In the second half, Kostic at 67′ extended his team’s tally and in added time Sergio Busquets (90+1) and the Dutchman Memphis Depay (90+11 penalty) cut short, unable to complete the comeback.
After the eliminations in previous rounds of Sevilla, Betis and Real Sociedad, The Europa League remains this course without clubs from Spainthe country that has made one of its representatives champion in eight of the previous twelve editions of this tournament.
Therefore, there will be no Spanish team in the final on May 18, which will be played at the Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Seville.
With this goodbye Barça now only has the Spanish LaLiga as an option to save the season. He is second in that championship, but has leader Real Madrid a long way behind, 12 points away, so he seems more focused on securing a Top 4 spot and qualifying for the next Champions League.
Barcelona’s European path this season has been marked by disappointment. He started in the Champions League and did not get his pass to the round of 16, falling behind Bayern Munich and Benfica.
He then went on to play the Europa League as a consolation, where he eliminated Napoli and Galatasaray, before this tie against Eintracht.
In six home games this season in European competitions, Barcelona barely won one (Dinamo kyiv 1-0, in the Champions League)which ended up being fatal.
The disappointment has been enormous for a Barcelona that seemed in a great moment, with a streak of fifteen games in a row without losing and seven consecutive wins. Now the euphoria stops short.