Europa League: Barcelona draw Frankfurt, West Ham face Lyon in quarter-finals
The quarter-final and semi-final draws of the Europa League took place on Friday, with Barcelona against Eintracht Frankfurt being the key last-eight tie.
Tomas Soucek was the hero as West Ham reached the Quarter FinalsMeanwhile, West Ham’s reward for beating Sevilla 2-1 on aggregate in the last-16 is a tie against Lyon.
Rangers, who knocked Red Star Belgrade out of the competition in the last round, will face Portuguese outfit Braga. RB Leipzig v Atalanta makes up the draw.
West Ham have been drawn against French opposition for the first time in a major European competition and could be awarded with a dream tie against Barcelona in the semi-finals should they progress.
The first leg of that semi-final would take place at the Hammers’ London Stadium.
Meanwhile, should Rangers beat Braga, they’ll face the winner of the RB Leipzig v Atalanta clash.
The quarter-finals will be over two legs which will take place on successive Thursdays, April 7 and April 14.
The semi-finals will take place on April 28 and May 5, again over two legs, with the Europa League final being hosted at Sevilla's Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on Wednesday, May 18.
The draw in full:
Quarter-finals
RB Leipzig v Atalanta
Eintracht Frankfurt v Barcelona
West Ham v Lyon Braga v Rangers
Semi-finals
Leipzig/Atalanta v Braga/Rangers
West Ham/Lyon v Frankfurt/Barcelona