The two German clubs won their C3 semi-final first leg on Thursday evening, taking a small goal lead before the return.
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Advantage Germany. The first leg semi-finals of the Europa League both offered tense and rather closed matches on Thursday, April 28. But the lack of spectacle did not prevent the German clubs of Leipzig and Frankfurt from emerging victorious. The first had to wait until the end of the match to win against Glasgow Rangers (1-0) when the second held firm against West Ham (2-1), who defeated Lyon in the previous round.
If the balance of power is not reversed in a week, during the return matches, a 100% German final will take shape, remembering 2013, when Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund faced each other in the League of Nations final. champions. An astonishing outcome since since the C3 took the name “Europa League” no German team had managed to reach the final of the competition.
In the role of the blaster, we expected the Frenchman Christopher Nkunku in Leipzig. The lightning will finally come at the end of the match, from the left foot of the Spaniard Angeliño, author of a sumptuous volley after a corner returned in the axis, 25 meters (85th). What relieve his team, largely dominating in the game Thursday evening (65% possession).
Angeliño golazo! #UEL pic.twitter.com/oTeWbz5hM9
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 28, 2022
On the London side, in the Olympic Stadium, the Hammers failed to replicate what they did against Lyon in the quarter-finals. They fell on a valiant Eintracht Frankfurt and rewarded with victory after opening the scoring, by Ansgar Knauff after 50 seconds of play, and managed to regain the advantage (by Daichi Kamada, 54th) after Michail’s equalizer Antonio (21st).