Arsenal. Chelsea. Villareal. Eintracht Frankfurt. Only four teams in the competition after eight Games ahead of the second round to remain unbeaten. That under the these Teams is also a German, must not surprise. RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen were before the season, but as a serious opponent in Europe. But now, the German Cup winners ‘ Cup in stirring up the Europa League and only a single point made has surprised – in between rounds-the first leg in Donetsk.
That also Inter Milan opponent in the first knockout round, according to the sovereign will come against Rapid Wien (1:0, 4:0) still unbeaten in this Europa League season, has another reason. Inter played the group phase in the Champions League, drew against FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur the Shorter.
Only the Barca Trio is even more successful
The success of the Frankfurt is closely associated with your storm trio – the second most successful Trio in Europe. Only Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele from FC Barcelona have scored in all competitions more hits than Sebastian Haller, Luka Jovic and Ante Rebic. After six Wins in six preliminary round Olympique Marseille play against last year’s finalist – the round is actually just a round on the way, the Hesse, on Thursday once more.
thanks to two goals from Haller and a Rebic Eintracht scored Shakhtar Donetsk 4:1 from the stadium. And the Ukrainians played previously in the Champions League. That the victory was ultimately to two goals to high – paid. Who plays as the Concord, is turning into a real secret favorites in the competition. This leads the Frankfurt on 14. March to Milan. In the first leg on 7. In March, the Team of coach Adi Hütter enjoys first home.
All eighth-final games at a Glance:
More about
Europa League 1:1 – Leverkusen eliminated against Krasnodar
Chelsea FC – Dynamo-Kiev
Eintracht Frankfurt – Inter Milan
Dinamo Zagreb – Benfica Lisbon
SSC Napoli – RB Salzburg
FC Valencia – FC Krasnodar
Sevilla FC – Slavia Prague
Arsenal FC – Stade Rennes
Zenit St. Petersburg – FC Villarreal
