Dortmund vs Barcelona 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 5-3 on aggregate
Barcelona stumble into Champions League semis as unbeaten run ends
Five-time European champions Barcelona reached their first Champions League semifinal in six seasons with a 5-3 aggregate victory despite being beaten 3-1 by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Barcelona 0. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 35': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Barcelona 0. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini with a headed pass following a corner.
- 54': Own Goal by Ramy Bensebaini, Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund 2, Barcelona 1.
- 56': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Gavi.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Felix Nmecha.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Maximilian Beier.
- 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Fermín López.
- 76': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, Barcelona 1. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 77': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Yan Couto.
- 77': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jamie Gittens replaces Karim Adeyemi.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Robert Lewandowski.
Game Information
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
Statistics
BAR |
DOR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.5 | Possession | 46.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 432 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 510 | Passes | 425 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 12 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 21 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 26 | Clearances | 18 |
Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 3 | Waldemar Anton |
| 5 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 25 | Niklas Süle |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 8 | Felix Nmecha |
| 24 | Daniel Svensson |
| 2 | Yan Couto |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 27 | Karim Adeyemi |
| 14 | Maximilian Beier |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 2 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 35 | Gerard Martín |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 16 | Fermín López |
| 6 | Gavi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 19 | Lamine Yamal |
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