwhich gave a brighter veneer to the team. Now it’s added Ter Stegenwho could enter the list of players against Eintracht. This would be the first step to visualize the recovery of the German goalkeeper, who needs to play to return to the German team, a non-negotiable condition for Julien Nagelsmann with the next World Cup on the horizon.
Ter Stegen’s return is closer than ever following his lower back surgery on July 29, although Flick has already made it clear his chances of playing are slim. “I am clear, Joan is number one”assured the Barcelona coach to stop any speculation. Club sources do not rule out the goalkeeper’s departure during this next match. winter marketsolution for all parties. “Stegen could play and return to the national team and the club would free up a good part of its payroll,” they explain from the noble Camp Nou district.
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