Football: Dortmund conquered Barcelona in retaliation of the Champions League quarterfinal

BRATISLAVA. A week ago she gave Dortmund players a lesson at home, totally trained and declared 4: 0. What suddenly happened to the Catalan giant?

Barcelona’s football players in retaliation of the Champions League quarterfinal (LM) gambled with a procedure when they lost 1: 3 at Dortmund.

« Barcelona played a terrible match. Without the ball and a weak pressing, she collected three goals that made many in the cabin and at home, » wrote Marca.

In this calendar year, the leader of the Spanish league lost for the first time. After 24 matches.

In 2019, Barcelona won the first match of the LM semifinal LM with Liverpool FC 3: 0, but after a disastrous retaliation she lost 0: 4 and dropped out.

A year earlier, she won 4: 1 in the quarter -finals, but lost 0: 3 in retaliation and also dropped out.

She survived hell

She didn’t have her day on Tuesday evening. « Westfalenstadion threatened to become the scene of another tragic European nightmare. Barcelona flirted with another European disaster, » wrote Sport.es.

« Barcelona was unrecognizable and in Dortmunda survived hell, » said Marca.

The hero of the match was Serhou Guirassa, who scored all three goals. « It is our life insurance policy and today he could score even more goals, » said Dortmund coach Niko Kovač.

Guirassy is the best scorer of this season of the Champions League. He scored thirteen goals in fourteen matches.

« Today it is very difficult to pick up one player because everyone was good. But three goals against Barcelona by Guirassy are of course a great performance. But Serhou also needs the support of teammates and he got it today, » added Kovač.

It is a world class

This season, Guirassy scored 28 goals in all competitions. It’s not a coincidence. Already last year he scored 28 goals in the Bundesliga (as a Stuttgart player), only Harry Kane gave them more (35).

« What the boy is showing is incredible. He is a world class, » the legendary goalkeeper Borussie Roman Weidenfeller, the world champion and the triple Bundesliga champion.

With your performances Guirassy Last summer he earned a transfer from Stuttgart to Dortmund.

Borussia invested a surprisingly low amount of EUR 18 million. « In my opinion, this is the absolute best transfer of Borussie after Haaland, Bellingham and Lewandowski, » Weidenfeller said.

The twenty -nine -year -old striker was born in the Southern French city of Arles to Guinean parents, whose native country has been represented since 2022.

He didn’t change anything

This is despite the fact that in the national jersey of France scored 11 goals in various youth categories.

« I understand that my form may surprise some, but I’m not surprised, » Guirassy said.

« I have had crazy seasons, but I haven’t changed anything. I don’t work any more, I don’t sleep any more, I’m not doing more video analysis. It’s just a matter of self -confidence. And I realized that talent is not enough at the highest level.

« I wasn’t born to the shooter, I became him, » Guirassy continued. He revealed that he started as a defender, and later moved him to the center of the field.

After six years

« This evening was not magical in the end, but he was good. We knew everything was possible against every opponent at this stadium. From a mental point of view we did everything right, but in the end we were not completely rewarded. It’s a great pity, » said goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.

It was added by coach Niko Kovač. « Of course, I am disappointed that we dropped out, but today we caused Barcelona the first loss in 2025 and it says a lot. We can be very proud of ourselves. »

Barcelona lost 1: 3 in retaliation, but she proceeds to the semifinals. She helped her win in the first match 4: 0. It was among the best quartet of Europe after six years.

« We played against a very good opponent, the atmosphere was amazing and it wasn’t our best day, but in the end we qualified what was our goal, » said Barcelona coach Hansi Flick.

The German led Bayern Munich in 2019 – 2021 and won everything with him. Including the Champions League in 2020.

« Champions League is the best competition in the world. When you get to the last four, it’s great. »