FC Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund, Champions League 2024-25 QUARTER FINALS
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FC Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund — Champions League at Olimpic Lluis Companys.
- FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- Borussia Dortmund 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Espen Eskas (Norway)
- Assistant 1 Jan Erik Engan
- Assistant 2 Isaak Bashevkin
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Apr Borussia Dortmund H 4–0 W 05 Apr Real Betis Balompie H 1–1 D 30 Mar Girona FC H 4–1 W 27 Mar CA Osasuna H 3–0 W 16 Mar Club Atletico de Madrid A 4–2 W 11 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Apr FC Barcelona A 0–4 L 05 Apr SC Freiburg A 4–1 W 30 Mar 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 3–1 W 15 Mar RB Leipzig A 0–2 L 12 Mar Lille OSC A 2–1 W 08 Mar FC Augsburg H 0–1 L Season Stats
FC Barcelona Borussia Dortmund #5 Position #17 16 Points 11 8 Played 8 5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3 22 Scored 19 14 Conceded 17 +8 GD +2 2.00 PPG 1.38 63% Win % 38% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season20% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this seasonFC Barcelona are 5th (16 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 17th (11 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Olimpic Lluis Companys. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Borussia Dortmund is showing some good football. However, Borussia Dortmund are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Inigo Martinez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 24' Borussia Dortmund player sees a card in front of him.
- 25' FC Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Raphinha on 25.
- 30' It’s high time Niko Kovać made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 40' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 46' Borussia Dortmund manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maximilian Beier is hanging Karim Adeyemi on the field on 46 minute.
- 48' Goal! Robert Lewandowski scores his 301 goal in 536 matches.
- 53' The travelling Borussia Dortmund supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Niklas Sule suffering a number of foals already.
- 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Dortmund needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 66' GOAL! Robert Lewandowski scores on 66. Assisted by Fermin Lopez
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Salih Ozcan. He replaces Felix Kalu Nmecha on 67 minute.
- 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ramy Bensebaini, as he is very good at scoring at Olimpic Lluis Companys with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 74' It’s a booking for Borussia Dortmund player. Sehrou Guirassy gets a card.
- 74' The whistle greets Fermin Lopez as he departs to be replaced by Pablo Gavira.
- 77' Goal! Lamine Yamal scores his 23 goal in 509 matches.
- 78' The whistle greets Jamie Bynoe-Gittens as he departs to be replaced by Julien Duranville.
- 81' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Pedri by Eric Garcia on 81 minute.
- 86' The FC Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Lamine Yamal departs to be replaced by Ansu Fati.
- With this win, FC Barcelona is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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FC Barcelona
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 21
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Inigo Martinez ↓ Ronald Araujo 81'
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Pedri ↓ Eric Garcia 81'
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Lamine Yamal ↓ Ansu Fati 86'
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Fermin Lopez ↓ Pablo Gavira 74'
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Bench- 15
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Ferran Torres ↑ 81'
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Eric Garcia ↑ 81'
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Ansu Fati ↑ 86'
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Ronald Araujo ↑ 81'
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Pablo Gavira ↑ 74'
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Coach Hansi FlickBorussia Dortmund
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Julian Ryerson ↓ Niklas Sule 78'
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Felix Kalu Nmecha ↓ Salih Ozcan 67'
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Carney Chukwuemeka ↓ Gio Reyna 67'
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Niklas Sule ↑ 78'
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Salih Ozcan ↑ 67'
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Maximilian Beier ↑ 46'
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Gio Reyna ↑ 67'
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Julien Duranville ↑ 78'
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Coach Niko Kovać -
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