
Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals
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1st Leg
Lewandowski strikes twice as Barcelona thrash Dortmund 4-0
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Imperious Barcelona thumped visitors Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday after Robert Lewandowski netted twice against his old club to earn the Catalans a sizeable lead.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 4': Foul by Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund).
- 4': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 6': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri.
- 7': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 7': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
- 8': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 9': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 15': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy is caught offside.
- 16': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Emre Can.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 19': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 19': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 23': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
- 24': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 24': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iñigo Martínez with a headed pass.
- 25': Goal! Barcelona 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí following a set piece situation.
- 27': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 31': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 32': Foul by Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund).
- 32': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 34': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal following a fast break.
- 36': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka with a through ball.
- 36': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 36': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 40': Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 44': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier replaces Karim Adeyemi.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 48': Goal! Barcelona 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a headed pass.
- 52': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
- 52': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 53': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
- 55': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Fermín López (Barcelona) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pedri.
- 64': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 65': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high.
- 66': Goal! Barcelona 3, Borussia Dortmund 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fermín López following a fast break.
- 67': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Salih Özcan replaces Felix Nmecha.
- 68': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
- 69': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna is caught offside.
- 70': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 73': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 73': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 74': Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Fermín López.
- 75': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 76': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna is caught offside.
- 77': Goal! Barcelona 4, Borussia Dortmund 0. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha following a fast break.
- 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Jamie Gittens.
- 79': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niklas Süle replaces Julian Ryerson.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Pedri.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Iñigo Martínez.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 83': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julien Duranville.
- 83': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ferran Torres.
- 83': Attempt saved. Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
- 84': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ferran Torres.
- 84': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Lamine Yamal because of an injury.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 89': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90'+1': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 4, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 4, Borussia Dortmund 0.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 5 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
5 | Saves | 3 |
39.8 | Possession | 60.2 |
13 | SHOTS | 18 |
3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
288 | Accurate Passes | 480 |
349 | Passes | 545 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
13 | Crosses | 10 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
42 | Long Balls | 44 |
15 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
18 | Tackles | 17 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
13 | Interceptions | 7 |
23 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
23 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 49,760
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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25 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
5 | Iñigo Martínez |
2 | Pau Cubarsí |
3 | Alejandro Balde |
23 | Jules Koundé |
16 | Fermín López |
8 | Pedri |
21 | Frenkie de Jong |
9 | Robert Lewandowski |
11 | Raphinha |
19 | Lamine Yamal |
Borussia Dortmund (4-5-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
3 | Waldemar Anton |
23 | Emre Can |
5 | Ramy Bensebaini |
26 | Julian Ryerson |
17 | Carney Chukwuemeka |
10 | Julian Brandt |
8 | Felix Nmecha |
27 | Karim Adeyemi ![]() |
43 | Jamie Gittens |
9 | Serhou Guirassy ![]() |
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