Eintracht Frankfurt joined Bundesliga rivals RB Leipzig in the UEFA Europa League quarter-final draw, thanks to a last-minute extra-time win over Spain’s Real Betis.

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Real Betis (agg: 3-2, Frankfurt win after extra time)
Goals: 0-1 Iglesias (assist: Fekir) 90', 1-1 Rodriguez (assist: Kostic) 120'+1

Defending a 2-1 lead from the first leg in Spain, but with away goals a thing of the past, Frankfurt survived a couple of early scares as Miranda blazed over and had another effort charged down. Eintracht’s response was almost emphatic, but Borussia Dortmund loanee Ansgar Knauff’s drive from inside the area came back off the crossbar. Rafael Santos Borre missed a sitter late in the first half, though his blushes would have been saved by a late offside flag.

The hero of Frankfurt’s run to the 2018/19 semi-finals, Martin Hinteregger came up with a big block to deny Joaquin soon after the restart. Kevin Trapp then pulled off a sensational diving save to thwart Juanmi, but not before Filip Kostic had thundered a free-kick against the woodwork. Substitute Borja Iglesias fluffed his lines from eight yards out, only to atone with a 90th-minute tie leveller. Betis hit the crossbar in extra-time, but the Eagles won through at the last as Guido Rodriguez inadvertently turned in Kostic's 121st-minute free-kick.

Match stats

• Frankfurt last reached the Europa League quarter-finals in 2018/19, beating Benfica on away goals on their way to the semis.
• Six of the starting line-up against Betis were involved in that fary-tale run.
• Eintracht won the competition under its former UEFA Cup guise, in 1980.
• They beat Borussia Mönchengladbach on away goals in the 1980 final, and could face Bundesliga club Leipzig in the last eight of this season's tournament.
• Kamada is Frankfurt’s top scorer in Europe this season with four goals. He’s also the highest scoring Japanese player in UEFA Cup/Europa League history with 10 in 18 games.
• Frankfurt extended their unbeaten run against Spanish opposition to seven games.

Line-ups

Frankfurt: Trapp (c) - Tuta, Hinteregger, N'Dicka - Knauff, Sow (Rode 104'), Jakic, Kostic - Lindstrom (Lammers 84'), Kamada (Hauge 66') - Borre (Paciencia 83')
Unused subs: Grahl, Hrustic, Toure, Hasebe, Chandler, Lenz, Barkok
Out: Ache (hamstring), Durm (ineligible), Ilsanker (ineligible), Ramaj (knee), da Costa (pelvis)
Coach: Oliver Glasner

Betis: Silva - Sabaly, Pezzella, Bartra, Miranda (Juanmi 46') - Rodriguez, Canales (William Carvalho 66') - Joaquin (c) (Lainez 66'), Fekir (Rodri 110'), Ruibal - Willian Jose (Borja Iglesias 78')
Unused subs: Robles, Bravo, Gonzalez, Ruiz, Bellerin
Out: Akouokou (ineligible), Montoya (Achilles)
Coach: Manuel Pellegrini

As it happened!

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