Champions League Matchday 6: Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt facts

Barcelona and Eintracht Frankfurt are both looking to get back on track after 0-3 losses in their last UEFA Champions League fixture as they meet at the Camp Nou on Matchday 6.

Last match

The sides' only previous meetings came in the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, Frankfurt following a 1-1 home draw in which Ansgar Knauff's opener was cancelled out by Ferran Torres with a 3-2 victory in Spain.

Barcelona have won 16 of their last 20 home matches against German visitors (L4), beating Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in last season's quarter-final first leg.

However, a 3-1 second-leg loss in Dortmund was Barça's seventh in their last 11 games with Bundesliga clubs (W3 D1).

A 5-1 loss at Atlético de Madrid on Matchday 2 this season ended Frankfurt's unbeaten record in Spain on their sixth visit (W4 D1).

Home and away, the German club won four of their first five games against Spanish sides (L1); their 2022 win in Barcelona is one of only two in the subsequent seven matches (D3 L2).

Barcelona

This is Barcelona's 30th campaign in the Champions League proper, a competition record they share with Real Madrid. They have featured every season since 2003/04.

Second in last season's league phase (W6 D1 L1), Hansi Flick's side went on to beat Benfica (4-1 aggregate) and Dortmund (5-3) before losing to Inter in the semi-finals (6-7).

Frankfurt

Frankfurt's only previous participation in the Champions League came in 2022/23 when – as Europa League holders – they reached the round of 16.

The German club were Europa League quarter-finalists in 2024/25, losing 1-2 on aggregate to eventual champions Tottenham.

Key stats

Beaten 3-0 at Chelsea last time out, Barcelona have won only two of their last eight Champions League matches (D2 L4) – but eight of their last 12 in the league phase (D2 L2).

Defeat at Stamford Bridge was the first time Barça had failed to score in 25 Champions League fixtures.

There have been 99 goals in Barcelona's last 21 Champions League matches at an average of 4.7 per game.

Robert Lewandowski scored 16 goals in 24 appearances against Frankfurt during his time with Dortmund and Bayern München.

Still to score in the 2025/26 competition, Lewandowski could become the only fourth player to find the net in 15 or more Champions League seasons, after Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi (both 18) and Cristiano Ronaldo (16).

Frankfurt went down 0-3 at home to Atalanta on Matchday 5 and have only one win in seven European fixtures (D2 L4) – 5-1 at home to Galatasaray on Matchday 1 – and none in the last four (D1 L3).

Frankfurt's first three games in this season's league phase finished 5-1 (W1 L2).