Soccer – Frankfurt am Main – Eintracht with Hinteregger, Barcelona initially without de Jong – Sport

Frankfurt / Main (AP) – Eintracht Frankfurt is back with defense chief Martin Hinteregger in the so-called game of the century against FC Barcelona. The Austrian returns to the starting eleven for the quarter-finals in the Europa League on Thursday evening (9 p.m. / RTL) after serving a yellow card suspension in the 0-0 draw against Greuther Fürth in the Bundesliga. Veteran Makoto Hasebe first has to sit on the bench. Otherwise, the starting formation of head coach Oliver Glasner remains unchanged compared to Saturday.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez will initially be without Dutchman Frenkie de Jong in his first eleven. In central midfield, alongside stabilizer Sergio Busquets and young star Pedri, 17-year-old Gavi can play directly. Former Dortmund player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang runs up the storm.

Before the game kicked off, there was traffic chaos in the Main metropolis. Trams in the Niederrad district were on the way to the stadium for up to half an hour before they could even continue. The cars were also backed up. Eintracht is allowed to fully utilize the 2006 World Cup arena for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. 48,000 fans will be there. According to the club, it could have sold up to 300,000 tickets.

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