Head coach Oliver Glasner: “Huge credit to the players for what they did here. They did everything perfectly for 85 minutes. We had a game plan with our intensity, our power. We let them have the ball where we didn’t feel they could cause problems. The players achieved something that hardly ever happens anywhere in the world. We celebrated this great victory as one with the fans. Many thanks to the players and supporters. It leaves a mark on your heart.”
Sebastian Rode: “It gives you incredible energy to play in front of these fans. We gave everything to achieve our dream of winning against Barcelona. Eintracht’s development is incredible. Ten years ago, I was still in the second division with the club, now they’re in the semi-finals of the Europa League for the second time in four seasons.”
intracht’s development is incredible. Ten years ago, I was still in the second division with the club, now they’re in the semi-finals of the Europa League for the second time in four seasons.
Sebastian Rode
Kevin Trapp: “There are no words to describe what’s going on here. Everyone thought we’d come here and Barcelona would boot us out of the stadium, but it wasn’t like that. We’re now in the semi-finals and have two really tough games ahead of us, but we’ll give everything to emerge victorious. We obviously want to get to the final now. It’s an evening full of pride and joy, and a very emotional one. I’ve seen a lot, but this is incredible.”
Xavi (Barcelona head coach): “Eintracht played to their strengths really well, they were tough, physical and very good in their own sixteen-yard box. They play on the counter-attack and counter-press in a way I’ve only seen from a few teams in my career. We didn’t defend either well and were unable to stop them. Congratulations to Eintracht, they deserve to progress.”
