Barcelona host final yr’s Champions League runners-up Borussia Dortmund within the first leg of their quarter-final tie on Wednesday night.
Sitting fairly on the prime of La Liga with the Copa del Rey remaining to come back on the finish of April, La Blaugrana are nonetheless on target for the treble this season. Their best challenges will are available in Europe, nevertheless, beginning with Dortmund throughout two legs and persevering with with both Bayern Munich or Inter ought to they attain the final eight.
Barca shall be desirous to have an mixture buffer forward of the second leg on the raucous Sign Iduna Park subsequent week and shall be robust favourites to safe that cushion in opposition to the inconsistent Germans.
Dortmund have improved since Niko Kovac changed Nuri Sahin within the dugout however performances and outcomes have nonetheless been unpredictable. Bundesliga defeats to Bochum and Augsburg over the previous six weeks have epitomised their struggles throughout the season, with the Champions League having confirmed refreshing respite amid a irritating home marketing campaign.
Right here is 90min’s information to the conflict.
Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund head-to-head file (final 5 video games)
Present kind (all competitions)
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Barcelona |
Borussia Dortmund |
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Barcelona 1-1 Actual Betis – 05/04/25 |
Freiburg 1-4 Dortmund – 05/04/25 |
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Atletico Madrid 0-1 Barcelona – 02/04/25 |
Dortmund 3-1 Mainz – 30/03/25 |
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Barcelona 4-1 Girona – 30/03/25 |
RB Leipzig 2-0 Dortmund – 15/03/25 |
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Barcelona 3-0 Osasuna – 27/03/25 |
Lille 1-2 Dortmund – 12/03/25 |
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Atletico Madrid 2-4 Barcelona – 16/03/25 |
Dortmund 0-1 Augsburg – 08/03/25 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
TNT Sports activities 2, discovery+, discovery+ App |
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United States |
Paramount+, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, ViX, TUDN USA, Univision |
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Canada |
DAZN Canada |
Barca welcomed Andreas Christensen again into the matchday squad for the primary time since late January in the course of the weekend draw with Actual Betis, however Hansi Flick remains to be with out long-term absentees Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal and Marc Casado.
Dani Olmo is a big absentee within the remaining third having suffered a muscle injury on the finish of March and shall be changed by Gavi within the beginning lineup, the teen scoring in opposition to Betis on the weekend.
Ferran Torres will be the solely participant to drop out of the facet that had been held in La Liga on Saturday evening, with Raphinha changing him on the left-hand facet.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Nico Schlotterbeck has just lately added his title to the Dortmund damage record after it was confirmed he would miss the rest of the season with a knee damage. Fellow defenders Niklas Sule and Ramy Bensebaini are each doubts for Wednesday, too.
Kovac additionally has conundrums in midfield with Pascal Gross suspended and Marcel Sabitzer within the therapy room. Daniel Svensson featured within the engine room on the weekend, whereas Salih Ozcan and Felix Nmecha are different candidates.
Teenager Cole Campbell is Dortmund’s solely damage concern within the remaining third.
Dortmund predicted lineup vs Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Can, Svensson; Nmecha, Ozcan; Adeyemi, Brandt, Beier; Guirassy.
Barca got here out victorious in an end-to-end thriller between the perimeters in the course of the league section in December and can anticipate to succeed midweek, too. The Catalans will wish to boast not less than a two-goal benefit forward of the second leg.
Dortmund have defensive accidents and have been suspect on the again all season, one thing Barca are more likely to exploit on Wednesday. Their attacking muscle ought to fireplace them to a snug victory, though their guests will pose loads of menace on the break.
