UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
  • 25': Raphinha
  • 48': Robert Lewandowski
  • 66': Robert Lewandowski
  • 77': Lamine Yamal
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4 - 0
1st Leg

Lewandowski strikes twice as Barcelona thrash Dortmund 4-0

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

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 49,760

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
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

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-5-1)

No. Name
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 Yellow Card
43 Jamie Gittens
9 Serhou Guirassy Yellow Card

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