Eintracht Frankfurt against FC Chelsea unbeaten. In the semi-final first leg of the Europa League, the Frankfurt especially her fighter’s heart to show and put up a brave fight against the powerful Blues.
Frankfurt – Chelsea 1:1 (1:1)
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Eintracht Frankfurt can continue to dream of the final in the Europa League, even if it is not handed in their own stadium to a victory. The Team of coach Adi Hütter went in the semi-final first leg against the big favorites from the Premier League FC Chelsea the lead, after the 1:1 (1:1) in a duel with the former Champions League winner but still all the chances in the final in Baku. In the first European Cup semi-final Concord for 39 years, striker Luka Jovic scored the 1:0 (23. Minute), before the Spaniard Pedro in front of 48,000 spectators in the sold-out Frankfurt Arena shortly before halftime (45.) the compensation was achieved.
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The final WHISTLE!
90.+4. Minute: a Minute. A draw would be a great success against in the 2. Half bears strong Blues.
90.+2. Minute: SUBSTITUTION, Gacinovic will be redeemed – for him to come WILLEMS.
90. Minute: spasm in Gacinovic, but he still has five minutes of injury time to survive, if he is not replaced…
89. Minute: show of strength by Jovic: He takes the Ball from Pedro, on the left, draws the Foul and gets the free kick to the left of the penalty area side. The time…
84. Minute: it Creates the harmony over time? Next Corner. Rode from the right side, Abraham rises up, comes to the Ball, hits him but not properly, and sets him on it. Shortly after that, the next Chance: confusion in the Chelsea-16, Paciencias shot is blocked but from David Luiz. Six long minutes. Plus Injury Time.
83. Min: CHANGE for Chelsea: Loftus-Cheek makes way for KOVACIC.
80. Minute: Paciencia provides again an Outcry. Da Costa with a great single penetrating power into the penalty area, the Ball sharp, clean, Paciencia missed a close one. Would probably have been Offside.
78. Minute: relief corner for Frankfurt and then ask the Fans to hand penalty – but referee Del Cerro Grande’s standing there with his decision (to continue playing).
77. Minute: Trapp with the next action: After a super free-kick from Hazard heads the David Luiz of the Ball on goal.
75. Minute: Loftus-Cheek makes for an immense amount of vertebrae in the Frankfurt penalty area. Trapp gets a lot of work to do, discharge would be necessary.
73. Min: AttackingCHANGE for the Eintracht: Fernandes, PACIENCIA .
68. Minute: Eintracht looks tired, the first half has a lot of power cost. Chelsea dominated the game more and more.
64. Minute: another corner for the Blues soon’s two digits. Frankfurt can get.
62. Min: CHANGE for Chelsea: Topstar HAZARD enters the field of play. Willian is down.
60. Minute: David Luiz runs on, pulls down Trapp deflected the Ball just off the CROSSBAR!!
58. Minute: YELLOW for HASEBE after a Foul on Willian. Free kick for Chelsea. A case for David Luiz.
57. Min: a misplaced pass in the build-up play, again a counter from Chelsea. Fortunately, triple Willian unravelled at the end, his conclusion is harmless.
54. Minute: Phew. Gacinovic with a misplaced pass in midfield. Then Loftus-Cheek the wind elegant, the Frankfurt opponent, puts on Pedro, the includes – it. That was fast.
52. Minute: It goes for both players, Jorginho, with a head bandage. Fortunately, it didn’t go as bad as in the case of Vertonghen on Tuesday in the Champions League semi-final Tottenham-Ajax.
50. Minute: Rode and Jorginho noise with the heads together. Jorginho is bleeding and needs to be treated, Rode down again. The Doctors examine both players in detail.
46. Minute: The second half is running. No exchange on both sides. What goes for Frankfurt?
An intense first half is coming to an end, here is fought for every Meter, Frankfurt plays with a lot of heart. Jovic in the 23. Minute brought the Hesse in the lead on virtually the stroke of half-time Pedro for Chelsea balances.
Mid-term
45. Minute: ⚽ love it. TOOOOOR for Chelsea – Pedro 1:1. The pressure was always higher in the last minutes, after the seventh corner Pedro rewarded with a full shot into the far corner. Not undeserved.
43. Minute: luck for Frankfurt: Loftus-Cheek by the pulls and misses narrowly to the left.
41. Min: Chelsea just not too much, of Frankfurt, doing well on the Defensive. Girouds hack trick in 16 goes into the Void.
38. Minute: corner festival in Frankfurt – twice for Frankfurt, now for Chelsea. But it bounces out, no goal-scoring opportunity.
35. Minute: Chelsea better in the game, Willian warp, but his shot.
30. Minute: Which, incidentally, was the ninth goal for Jovic in this EL season. Runs.
27. Minute: Best Chance for Chelsea: Pedro misses with an attempt on goal just from a good 25 meters.
26. Minute: The stadium shakes, it holds no more on his Sit – Eintracht rewarded for a really strong urge to phase with the opening goal.
23. Minute: ⚽ love it. TOOOOOR for Eintracht! JOVIC!!! On the left side Kostic dashes, crosses to the inside, where Jovic ends with a flight head to the ball.
21. Minute: Abraham with the first big chance, His shot from the right half Position after a free-kick sweeps but about the goal.
20. Minute: YELLOW for CHRISTENSEN after a crude Foul on Rode, – on the side line gives the defender the Eintracht-man. The can but play.
18. Min: Da Costa with a sharp pass – Jovic rushes, Kepa, however, is faster on the Ball.
17. Minute: Frankfurt taunts, Frankfurt interferes with and is in possession of the ball. It’s great for the Fans.
13. Minute: Kostic wants the Ball from da Costa in the penalty box to volley, but he miscalculated. The first approaches of the Frankfurt…
9. Minute: for the First time touched the Eintracht forward, loses the Ball, but then in yellow playing the Blues. Each ball is acknowledged with applause, every touch of the ball from Chelsea with shrill Whistles.
4. Minute: “Eintracht” – “Frankfurt,” it echoes through the stadium, Chelsea impressed the but little. The hosts in the forward gear. So far, however, no danger for the Trapps gateway.
1. Minute: The Spanish referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande blows. Kick-off for Chelsea.
The kick-off!
20.57 clock: “For the finals to give everything” – with a huge block flag and thousands of black and white flags on the other bleachers to welcome the Frankfurt Fans have been clamoring to the feeding teams. Eurpapokal-feeling pur. Amazing atmosphere in the stadium!
20.55 PM: Chelsea need two players to give up: national player Rüdiger falls after a knee-OP, defender Cahill has Achilles tendon problems. Chelsea plays this way:
Arrizabalaga – Azpilicueta, Luiz, Christensen, Emerson – Jorginho – Edge, Loftus-Cheek – Pedro, Giroud, Willian
20.53 PM: The storm Haller (injured) and Rebic (locked) is not available, the last ailing midfielder Gacinovic back in the starting line-up. Here is the list of Frankfurter:
Trapp – Abraham, Hasebe, Hinteregger – da Costa, Rode, Fernandes, Falette – Gacinovic, Kostic – Jovic
20.50: Not only in the European Cup, in the League delivers Frankfurt a strong performance, you can even qualify for the Champions League. But the long season has felt recently.
20.48 clock: The table fourth, the League is hot on the game, even as rank outsiders, said Eintracht sporting Director Bruno Hübner: “We are working on a Sensation and will do everything to retrieve.”
20.45: welcome to the DW-live Ticker!
For Frankfurt, it is the biggest game in 39 years, and also in the European Cup semi-final is to maintain the harmony of their Status as the favorites: In the second round, Inter Milan had to believe in it, and in the quarter-finals Benfica Lisbon. Now the next chunk of the Chelsea in fourth place in the Premier League. Eintracht coach Adi Hütter remains calm: “We want to show the opponent but, again, our quality and courageous play.”