WHO: Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona
That: UEFA Champions League Finals, Lay 2
Where: BVB Stadium, Dortmund, Germany
When: Tuesday, 9 pm local time (19:00 GMT)
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Lega Barcelona leaders are on the cusp of their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League final in six years while traveling to Germany to play Borussia Dortmund in the second stage of the quarterfinals in Tesday.
Dortmund will have the fervent support of the crowd at home at the BVB stadium to freeze the team’s goal deficit after its humiliation of 4-0 at the hands of Barcelona last Wednesday at the Olympic stadium.
Barcelona, chasing its first trophy of the Champions League since 2015, has been undefeated in all competitions in 2025. Armed with a considerable advantage of four goals and winners of the game in its attire full of stars, Barça will be an extremely difficult opponent for Dortmund to overcome in second place.
The German club has everything to do if they are going to progress to the semifinals of the Champions League for the second consecutive year.
Here is everything to know before the decisive quarterfinals:
What happened in the first leg?
Barcelona simply overvalued Dortmund with his offensive fire power.
The Estrella Estrella Robert Lewandowski put two goals conform to his old club, and attacking Alas Lamine Yamal and Raphinha joined with a goal to re -loaded in Dortmund’s defense.
The 4-0 victory matched the biggest margin of Barcelona in a quarter of UEFA.
How good is this side of Barcelona?
Many commentators claim that this is the best side of Barcelona in the era after Lionel Messi.
Four clear points at the top of the LaLiga staircase with seven games dates back, facing Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final on April 26, and on the edge of a semifinal of the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, enjoy its best statistics.
Barcelona now the only undefeated high -flying team in Europe
It is in the middle of April and the Catalan giants have not lost a game in 2025.
His 1-0 victory over Leganes in LaLiga on Sunday took his career undefeated to 24 games.
That streak is the longest fifth in the history of the club.
Team News: Barcelona
Barcelona will present a alignment mostly without changes against Dortmund last week with Frenkie de Jong, Pedri and Fermin López in the center of the countryside, while Yamal and Raphinha will play striker Key Robert Lewandowski.
An omission is the defender of the left first option Alejandro Bald, who is out for several weeks after suffering a leg injury against Leganes on Sunday.
In some positive news for the club, the Spanish international Dani Olmo has been authorized Medaxy, and the attacker midfielder will make the trip to Germany, but it is unlikely to play significant minutes while working to combine physical aptitude.
Team News: Dortmund
As in the first leg against Barcelona last Wednesday, Dortmund will be without the services of the Austrian international midfielder Marcel Sabitzer and the Nico Defender Schlotterbeck, who are still out of knee injuries.
Waldemar Anton and Maximilian Beier scored for Dortmund on the weekend of Bayern Bayern de Munich in a 2-2 pulsating draw in Allianz Arena, although Bavier is inclined to leave the back of Barcelona on Tuesday.
Possible alignments:
Dortmund starting XI: Kobel; Bensebaini, Anton, Can; Ryserson, Nmecha, Gittens, Chukwueka; Adeyemi, Brandt; Guirsidic
Barcelona starting XI: Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Inigo, Martin; of Jong, Pedri, Fermin; Yamal, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Form guide
Dortmund: Its results in the last five games (in all competitions)
DLWWL (More recently first result)
Barcelona: Its results in the last five games (in all competitions)
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Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona have faced six times, with Barcelona having the advantage of winning four times. Dortmund has never won.
What managers had to say
Niko Kovac, Dortmund:
Calling himself “an optimistic but a realistic,” Kovac said his team wanted to save his face in the second leg against Barcelona on Tuesday.
“The defeats always hurt, especially the greats. But I saw some good things out there and now it is my job to communicate them to my players.”
“But without a spark, a spark of hope, it would not make sense.
“Our ambition is to win the game. Is 1-0, 2-1? We are playing at home, so we would like to give a gift to all our followers.”
Hans Flick, Barcelona:
“Dortmund is a good team, so we are already aware that we need to travel there and make more mistakes as possible. Our three types are excellent and very important, but our defense is also.”
