Champions Borussia Dortmund-Barcelona 3-1, hat-trick of Guirassy and Bensebaini’s own goal

The first defeat of Barcelona in 2025 is aesthetically unpleasant and statistically but has no consequences: the Catalans had liquidated Borussia with the 4-0 of Montjuic and the 3-1 suffered in Dortmund does not compromise the return to the semifinal after 6 long years, second time in the Top Four in the decade. The mourning for Leo Messi’s farewell is overcome, the Catalans await a rival who will come out of Inter-Bayern.

The choices

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Flick gives rest to Iñigo Martinez and Pedri replacing them with Araujo and Gavi, with Gerard Martin instead of the injured Balde. For Kovac a revolution: the Croatian returns to the 3 defense, abandoned with bad results in Barcelona, ​​and makes 5 changes: outside Emre çan (injured), Ryerson, Chukwuemeka, Brands and Giints, inside Süle, Svesson, Gross, Yan Couto and Beyer.

Spoon

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Borussia started very strong and in the 9th minute here is the first jolt: cut for Gross and Szczesny overwhelms him: Mariani whistles the penalty but his assistant raises the flag for an offside that is not there. Quick control in the Var and Guirassy room on the spot: the Guinean beats Tek with a spoon.

Pedri is missing

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And shortly after Gross doubles, but it is in evident offside and thus brings to 31 the goals canceled to the rivals of Barça this season for offside positions. Barcelona without Pedri plays in the dark, but Borussia has its problems and does not take advantage of the skiing evening of the Catalans. Pressure, possession, some shot but nothing serious and so the race flows placid until the interval.

Pichichi Guirassy

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Flick is visibly opposed by his attitude, but the technician’s speech has had no effect. On the contrary. After the break, Borussia started again with yet another tear of Adeyemi, Szczesny parade who repeats himself in the same action on Gross. Ball in the corner and 2-0 with two head shots: assist from Bensebaini and second network of Guirassy.

That’s own goal

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Bensebaini thinks about calming the nerves of Barça. The Algerian, remarkable so far, shoots Kobel a cross from Fermanin from the right for the 2-1 that removes the monkey from the shoulders of the Catalans. Flick enters Pedri, Barça improves but does not cancel individual errors. Gerard Martin is not up to Balde and the 18-year-old Duranville passes them, who entered the bad Beier to serve the 3-1 ball at Guirassy: for Guineano 3 goals and first place in the Champions League cannonieri torn in Raphinha.

Honor Salvo

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Brandt, entered for Yan Couto, marks the 4-1 canceled for an evident offside (and we are 32), and somehow Barcelona, ​​seriously reassembled in the recent Champions League past, brakes the bleeding and brings home a game played badly but which does not cause excessive damage. Borussia, a finalist a year ago overcome by Madrid, saves honor but not the bad season.