Good goalkeeping. If this isn’t enough to finally convince the Premier League to introduce a winter break, I don’t know what will. Paciencia replaces Gacinovic for the visitors with an eye on penalties. Cesar Azpilicueta was the first to miss for the Blues, but Kepa brought his team back from the brink to deny Martin Hinteregger and Goncalo Paciencia. Jovic puts Frankfurt back ahead as he squirms his effort underneath the body of Kepa into the bottom corner. Will there be one last effort from either side? Teams Chelsea Eintracht Frankfurt played so far 3 matches. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League. The Dutchman sends Kepa the wrong way, Frankfurt keep their 100% record. Friday 26 April from 7am until 9.30am: Members with 31 loyalty points or more can purchase one ticket. Chelsea in actual season average scored 1.79 goals per match. But there's more positive news for Chelsea … Gacinovic has been out on his feet for ages. It might not have matched Liverpool v Barcelona, or Ajax v Spurs but it wasn’t a million miles away. Chelsea have crashed and burned away from home against far worse sides than Eintracht Frankfurt this season and Hazard has often been a one-man … Eden Hazard scores the winning penalty as Chelsea edge past Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 on penalties to set up an all-English Europa League final against Arsenal. Read about Eintracht Frankfurt v Chelsea in the UEFA Europa League 2018/19 season, including lineups, stats and live blogs, on the official website of the Premier League. Both players go down in a heap, it was a heavy, but fair challenge. It allowed Eden Hazard to convert the winning penalty to put Maurizio Sarri's men on a collision course with their London rivals. Always after five minutes in the second half, we concede a goal. He sees his low drive well saved by Trapp before he goes for the rebound. In my mind I don’t know yet [if it will be his last game].”, Maurizio Sarri is the first Italian manager to reach Europa League finals in last 20 years, since 1999 Malesani with Parma. This semi-final clash will be decided from the spot, with the winner going on to face Arsenal in the final. Chelsea clear their lines from the free-kick. SAVE! Chelsea win a corner, but Barkley can’t flick it home at the near post. Arsenal beat La Liga side Valencia 7-3 on aggregate, while in the other semi-final Chelsea and Eintracht Frankfurt finished 2-2 on aggregate after extra time. Ciao. One has his head buried in a hat. It was a risk leaving their best penalty taker last, but it paid off! The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League. There’s no VAR here (although there will be in the final in Baku) but replays show a very marginal call. SAVE! We lost Christensen, we lost Loftus. Liveticker mit allen Spielereignissen, Toren und Statistiken zum Spiel FC Chelsea - Eintracht Frankfurt - kicker But we have to recover energy. Stamford Bridge holds its breath. Zappacosta collects on the edge of the box and he hammers an effort towards goal, only to be denied by the fingertips of Trapp. Thanks for joining me, and for your emails and tweets. I wonder how fresh the legs will be compared to Arsenal come Baku. Assisted by Mijat Gacinovic with a through ball. Both players are down injured after the fact. Loftus is not a serious problem, but he had the normal cramp after 75 minutes. Trapp didn’t have complete control of the ball, but Azpilicueta did take the man first, before he shouldered the ball into the net. Barkley responds, firing his attempt with power into the side of the net, beating the dive of Trapp. 103 min: “Spackman was talking about himself maybe?” offers Craig McEwan. Domination. SC Sand are sinking ever closer to relegation, Eintracht Frankfurt are falling short of expectations and the debate around sexism continues. Chelsea is going head to head with Eintracht Frankfurt starting on 9 May 2019 at 19:00 UTC . He takes a step before clipping his strike into the bottom corner. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Maurizio Sarri faces a centre-back dilemma as Chelsea take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. Some Frankfurt fans are in tears. All that, with off-field issues like a transfer embargo and the uncertainty around Hazard’s future. The final push before potential penalties. Zappacosta supports the Belgian, and the ball eventually finds its way to the full-back, who brings a brilliant save out of Trapp with a powerful shot! Haller wins the visitors a free-kick from a challenge by Zappacosta. Trapp dives to his left, and tips it wide. With their star player Jovic almost certain to leave in the summer, it could be a long time before we see them in the last four of a European competition again. 114 min: End to end stuff now! I scored, we won. After a funny little hop in his run-up, Jorginho sends Trapp the wrong way to keep the pressure on the German side. 3-1. Hazard carries the ball forward, but looks absolutely knackered. 3-3. De Guzman capitalises on the miss, firing home into the corner to put Frankfurt in command. Eintracht Frankfurt will be waiting to hear on the fitness of key forward Sebastien Haller. Today was another game. First published on Thu 9 May 2019 13.47 EDT. All rights reserved. 19.00 UTC tid i UEFA Europa League, Knockout stage, - Europe. I’d have: Hazard, Higuain, David Luiz, Barkley … er I’m running out of options now … Azpilicueta? I didn’t watch the final two penalties so I didn’t see Kepa’s saves. Chelsea will face Arsenal in the Europa League final on May 29 after knocking out Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties. However, the home side's celebrations are cut short as the referee blows for a foul on the German. That’s been a long-time coming. They were probably the better side here tonight, and were also ahead in the penalty shootout, but blew it. He’s had no impact since coming on. Always we prepare for the Frankfurt takers in the penalties. “The atmosphere was really good. Friday 26 April from 12pm until 1.30pm: Members with 21 loyalty points … The keeper appears to have the ball in two hands, but the Chelsea skipper nods it over the line into the net. Both sets of players are looking fatigued to say the least. Haller will take the first kick. Eintracht Frankfurt will be waiting to hear on the fitness of key forward Sebastien Haller. 110 min: Truthfully, the match has lost its way in terms of quality. Chelsea 2-3 Frankfurt (Hinteregger). One more minute added on for injury time before the half-way stage in extra time. SC Sand are sinking ever closer to relegation, Eintracht Frankfurt are falling short of expectations and the debate around sexism continues. 105 min: Hazard is fouled by Da Costa, and Chelsea have a chance to launch it into Frankfurt’s box. You never know. Corner to Chelsea. Time to put some more respect on Sarri’s name. Chelsea win the shootout 4-3! Drama with four minutes remaining as Azpilicueta challenges Trapp from a cross into the box. We have to play Arsenal. Chelsea have only won one penalty shootout in Uefa competition history, but that was in the 2012 Champions League final. The two teams cannot be separated by 210 minutes of action on the field. Until next time, goodbye. Kepa does it again for the Blues. SAVE! And it's Hazard that seals the win! On what will probably be his final appearance for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Hazard was ice cool. In 17 (80.95%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. The round of 16 then paired them with Inter Milan; Frankfurt won 0-1 in Italy with a 0-0 draw back at the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt. Experienced player left out, youngster in - Chelsea squad revealed for Eintracht Frankfurt game; Eintracht Frankfurt team news. Ticket sales information. Chelsea fans will be keen to head to Eintracht Frankfurt next week, however the German club seem to be even more keen to get a ticket for the away leg at Stamford Bridge. 2-1. The sub sees his shot saved by Kepa! Read our round-up of tonight's Europa League semi finals. Pedro got Chelsea's away goal, having scored twice against Slavia Prague in the previous round. “Higuain does look like the depressed wine enthusiast from Sideways,” emails Ian Copesake. Eintracht Frankfurt Europa League semi-final second leg Thursday 9 May Kick-off 8pm. FC Chelsea London - Eintracht Frankfurt 5:4 nach Elfmeterschießen (1:0) FC Chelsea London: Arrizabalaga - Azpilicueta, Christensen, David Luiz - Emerson (70. The centre-back has not featured for the first team since November and he looks certain to leave at the end of the season with his contract set to expire. Here come the German cavalry from the back. Her på Sofascore live resultater kan du finde alle tidligere resultater for Chelsea imod Eintracht Frankfurt sorteret efter deres indbyrdes kampe. They will play New England Revolution in Massachusetts on 15 May with proceeds from the friendly to be dedicated to initiatives to combat antisemitism and all hate crimes. Frankfurt do have a corner to close out the half, and De Guzman’s delivery is met cleanly by Haller, but Zappacosta retreats just in time to head the ball over. Chelsea Eintracht Frankfurt live resultater (og gratis video streaming på nettet) starter den 9. maj 2019 kl. Until next time! In 17 (80.95%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. Here he is. Two minutes added on for injury time. Chelsea is going head to head with Eintracht Frankfurt starting on 9 May 2019 at 19:00 UTC . Chelsea won 0 direct matches.Eintracht Frankfurt won 1 matches.2 matches ended in a draw.On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.33 goals per Match. Luka Jovic's goal gave Eintracht Frankfurt hope, but after a night of drama at Stamford Bridge, the Bundesliga side were beaten 4-3 on penalties as Chelsea progressed to the UEFA Europa League final. The Frenchman calmly rolls it to Kepa right. Kepa holds firm in the middle of the goal, saving the ball with his right leg to deny Hinteregger. We’re underway again. I don’t think [about my future]. 1-0. HAZARD SENDS CHELSEA THROUGH! What. Haller converts his effort from the spot, rolling his attempt into the bottom corner. In my mind I don’t know yet. The result means both of Europe's club competitions will feature all-English finals after Tottenham Hotspur set up a June 1 title decider with Liverpool in the Champions League. 4 - This is the first time that all four places in the Champions League/European Cup and Europa League/UEFA Cup finals will be filled by one country. David Luiz had a bit of a nightmare for the Frankfurt goal, but since then, he’s been magnificent. They are currently in the Champions League places on goal difference, with two games to play. Here is Express.co.uk's guide to live streaming all the football action online. Saved! 107 min: Some Frankfurt fans can’t look.