UEFA Europa League: Barcelona Favourites After Drawing Eintracht Frankfurt, West Ham Face Olympique Lyonnais

• The highly anticipated quarter-final and semi-final draw for the UEFA Europa League took place earlier today
• Barcelona drew German side Eintracht Frankfurt while West Ham United will face Olympique Lyonnais
• Rangers will face Braga, while RB Leipzig will play Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League

The draw for the UEFA Europa League has been concluded and football lovers are in for a real treat.

Barcelona are favourites to win the trophy on 18 May in Sevilla and the luck of the draw has certainly been in their favour.

Barcelona will face Eintracht Frankfurt in the second quarter-final, with RB Leipzig taking on Atalanta FC in the first.

In the third quarter-final, West Ham United will face Lyon while Rangers and Braga FC round off the quarter-final ties.

Barcelona and RB Leipzig are UEFA Champions League regulars and their appearance in the Europa League has raised the bar for the other sides.

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The first leg ties of the quarter-finals will take place on 7 April, with the return legs a week later, Goal.com reported.

The draw for the semi-finals were also concluded earlier today and promises to serve up some juicy matches. The winner of the Barcelona and Frankfurt game will take on the winner of West Ham United and Lyon.

In the second semi, the winner of Braga and Rangers will face the winner between RB Leipzig and Atalanta. West Ham United are underdogs in the tournament, with David Moyes side going much deeper into the tournament than most expected.

West Ham also knocked out Sevilla FC, a team that has become synonymous with winning the Europa League.

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Premier League giants Chelsea will face Spanish side Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinal following the draw by UEFA which was done on Friday afternoon, 18 March, Sports Brief reported.

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The two encounters between the Blues and Los Blancos will definitely be challenging battles as the likes of Eden Hazard and goalkeeper Courtois will be making a return to their former home, Stamford Bridge.

Since these two talented footballers left Chelsea for Real Madrid, this will be only the second time that they will be facing their former club in a fight to reach the semifinal of the Champions League.