Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund: Preview, predictions and lineups


Barcelona was organized on Wednesday evening in the first leg of her quarter-finals in the first year with the Champions League-second-placed Borussia Dortmund.

La Blaugrana sits pretty at the top of the La Liga with the Copa del Rey final and is still up to date this season. Her biggest challenges will occur in Europe, starting with Dortmund in two legs and with Bayern Munich or Inter, if you should reach the last eight.

Barca will have an aggregated buffer before the second leg before the return leg in the rough signal -Id -IDUPORK, and will be strong favorites to secure this pillow against inconsistent Germans.

Dortmund has improved since Niko Kovac Nuri Sahin replaced in the shelter, but the achievements and results were still unpredictable. Bundesliga defeats against Bochum and Augsburg in the past six weeks have embodied their fights throughout the season, with the Champions League has proven to be a refreshing break in the middle of a frustrating domestic campaign.

Here is 90 minutes Guide to the collision.

Barcelona against Borussia Dortmund head-to-head record (last five games)

Current form (all competitions)

Barcelona

Borussia Dortmund

Barcelona 1-1 Real Betis – 05/04/25

Freiburg 1-4 Dortmund – 05/04/25

Atletico Madrid 0-1 Barcelona – 02/04/25

Dortmund 3-1 Mainz – 30/03/25

Barcelona 4-1 Girona – 30/03/25

RB Leipzig 2-0 Dortmund – 15/03/25

Barcelona 3-0 Osasuna – 27/03/25

Lille 1-2 Dortmund – 03/03/25

Atletico Madrid 2-4 Barcelona – 16/03/25

Dortmund 0-1 Augsburg – 08/03/25

country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

TNT Sports 2, Discovery+, Discovery+ App

United States

Paramount+, Tudn.com, Univision Now, Tudn App, VIX, Tudn USA, Univision

Canada

Dazn Canada

Andreas Christensen

Andreas Christensen returned to the bank last time / Diego Souto / Gettyimages

Barca welcomed Andreas Christensen for the first time since the end of January for the first time since the end of January, but Hansi Flick is still without long-term absences Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Marc Bernal and Marc Casado.

Dani Olmo is a significant absence in the last third after he has suffered a muscle injury at the end of March and is replaced by Gavi in ​​the starting line -up, which Youngster achieves against Betis at the weekend.

Ferran Torres may be the only player who was canceled from the team on Saturday evening in the La Liga. Raphhinha replaced him on the left.

Barcelona predicted the line-up against Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Comatarsi, Balde; Pedri, de Jong; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski.

Nico Schlotterbeck

Nico Schlotterbeck has failed for the season / Pau Barrena / Gettyimages

Nico Schlotterbeck recently added his name to the list of Dortmund injuries after it has been confirmed that he would miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Defenders Niklas Sule and Ramy Bensebaini are also doubts on Wednesday.

Kovac has also suspended puzzles in midfield with Pascal and Marcel Sabitzer in the treatment room. Daniel Svensson played in the engine compartment at the weekend, while Salih Ozcan and Felix Nmecha are more candidates.

The young Cole Campbell is Dortmund’s only injury concern in the last third.

Dortmund predicted the line-up against Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Rerson, Anton, Can, Svensson; NMECHA, Ozcan; Adeyemi, Brandt, Beier; Guirassy.

Barca was victorious in an end-to-end thriller between the pages during the league in December and it will also be triumphant during the week. The Catalans will want to show at least one advantage of two goals before the second leg.

Dortmund has defense injuries and was suspected throughout the season, which Barca will probably take advantage of on Wednesday. Her attacking muscles should fire them to a comfortable victory, although their visitors will pose a lot of threat during the break.

Prediction: Barcelona 3-1 Borussia Dortmund

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