No nerve, no sentence: a booting Borussia Dortmund was shed in the quarter-final initial leg of the Champions League at FCBarcelona The imagine the semi-finals need to be removed after 0: 4 (0: 1).
Two triumphes straight – the BVB had actually taken a trip to Spain with a wide bust after the most up to date accomplishments. But it was clear: FC Barcelona entered into this battle with its enormous offending power as a clear fave.
Trainer Niko Kovac made a decision in the old Olympic Stadium on the Montjuic for a 4-2-3-1 with the only suggestionSerhou Guirassy Felix Nmecha went back to the group, in midfield Carney Chukwuemeka offered his beginning eleven launching in the premier course.
Barcelona controls the preliminary stage
The noise in the video game rapidly specifiedBarcelona The Catalans produced the very same quantity of belongings of the round in midfield and – a lot more essential – rapidly appear the exterior settings. After much less than 5 mins, Lamine Yamal had an initially likelihood of closing, Emre Can needed to save money on the objective line.
Less than 2 mins later on, Yamal Dortmund ripped off regrettable Ramy Bensebaini at the start, underwent on the right and tightened just from an intense angle. And after that the professional likewise had his initial solid scene: Robert Lewandowski fell short with a straight approval from 13 meters on the well -responding Gregor Kobel in the Borussia objective. There were simply 6 mins.
BVB greatly under stress
Hansi Flick’s group had actually made it clear in which instructions the suit need to go that night. And the BVB was extremely hectic to in some way safeguard its skin. Nico Kovac had actually revealed that the barcelona, which is prone in the protection, with rounds behind the chain behind the chain – the black and yellow did not also enter these locations.
“Relief” was the name of the magic word – yet BVB pertained to simply a solitary strike during the initial half hour – Julian Brandt had actually run to the right (15th). The remainder was protective job – yet the Kovac group did passionately, regimented and effective.
1: 0 – Barca satisfies Standard
Until the 25th min. Then Fermin put a totally free kick from the ideal fifty percent area to the 2nd message, where Inigo Martinez laid the round with head and Cubarsi brought the round past the round with the suggestion of the foot. Traffically, Raphinha still stumbled right into the scene and offered the round over the line the last drive. The Brazilian was therefore able to commemorate as a marker to 1-0 (25th).
The management for Barcelona was sensible, yet the BVB responded. Suddenly the black and yellow likewise established video game shares. And they had a huge opportunity in the 35th min to match. After a deep round win, Chukwuemeka played a deep round on the totally bare -standing Serhou Guirassy – yet the Guineer came past the round eleven meters before the objective.
Dortmund operates in the suit
Five mins later on, Jamie Gitten fell short with a shot from 16 meters to Barca caretakerWojciech Szceesny And in the 45th min, Guirassy cruised past a fifty percent -high cross fromKarim Adeyemi BVB had actually functioned actually well right into the video game after the challenging preliminary stage.
FC Barcelona had actually dawned defensively in the last stage of the initial fifty percent – yet revealed its remarkable offending toughness for the 2nd fifty percent after the kick -off. After a lengthy trip round on the left side of Raphinha, he placed the round completely throughout Lewandowski, that had no difficulty to head to 2-0 (47. ).
BVB Zaudert – Lewandowski raises to 3: 0
This struck left impact on BVB – in some way the item of self-confidence that you accessed completion of the initial area was totally gone. Barcelona currently controlled at will. In the 63rd min, Fermin fell short with a shot on the external message, Lewandowski made it much better 3 mins later on: from complete run of the posts, the round after Fermin’s go across pass from twelve meters right into the objective.
Convention and repercussion in the activities would certainly currently have actually been essential – yet the BVB was no more able. The 4: 0: Julian Brandt played a back pass that was a lot also brief from his very own third of the strike and Lewandowski interfered. Seconds later on, the round landed at Yamal, which freely obliterated to 4: 0 (77th).
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In completion, the outcome was likewise made in elevation – 15 excellent mins prior to the fifty percent -time break was merely insufficient that night to be able to make it through inBarcelona Not also the honor objective intended to prosper. The replacement Maxi Beier struck the Barca objective in the 88th min – yet the objective might not be identified because of offside.
The black and yellow does not have much time to grumble. Before following week Tuesday (April 15th, 2025) will certainly concern the 2nd leg versus Barcelona in Dortmund, the battle at Bayern is showing up in the Bundesliga onSaturday After the personal bankruptcy in the Champions League, the nationwide organization for BVB need to currently come to be even more essential.
