UEFA Champions League

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

· 2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 5-3 on aggregate
Borussia Dortmund
  • 11': Serhou Guirassy (P)
  • 49': Serhou Guirassy
  • 76': Serhou Guirassy
FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Barcelona advance 5-3 on aggregate
Barcelona
  • 54': Ramy Bensebaini (OG)

Barcelona stumble into Champions League semis as unbeaten run ends

Five-time European champions Barcelona reached their first Champions League semifinal in six seasons with a 5-3 aggregate victory despite being beaten 3-1 by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 4': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 4': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
  • 7': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Fermín López.
  • 9': Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Pascal Groß draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 9': Penalty conceded by Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 10': VAR Decision: Penalty Borussia Dortmund.
  • 11': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Barcelona 0. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 15': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier is caught offside.
  • 16': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Pascal Groß is caught offside.
  • 18': Hand ball by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 19': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí.
  • 21': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 21': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Hand ball by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
  • 26': Offside, Barcelona. Fermín López is caught offside.
  • 27': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
  • 29': Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 30': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 31': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 32': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
  • 32': Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 35': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
  • 35': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Svensson.
  • 38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
  • 41': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 41': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
  • 42': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
  • 44': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Gerard Martín.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Barcelona 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Barcelona 0.
  • 46': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 46': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Svensson.
  • 48': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
  • 49': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Barcelona 0. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
  • 52': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fermín López with a cross.
  • 54': Own Goal by Ramy Bensebaini, Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund 2, Barcelona 1.
  • 55': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 55': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
  • 56': Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 58': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Gavi.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
  • 61': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gerard Martín with a cross.
  • 64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Felix Nmecha.
  • 64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Maximilian Beier.
  • 66': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Gerard Martín.
  • 69': Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 69': Gerard Martín (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Lamine Yamal.
  • 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Fermín López.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 73': Delay in match (Barcelona).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, Barcelona 1. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Yan Couto.
  • 77': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jamie Gittens replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  • 78': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt is caught offside.
  • 80': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 81': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
  • 82': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Daniel Svensson.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Eric García (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 85': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Pedri.
  • 85': Foul by Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 85': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  • 86': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 86': Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 87': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 90'+1': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dani Olmo.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, Barcelona 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, Barcelona 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 8
8 Saves 2
53.5 Possession 46.5
7 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 11
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
432 Accurate Passes 356
510 Passes 425
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 8
12 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 49
17 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 14
21 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 6
26 Effective Clearances 18
26 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

Line-Ups

DOR Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
3 Waldemar Anton
5 Ramy Bensebaini
25 Niklas Süle
13 Pascal Groß
8 Felix Nmecha Yellow Card
24 Daniel Svensson
2 Yan Couto
9 Serhou Guirassy
27 Karim Adeyemi
14 Maximilian Beier
Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
Julian Brandt, Julien Duranville, Julian Ryerson, Jamie Gittens, Marcel Lotka, Alexander Meyer, Filippo Mané, Giovanni Reyna, Salih Özcan, Almugera Kabar, Kjell-Arik Wätjen.

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
2 Pau Cubarsí
4 Ronald Araújo
35 Gerard Martín
23 Jules Koundé
16 Fermín López
6 Gavi
21 Frenkie de Jong Yellow Card
9 Robert Lewandowski
11 Raphinha
19 Lamine Yamal
Barcelona Substitutes:
Ansu Fati, Iñaki Peña, Andreas Christensen, Dani Olmo, Hector Fort, Pablo Torre, Pau Víctor, Eric García, Ferran Torres, Iñigo Martínez, Diego Kochen, Pedri.

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