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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Barcelona fans have lashed out at the club’s shot-stopper Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the aftermath of the Europa League quarter-final loss against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The 29-year-old endured a horrid game against the Bundesliga outfit, conceding three goals on the night.
Barcelona were knocked out on a 4-3 aggregate score, and with Ter Stegen failing to keep the goals out, Barca fans took to Twitter to slam the star.
The Blaugrana were stunned by underdogs Eintracht Frankfurt in a shock defeat at Camp Nou, with the visitors scoring as early as four minutes into the game.
A poor defensive showing from Barca, as well as a high backline, saw Frankfurt open up spaces and create chances consistently.
The visitors had a surprising 15 shots at goal against Barca’s 10, even though the Blaugrana managed to pick up 75% possession against Frankfurt’s 25%.
Xavi certainly missed center-back Gerard Pique in this game, with the star out on injury, as his replacements failed to hold off Frankfurt’s attacks.
Ter Stegen has long been linked with a move away from Barcelona following his shocking loss of form for the Catalans.
The loss now sees Barca knocked out of the Europa League and they will only have the La Liga to guarantee Champions League football next season.
However, the Catalans look set to finish in the top four and Barca manager Xavi Hernandez will hope to put the loss behind him quickly and continue developing the side.
Here is a selection of tweets from the unhappy fans:
@Barca__pictures Ter Stegen needs to go. Enough is enough
Ter StegenRETIRE !!!
RETIREEEEEE !!
@mterstegen1
You dare come out with an apology…
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