Appearing in Europe's second-tier club competition for the primary time considering 2004 following their go out from the Champions League inside the group stage, Barcelona certified for the area-finals through beating Galatasaray of Turkey 2-1 on mixture. Xavi Hernandez's side are unbeaten of their ultimate eleven games and are 0.33 in La Liga going into Sunday's Clasico away to Real Madrid.
Eintracht beat Real Betis in extra time on Thursday to go through and will be at domestic within the first leg on April 7, with the go back at the Camp Nou on April 14. Frankfurt won the UEFA Cup, the Europa League's predecessor, in 1980. They reached the semi-finals in 2019 earlier than dropping to eventual winners Chelsea.
West Ham beat document six-time winners Sevilla, hosts of this season's very last, in the last 16 and could be at home to experienced European campaigners Lyon earlier than going to France for the go back. Sixth within the Premier League, West Ham are thru to their first European quarter-final since 1981. If they win it, they will face both Barcelona or Eintracht in the semi-finals, the primary legs of which are set for April 28.
West Ham beat the German facet in the semi-finals of the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup in 1976 earlier than dropping the very last to Anderlecht. Meanwhile, Rangers' reward for beating Red Star Belgrade within the closing 16 is a tie in opposition to Portuguese club Braga, on paper the first-class tie they might have hoped for. The Scottish giants beat the identical fighters within the final 32 two years ago. The first leg can be performed in northern Portugal.
The winner of that tie will progress to a semi-very last in opposition to both Atalanta or RB Leipzig, who received a bye in the last 16 after would-be competitors Spartak Moscow have been banned from Europe following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The very last may be performed on the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville on May 18.
