Ferran Torres strikes to secure draw for Barcelona at Eintracht Frankfurt

Ferran Torres snatched an equaliser for Barcelona in an entertaining 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday evening. Ansgar Knauff's sensational touch and finish from 20 yards fired the Bundesliga side ahead three minutes after half time, to the delight of a raucous crowd at the Deutsche Bank Park.

Ad/> Substitutes Frenkie de Jong and Ousmane Dembele combined for Torres to equalise for Barcelona in fine fashion, midway through the second half. Europa LeagueDon’t scoff if Barcelona won the Europa League — it would be hugeYESTERDAY AT 18:44 Eintracht defender Lucas Tuta was dismissed for the hosts in the closing stages for a second bookable offence and will miss next week's trip to Catalonia.

An intriguing second leg awaits next week at the Camp Nou with the tie perfectly poised Europa League group standings Europa League fixtures / results Europa League top scorers TALKING POINT — An opportunity missed? Eintracht Frankfurt earned themselves a draw with competition favourites Barcelona despite playing the last 12 minutes with 10 men, but was it a chance missed for the Bundesliga side? Oliver Glasner's men enjoyed the better of a frantic start, squandering a host of gilt-edged chances and were unable to put the visitors away when they were against the ropes. Ansgar Knauff and Djibril Sow should have put Eintracht into a two-goal lead in the first half Knauff made up for it by firing the opener early in the second half.

Eintracht still have a fighting chance of making the semi-final but must do it the hard way by beating Barcelona at the Camp Nou next Thursday. MAN OF THE MATCH — Martin Hinteregger The Austrian centre-back was a colossal figure for Eintracht in their deserved draw with Barcelona.