Eintracht Frankfurt: Drama in Rome! Europa League hope that is going on!

Eintracht Frankfurt: Drama in Rome! Europa League hope that is going on!

In the playoff first leg of the UEFA Europa League, FC Porto and AS Roma separated with a spectacular 1-1. The Roma came into play well and took the lead in added time of the first half through Celik. But the game had a turn: after the change of sides, Porto equalized through Moura, which benefited from an unsuccessful attempt to defend. In an exciting finish, the Roma was weakened by the yellow-red card against Cristante in the 72nd minute. Both teams could not achieve any further goals in the remaining time, so that the decision remains open in the second leg, how laola1.at reported.

In addition, Eintracht Frankfurt suffered a 0-2 loss to Roma in another Europa League match. Despite this defeat, Eintracht remains in the round of 16 due to its previous success in the competition. The gap in the table in fifth place was influenced by the fighting performance of the Roma that evening. The Frankfurters could not score a goal while the Roma used their chances ice cold and thus strengthened their position for the further games. The last minutes of the game showed a withdrawal Eintracht, which hardly came to clear degrees, which underlines the dominant performance of the Roma, which also made the qualification perfect for the play-offs, like kicker.de reported.