Eintracht Frankfurt’s thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich over the weekend would not have been ideal preparation for this clash.

Two sides that were eliminated in the previous Champions League qualifying round will come up against each other in the first leg on Thursday.

In the last qualifying round of the Champions League, Olympiacos suffered an embarrassing loss to Maccabi Haifa.

Oliver Glasner has coached Eintracht Frankfurt to its first European trophy in 42 years as the German outfit defeated Rangers FC 5-4 on penalties to lift the Europa League title

Eintracht Frankfurt will play Rangers FC in the 2022 Europa League final at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Wednesday night.

RB Leipzig will host Rangers in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final fixture at the Red Bull Arena on Thursday.

West Ham United will host Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final fixture at the London stadium on Thursday.

Xavi Hernandez said Barcelona “are obliged to play and win well”.

Barcelona head coach Xavi says “La Liga is not far behind the Premier League” after Real Madrid and Villarreal qualified for the semi-finals of Champions League.

Barcelona  forward Ferran Torres says “winning the Europa League is an objective” after securing a draw away from home against Eintracht Frankfurt.