Jules Kounde was the unlikely hero for Barcelona on Tuesday in the Champions League. Eintracht Frankfurt silenced the Camp Nou by taking a shock lead in the first half through Ansgar Knauff. but were pegged back after the break. Marcus Rashford was the catalyst for the hosts, coming off the bench and teeing up Kounde to make it 1-1 minutes after the break, and the French full-back then sealed the win with his second of the game from a Lamine Yamal cross.
Barcelona have made a habit of conceding first this season and did so again at Camp Nou midway through the first half. Nathaniel Brown clipped a superb ball over Barca’s backline to find Knauff running through on goal. The winger managed to fend off Alejandro Balde and fire past Joan Garcia in the Barcelona goal to hand Eintracht Frankfurt a shock lead.
Hansi Flick's side enjoyed plenty of possession after the goal but struggled to create clear-cut chances, meaning it was no surprise to see the German coach tweak his side at the half-time break. The ineffective Fermin Lopez was replaced by Rashford as Flick sought more cutting edge and threat in attack.
The England international made an instant impact after being played through by Pedri down the left. Rashford could have gone for goal but cut the ball back to Raphinha who could only blaze wildly over the crossbar. Minutes later and Rashford's impact really was felt by Frankfurt. The Manchester United loanee's deep cross from the left was headed home by Kounde to make it 1-1.
Kounde may have been an unlikely goalscorer for Barcelona but the France international was celebrating again just three minutes later. This time it was Yamal who swung in a cross from deep for Kounde to head Barcelona in front. The goals seemed to drain the belief out of Frankfurt as Barcelona went on to dominate proceedings and secure the win that keeps alive their hopes of automatic qualification from the group.
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