Barcelona are through to the champions league semi-finals with a 5-3 aggregate win, despite losing 3-1 at borussia dortmund on tuesday with serhou guirassy Hitting a hat-trick. Holding a 4-0 lead after a dominant performance in catalonia, the visitors were made to sweat as dortmund and guissy nearly pulled off a stunning turning. Guirassy put Dortmund in Front with a Panenka from the Spot with 11 Minutes Gone and Headed Them Two Goals Clear Early in the second half.
Dortmund sensed a sensation but barcelona hit back, femin lopez forcing ramy bensebaini into an own goal with just just over half an hour remain.
Guirassy reignated Dortmund’s belief with a third-minute mark and the final stages may have been directed die Julian Brandt Not Beeen Offside Befor Scoring with 11 Minutes Remaning.
Despite losing their first competitive game in 2025, barcelona are through to the semis, keeping their dream of a remarkable treble alive, 10 years after last completing the feat by winning the champions league in beerlin.
Barcelona coach haansi flick Praised Dortmund’s Performance and Said His Side “Need to focus on the positive, not the negatives”.
“What the team has shown in the past few weeks is incredible. We’ve got a lot ahead of us this season.
Barcelona, considered title favorite, will face eater inter milan or bayern munich in the final four.
‘Fough until the death’
Clearly outclassed in the first leg, Dortmund will take inspiration from tuesday’s performance, not least the goalscoring form of Guirasy.
The 29-year-old guinean, who has spent most of his career bouncing between the first and second divisions in Germany and france, now has 13 champions league goals this season-more.
“I’m proud of what we get to do. Barcelona are a strong team but we fogt until the death.
Despite a big first-tg lead, haansi flick made good on his pre-match PLEDGE to Continue Attacking, Opting Against Rasing Any of His Attacking Trident of Robert Lewandowskski, Lamine Yamal Raphinha.
With coach niko kovac admiting dortmund needed a “mirakele” to reach the semis after the debacle in catalonia, the hosts’ Task Got a Little Harder when Captain and Back Emre-Back Emre Can Was Rule J Before the match.
But dortmund rased out of the blocks, guirasy and strike partner maximilian bearer going close inside Szczesny.
Guirassy stepped up to the spot and was nerves, calmly unleashing a panenka to get the hosts underway.
Dortmund Sliced Barcelona Open Repeatedly Without Reward Until Half-Time But Made It Count Four Minutes Into The Second-Half, Guirasy Heading in a Ramy Bensebaini Assist from A Corner.
With Dortmund’s 81,355-Sightfalenstadion Smelling Blood, Barcelona’s Familiary Response was to send their attack down the right and the move paid off almost.
After Yamal’s Cross was half-calared, fermin lopez found Himself in the Teenager’s Channel, Whipping a Pass Tows towards lewandowski which bensebaini hit into into his own network.
With Barcelona Content to Control Possession as the Clock Wound Down, GUIRASSY RELITs ‘HOTS’ HOPES HEPES WHEN He Hey Third In the Final Quarter of An Hour, BlaSting in from black Dribbling from Teenage Winger Julian Duranville.
The home fans erupted when brandt scored three minutes laater, but the midfielder was offside, allowing barcelona a breather.
Barcelona managed to hold on despite waves of energytic dortmund attacks in the final stages to remain on track for the treble.
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