Barcelona welcomed the finalists of the Champions League last year Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their quarter -final on Wednesday evening.
Sitting enough at the Liga summit with the final of the Copa del Rey at the end of April, the Blaugrana is still underway for the triples this season. Their biggest challenges will come to Europe, however, starting with Dortmund on two legs and continuing with Bayern Munich or Inter if they reach the last eight.
Barça will be impatient to have an aggregated stamp before the Rauqueur Signal Iduna Park Return match next week and will be strong to guarantee this cushion against the inconsistent Germans.
Dortmund has improved since Niko Kovac replaced Nuri Sahin in the canoe, but performance and results have always been unpredictable. The defeats of Bundesliga in Bochum and Augsburg in the past six weeks have embodied their difficulties throughout the season, the Champions League having proven a refreshing respite in the middle of a frustrating national campaign.
Here is 90 minutes Confrontation guide.
Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund Record head-to-face (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Barcelona | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|
Barcelona 1-1 Real Betis – 05/04/25 | Freiburg 1-4 Dortmund – 05/04/25 |
Atletico Madrid 0-1 Barcelona – 02/04/25 | Dortmund 3-1 Mainz – 03/30/25 |
Barcelona 4-1 Girona – 03/30/25 | RB Leipzig 2-0 Dortmund – 03/15/25 |
Barcelona 3-0 Osasuna – 03/27/25 | Lille 1-2 Dortmund – 12/03/25 |
Atletico Madrid 2-4 Barcelona – 03/16/25 | Dortmund 0-1 Augsburg – 08/03/25 |
Country | TV channel / live flow |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | TNT SPORTS 2, Discovery +, Discovery + App |
UNITED STATES | Paramount +, tudn.com, univision now, tudn app, vix, tudn usa, univision |
Canada | Dazn Canada |
Barça welcomed Andreas Christensen in the match team for the first time since the end of January during the draw of the weekend with Real Betis, but Hansi Flick is still without absent long term Marc-André Ter Stegen, Marc Bernal and Marc Casado.
Dani Olmo is an important absent in the last third after having undergone muscle injury at the end of March and will be replaced by Gavi in the departure formation, the young man marking against Betis this weekend.
Ferran Torres is perhaps the only player to abandon the side held at La Liga on Saturday evening, with Raphinha replacing him on the left side.
Barcelona predicted the programming against Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Pedri, de Jong; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Nico Schlotterbeck recently added his name to the Dortmund injury list after being confirmed that he would miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. The other defenders Niklas Sule and Ramy Bensebaini are both doubts for Wednesday.
Kovac also has puzzles in the midfield with Pascal Gross Suspended and Marcel Sabitzer in the treatment room. Daniel Svensson appeared in the machine room on weekends, while Salih Ozcan and Felix Nmecha are other candidates.
The young Campbell Cole is the only problem of Dortmund injury in the last third.
Dortmund chairs Lineup vs Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, CAN, SVENSSON; Nmecha, Ozcan; Adeyemi, Brandt, Beier; Guirassy.
Barça came out victorious in a thriller from start to finish between the parties during the league phase in December and will also expect to be triumphant in the middle of the week. The Catalans will want to boast of at least one advantage of two goals before the second step.
Dortmund has defensive injuries and was suspect in the back all season, which Barça is likely to operate on Wednesday. Their attacking muscle should dismiss them for a comfortable victory, although their visitors represent a lot of threats to the break.
