Barca fight back to earn draw in Frankfurt

Barcelona fought back from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw away to Eintracht Frankfurt. The home side put their Catalan visitors under immense pressure in the first half and moments into the second Ansgar Knauff opened the scoring only for Ferran Torres to bring the sides level.

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Barcelona overcome Galatasaray to reach quarter-finals

FC Barcelona came from a goal down to secure a spot in the last eight of the Europa League thanks to a nervy 2-1 win away to Galatasaray. Marcao headed the home side in front after 28 minutes but the Blaugrana responded well scoring through Pedri and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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Galatasaray frustrate Barcelona in goalless first leg

Barcelona face a tricky trip to Turkey next week after they were held to a goalless draw at home to Galatasaray in their Europa League Last 16 first leg. Barcelona had chances to take an advantage to Istanbul but the Turkish side defended well throughout to earn a deserved draw.

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UEFA abolish away goals rule for club competitions

The away goals rule will be scrapped from all UEFA club competitions from the start of the 2021-22 season, the governing body has confirmed. The rule has been part of UEFA competitions since it was introduced in 1965 and was applied to determine the winner of a two-legged knockout tie in cases where the two teams had scored the same number of goals on aggregate over the two matches.

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Villarreal defeat Manchester United 11-10 on penalties to win Europa League

Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli scored the decisive spot-kick and saved his counterpart David de Gea’s attempt in an epic shootout as they claimed their first European title by beating Manchester United 11-10 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the Europa League final.

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