{"subCategory":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"subCategory","title":"Departments","multiValue":true,"value":"Professionals","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayTag":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"displayTag","title":"Display Department","multiValue":true,"value":[""],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"metadescription":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"metadescription","title":"Meta Description","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"linkTarget":"_self","link":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/4/16/Team-make-pledge-Five-games-five-wins-if-possible.html","stageImages":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"stageImages","title":"Image (Stage Image)","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/16/ucl-nachbericht/58M-Team-BVB.jpg"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"experience":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"experience","title":"Experience Fragment","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"appExport":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"appExport","title":"App Export (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"showDate":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"calendar","name":"showDate","title":"Show Date and Time (CET)","multiValue":false,"value":"16.04.25 10:23 Z","exportedType":"calendar"},"teaserText":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"teaserText","html":"<p>Since Tuesday evening, Borussia Dortmund have been playing <i>for <\/i>the Champions League but no longer <i>in<\/i> it \u2013 or, at the least, for qualification for one of the other two European club competitions. There are five games still to play and 15 points are up for grabs in the Bundesliga.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Since Tuesday evening, Borussia Dortmund have been playing for the Champions League but no longer in it \u2013 or, at the least, for qualification for one of the other two European club competitions. There are five games still to play and 15 points are up for grabs in the Bundesliga.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>Spain's media were full of admiration for Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday morning. After losing the first leg by a 4-0 scoreline, the Black & Yellows not only inflicted a first defeat on FC Barcelona, who were unbeaten in the competition up until that point, but also pushed them "to the edge of the abyss". According to <i>Marca<\/i>: "The Germans stuck to the script and were ready to spread fear and terror. And they did that well." <i>AS<\/i> said: "Dortmund put in a tremendous performance from the first minute of the match."<\/p>\n<p>"I think that they were a bit unsure of themselves at times, that's how it felt," said sporting director Sebastian Kehl following the 3-1 victory over the opposition in the return fixture, adding: "We can be very proud of our performance." That has to be the benchmark for the final five league games of the season. That was a point that was emphasised not only by Niklas Süle, but also by head coach Niko Kovac.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/16/ucl-nachbericht/58-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"58-BVB-Barcelona-1744798979455\"><\/p>\n<p>If you factor out the first leg and the first period in Leipzig, the trajectory and the results are clearly moving in the right direction. 2-1 in Lille, 3-1 at home to Mainz, 4-1 in Freiburg, 2-2 in Munich, 3-1 at home to Barcelona. "We played a really good game against Bayern Munich, we played a really good game today," emphasised Kehl on Tuesday evening. "If we play with this intensity, in this way, then we will win many more matches. We also want to be represented on the international stage next year too. And for that to happen, we absolutely have to win against Gladbach on Sunday."<\/p>\n<p>The team is determined to make that happen. "I always take a positive approach to things," said Niklas Süle, looking ahead: "We have five matches, five difficult matches. But if we win all five, there is a high probability that we'll still be playing in the Champions League next year. That has to be the objective with our squad!"<br>\n<i>Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>Spain's media were full of admiration for Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday morning. After losing the first leg by a 4-0 scoreline, the Black & Yellows not only inflicted a first defeat on FC Barcelona, who were unbeaten in the competition up until that point, but also pushed them "to the edge of the abyss". According to <i>Marca<\/i>: "The Germans stuck to the script and were ready to spread fear and terror. And they did that well." <i>AS<\/i> said: "Dortmund put in a tremendous performance from the first minute of the match."<\/p>\n<p>"I think that they were a bit unsure of themselves at times, that's how it felt," said sporting director Sebastian Kehl following the 3-1 victory over the opposition in the return fixture, adding: "We can be very proud of our performance." That has to be the benchmark for the final five league games of the season. That was a point that was emphasised not only by Niklas Süle, but also by head coach Niko Kovac.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/16/ucl-nachbericht/58-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"58-BVB-Barcelona-1744798979455\"><\/p>\n<p>If you factor out the first leg and the first period in Leipzig, the trajectory and the results are clearly moving in the right direction. 2-1 in Lille, 3-1 at home to Mainz, 4-1 in Freiburg, 2-2 in Munich, 3-1 at home to Barcelona. "We played a really good game against Bayern Munich, we played a really good game today," emphasised Kehl on Tuesday evening. "If we play with this intensity, in this way, then we will win many more matches. We also want to be represented on the international stage next year too. And for that to happen, we absolutely have to win against Gladbach on Sunday."<\/p>\n<p>The team is determined to make that happen. "I always take a positive approach to things," said Niklas Süle, looking ahead: "We have five matches, five difficult matches. But if we win all five, there is a high probability that we'll still be playing in the Champions League next year. 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It was an historic campaign involving an attendance record, a strong points tally and, possibly, a top scorer from Dortmund...<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The 314th match at European level in Borussia Dortmund's history was their last of the season in continental competition. It was an historic campaign involving an attendance record, a strong points tally and, possibly, a top scorer from Dortmund...","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p><b>Five-year coefficient:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund have contributed <span style=\"color: red;\">18<\/span> points to the Bundesliga's five-year UEFA coefficient this season. That is the most of all eight German participants to date. Bayern Munich (currently 17 points) and Eintracht Frankfurt (15) are still represented in their competitions, however. Leverkusen have picked up 11 points, Heidenheim nine, Hoffenheim and Stuttgart seven each, Leipzig two. In the calculation of the five-year coefficient, two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.<\/p>\n<p><b>Attendance record:<\/b> A total of 568,490 spectators have attended the seven home games in this Champions League campaign \u2013 more than in any other stadium and more than ever before in a Black & Yellow European campaign. On average, there were 81,213 spectators per home game. Only the play-off match against Sporting Lisbon (80,300), which had to be organised at short notice, had a few empty seats.<\/p>\n<p><b>Congested calendar: <\/b>BVB contested 14 matches in this European campaign (<span style=\"color: red;\">eight <\/span>wins, <span style=\"color: red;\">two<\/span> draws and <span style=\"color: red;\">four <\/span>defeats). Only on one occasion have they played more. In 2015/16, the Black & Yellows initially had to play two qualifying rounds for the UEFA Europa League, before taking part in six group games and then knockout ties in the round of 32, 16 and the quarter finals (against Liverpool) \u2013 a total of 16 matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-fakten/59-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"59-BVB-Barcelona-1744757165173\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><b>Spain:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund were knocked out by La Liga opposition for the first time since 2013/14, when they were narrowly beaten by Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals (3-0 loss away, 2-0 win at home). The Black & Yellows prevailed against Sevilla in the last 16 in 2020/21 (3-2 win away, 2-2 draw at home) and against Atlético Madrid in the quarter-final in 2023/24 (2-1 loss away, 4-2 win at home). The overall record against Spanish clubs is as follows: seven progressions, four eliminations. It was their first win in seven meetings with Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><b>Strong coaching record: <\/b>During his time as coach of FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Niko Kovac has suffered only <span style=\"color: red;\">two <\/span>defeats in his 17 matches in Europe's elite club competition. There have also been <span style=\"color: red;\">10 <\/span>victories and <span style=\"color: red;\">five<\/span> draws. On average, Kovac has picked up 2.06 points per match, which puts him in third place historically in terms of the best-performing coaches with at least 15 appearances in the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-fakten/59-Guirassy-BVB.jpg\" data-assetref=\"59-Guirassy-BVB-1744757190352\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><b>Goal-getter:<\/b> Serhou Guirassy scored his 11th, 12th and 13th goals of this Champions League campaign and thus returned to the top of the goalscoring charts. Second and third place are occupied by Raphinha (12) and Robert Lewandowski (11) of FC Barcelona, who came away empty-handed today. Guirassy played in all 14 matches and contributed 13 goals and seven assists. That means he has the joint-most scorer points in Europe's elite club competition too \u2013 along with Raphinha.<br>\n<i>Compiled by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>Five-year coefficient:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund have contributed <span style=\"color: red;\">18<\/span> points to the Bundesliga's five-year UEFA coefficient this season. That is the most of all eight German participants to date. Bayern Munich (currently 17 points) and Eintracht Frankfurt (15) are still represented in their competitions, however. Leverkusen have picked up 11 points, Heidenheim nine, Hoffenheim and Stuttgart seven each, Leipzig two. In the calculation of the five-year coefficient, two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.<\/p>\n<p><b>Attendance record:<\/b> A total of 568,490 spectators have attended the seven home games in this Champions League campaign \u2013 more than in any other stadium and more than ever before in a Black & Yellow European campaign. On average, there were 81,213 spectators per home game. Only the play-off match against Sporting Lisbon (80,300), which had to be organised at short notice, had a few empty seats.<\/p>\n<p><b>Congested calendar: <\/b>BVB contested 14 matches in this European campaign (<span style=\"color: red;\">eight <\/span>wins, <span style=\"color: red;\">two<\/span> draws and <span style=\"color: red;\">four <\/span>defeats). Only on one occasion have they played more. In 2015/16, the Black & Yellows initially had to play two qualifying rounds for the UEFA Europa League, before taking part in six group games and then knockout ties in the round of 32, 16 and the quarter finals (against Liverpool) \u2013 a total of 16 matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-fakten/59-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"59-BVB-Barcelona-1744757165173\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><b>Spain:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund were knocked out by La Liga opposition for the first time since 2013/14, when they were narrowly beaten by Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals (3-0 loss away, 2-0 win at home). The Black & Yellows prevailed against Sevilla in the last 16 in 2020/21 (3-2 win away, 2-2 draw at home) and against Atlético Madrid in the quarter-final in 2023/24 (2-1 loss away, 4-2 win at home). The overall record against Spanish clubs is as follows: seven progressions, four eliminations. It was their first win in seven meetings with Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><b>Strong coaching record: <\/b>During his time as coach of FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Niko Kovac has suffered only <span style=\"color: red;\">two <\/span>defeats in his 17 matches in Europe's elite club competition. There have also been <span style=\"color: red;\">10 <\/span>victories and <span style=\"color: red;\">five<\/span> draws. On average, Kovac has picked up 2.06 points per match, which puts him in third place historically in terms of the best-performing coaches with at least 15 appearances in the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-fakten/59-Guirassy-BVB.jpg\" data-assetref=\"59-Guirassy-BVB-1744757190352\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><b>Goal-getter:<\/b> Serhou Guirassy scored his 11th, 12th and 13th goals of this Champions League campaign and thus returned to the top of the goalscoring charts. 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{"subCategory":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"subCategory","title":"Departments","multiValue":true,"value":"Professionals","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayTag":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"displayTag","title":"Display Department","multiValue":true,"value":[""],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"metadescription":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"metadescription","title":"Meta Description","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"linkTarget":"_self","link":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/4/16/Reactions-Its-a-shame-that-the-competition-ends-today.html","stageImages":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"stageImages","title":"Image (Stage Image)","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-stimmen/60M_Guirassy.jpg"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"experience":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"experience","title":"Experience Fragment","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"appExport":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"appExport","title":"App Export (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"showDate":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"calendar","name":"showDate","title":"Show Date and Time (CET)","multiValue":false,"value":"15.04.25 21:51 Z","exportedType":"calendar"},"teaserText":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"teaserText","html":"<p>Hat-trick scorer Serhou Guirassy, sporting director Sebastian Kehl, forward Karim Adeyemi, midfielder Pascal Groß and defender Niklas Süle spoke about the 3-1 victory against FC Barcelona. The match reactions.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Hat-trick scorer Serhou Guirassy, sporting director Sebastian Kehl, forward Karim Adeyemi, midfielder Pascal Groß and defender Niklas Süle spoke about the 3-1 victory against FC Barcelona. The match reactions.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p><b>Sebastian Kehl<\/b> (in the mixed zone): "We did of course have hope. The belief grew throughout the match. When we scored to make it 2-0., we had the feeling that something very, very big could happen here today. We believed in it until the end. Big respect to the team for this performance. What they did today was fantastic. We were not knocked out today, but rather a week ago in Barcelona."<\/p>\n<p><b>Serhou Guirassy<\/b> (to Prime): "I'm proud because we played a great game and I think the fans were very satisfied. They saw good football. The 4-0 scoreline in Barcelona was slightly too much to come back from. It's a shame that we were too far behind in the match of the year. That will serve us as a lesson for future matches. But we fought until the end. Barcelona have a brilliant team, we're also a brilliant team. It's lovely to be the top goalscorer in the Champions League. There are very good players. Being first means that I'm a good striker. But I can't do it alone, without the team. It's a shame that the competition ends today."<\/p>\n<p><b>Karim Adeyemi<\/b> (in the mixed zone): "It's simply outstanding with the fans. They carried us the entire game. We gave it our all for ourselves, but also for them. It was not enough in the end, we simply messed up in the first match. The team produced a really good performance today. From the first minute, we attacked intensively and defended on the front foot. We wanted to score a goal very early on and we managed that. And we should have even scored a second goal in the five minutes after that. We had a really good foothold in the game and implemented precisely what we had set out to do \u2013 precisely what the people wished for today. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough in the end. We inflicted a first defeat of this calendar year on Barcelona. I think they were a bit unsure of themselves at times, that's how it felt."<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-stimmen/60-Suele.jpg\" data-assetref=\"60-Suele-1744756275960\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Niklas Süle<\/b> (to Prime): "I think that we're all in agreement that we messed it up in the first leg. I haven't played so many games for Borussia Dortmund in which we stood together like that, where we fought like that. Everyone in the stadium realised that we believed we could do it. I'm extremely proud of the team. The question is why we don't always play like that in the Bundesliga. Hopefully we'll put in a similar performance here in front of our fans against Gladbach on Sunday."<\/p>\n<p><b>Pascal Groß<\/b> (to Prime): "We were aggressive from the beginning, went forward very courageously, won most of the challenges and managed to get in behind their high line, which is well known, on one or two occasions. We played a very good game, I think. Unfortunately we scored an own goal via a very good player today. Ramy played outstandingly and ensured that they could not turn up the heat, that the match remained in their half. The ball slid across his foot. Very bitter, of course. We knew that if we conceded a goal, things would be very difficult. But I think we played in such a way until the last second that the stadium could sense that we still believed we could do it. That meant that the stadium also believed in it. The match in Barcelona makes it a bitter elimination because you could see that we can actually hold our own."<br>\n<i>Transcribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>Sebastian Kehl<\/b> (in the mixed zone): "We did of course have hope. The belief grew throughout the match. When we scored to make it 2-0., we had the feeling that something very, very big could happen here today. We believed in it until the end. Big respect to the team for this performance. What they did today was fantastic. We were not knocked out today, but rather a week ago in Barcelona."<\/p>\n<p><b>Serhou Guirassy<\/b> (to Prime): "I'm proud because we played a great game and I think the fans were very satisfied. They saw good football. The 4-0 scoreline in Barcelona was slightly too much to come back from. It's a shame that we were too far behind in the match of the year. That will serve us as a lesson for future matches. But we fought until the end. Barcelona have a brilliant team, we're also a brilliant team. It's lovely to be the top goalscorer in the Champions League. There are very good players. Being first means that I'm a good striker. But I can't do it alone, without the team. It's a shame that the competition ends today."<\/p>\n<p><b>Karim Adeyemi<\/b> (in the mixed zone): "It's simply outstanding with the fans. They carried us the entire game. We gave it our all for ourselves, but also for them. It was not enough in the end, we simply messed up in the first match. The team produced a really good performance today. From the first minute, we attacked intensively and defended on the front foot. We wanted to score a goal very early on and we managed that. And we should have even scored a second goal in the five minutes after that. We had a really good foothold in the game and implemented precisely what we had set out to do \u2013 precisely what the people wished for today. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough in the end. We inflicted a first defeat of this calendar year on Barcelona. I think they were a bit unsure of themselves at times, that's how it felt."<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-stimmen/60-Suele.jpg\" data-assetref=\"60-Suele-1744756275960\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Niklas Süle<\/b> (to Prime): "I think that we're all in agreement that we messed it up in the first leg. I haven't played so many games for Borussia Dortmund in which we stood together like that, where we fought like that. Everyone in the stadium realised that we believed we could do it. I'm extremely proud of the team. The question is why we don't always play like that in the Bundesliga. Hopefully we'll put in a similar performance here in front of our fans against Gladbach on Sunday."<\/p>\n<p><b>Pascal Groß<\/b> (to Prime): "We were aggressive from the beginning, went forward very courageously, won most of the challenges and managed to get in behind their high line, which is well known, on one or two occasions. We played a very good game, I think. Unfortunately we scored an own goal via a very good player today. Ramy played outstandingly and ensured that they could not turn up the heat, that the match remained in their half. The ball slid across his foot. Very bitter, of course. We knew that if we conceded a goal, things would be very difficult. But I think we played in such a way until the last second that the stadium could sense that we still believed we could do it. That meant that the stadium also believed in it. The match in Barcelona makes it a bitter elimination because you could see that we can actually hold our own."<br>\n<i>Transcribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-b14cd9ee33","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Reactions: \"It's a shame that the competition ends today\"","exportedType":"text/plain"},"matchId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"matchId","title":"match id","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"data-layer":"{\"editable-b14cd9ee33\":{\"@type\":\"/apps/bvbweb/components/newssliderelements/editable\",\"linkUrl\":\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/4/16/Reactions-Its-a-shame-that-the-competition-ends-today.html\"}}","author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"alt":"60M_Guirassy.jpg","externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-1934044223","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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After losing the first match 4-0, Borussia Dortmund won 3-1 (1-0) in the return leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie with FC Barcelona at a sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK and bowed out of the competition with their heads held high.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"As expected, a \"football miracle\" did not occur \u2013 but a spectacular football match did. After losing the first match 4-0, Borussia Dortmund won 3-1 (1-0) in the return leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie with FC Barcelona at a sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK and bowed out of the competition with their heads held high.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>Dortmund's dream of a football miracle remained alive until the end of a memorable evening. Only one team played football to begin with, while the other floundered. Driven on by a fantastic crowd, wave after wave of attack rained down on the FC Barcelona goal. Serhou Guirassy opened the scoring at 1-0 from the penalty spot in the 11th minute, but a second goal by Pascal Groß shortly afterwards was disallowed for offside. Barca managed to extricate themselves somewhat eventually, however, Dortmund started the second period as brightly as they had the first. Guirassy doubled the advantage to 2-0 three minutes after the restart, only for Ramy Bensebaini to turn the ball into his own net a short while later. Guirassy's third goal with a quarter of an hour left brought fresh hope, with Julian Brandt also scoring. But that, too, was offside. <\/p>\n<p><b>The scenario:<\/b> <br>\nFollowing the 4-0 defeat in the first leg, Borussia Dortmund needed to win by a four-goal margin in order to force extra-time. But in their European history, they had never overcome a deficit of more than two goals from the first leg.<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters: <br>\n <\/b>BVB went into the return fixture without the injured Emre Can (muscular problems) and Carney Chukwuemeka (knock to the thigh) plus Marcel Sabitzer and Nico Schlotterbeck, who both have knee injuries. There were four changes compared to the 2-2 draw in Munich on Saturday: Bensebaini, Couto, Nmecha and Adeyemi replaced Can, Ryerson, Özcan and Brandt.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-spielbericht/62-Anton-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"62-Anton-BVB-Barcelona-1744746904672\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Tactics:<\/b><br>\nIn contrast to the first leg (4-2-3-1), Niko Kovac opted for the three-man defence that has been deployed with success in the last three Bundesliga matches and a flexible attacking line-up, sometimes with one striker and sometimes with two attackers when Adeyemi pushed up level with Guirassy. Nmecha and Groß formed the defensive midfield duo, with Nmecha playing the ball quickly to the forwards or to Beier in a centre-right position upon regaining possession.<\/p>\n<p><b>The match & analysis:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Black & Yellows vehemently pursued the opening goal from the outset, with the first goalscoring chance already coming in the fourth minute. Adeyemi ran towards the penalty area and played over to Svensson on the left flank. His low cross took a minor deflection off Cubarsi, meaning Guirassy could only make contact with the tips of his toes and Szczesny made the save.. Shortly afterwards, Svensson did not generate enough power behind his attempt from 16 metres (6). And so it continued, with Barcelona's box under siege. Guirassy narrowly missed, Couto was winded following a collision with Fermin and Groß chased a ball from Adeyemi, only to be brought down by Szczesny (9). Referee Mariani immediately pointed to the spot and Guirassy confidently slotted home for 1-0.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-spielbericht/62-Guirassy-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"62-Guirassy-BVB-Barcelona-1744746926014\"><\/p>\n<p>After 11 minutes, one quarter of the first-leg deficit had been wiped out. And the stadium was shaking. "European Cup" boomed out from the stands. Every successful action was celebrated frenetically. In the 16th minute, Groß latched onto Nmecha's pass, bore down on the Barca goal alongside Guirassy and slotted home, only for the offside flag to go up. Bensebaini met a corner-kick with a header on the right corner of the six-yard box; Szczesny saved. Ten minutes later, Beier headed a free-kick cross from Groß into the shot-stopper's arms. More was possible. After Svensson's ball in behind the defence, Adeyemi got a shot away from a centre-left position in the box but the angle was too tight and Szczesny made the save (37).<\/p>\n<p>The Black & Yellows kept trying to go forward. Barely three minutes had been played after the restart when Adeyemi turned on the tempo in a centre-left position and went past Koundé. His low shot was blocked by Szczesny's left foot but Svensson squared the loose ball over to Groß, whose powerful shot was turned behind for a corner by the goalkeeper at full stretch. The ensuing set-piece was delivered by Svensson towards the back post, where Bensebaini won the aerial battle and headed the ball across to Guirassy, who headed the ball home to double the lead to 2-0 (49). But five minutes later, Barcelona attacked down the right flank. Fermin fizzed the ball inwards and Bensebaini attempted to turn it behind for a corner but instead put it into his own net. That goal subsequently lifted Barca's self-belief and appeared to have dampened the mood in the stands.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-spielbericht/62-Svensson-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"62-Svensson-BVB-Barcelona-1744746944105\"><\/p>\n<p>The introduction of Pedri gave the FC Barcelona midfield more structure, while the goal back did the rest. The wind was initially knocked out of the sails of BVB, who had been dominant and courageous up to that point. Kovac brought on Duranville and Reyna for Beier and Nmecha, who had worked hard. And the young Belgian ensured fresh hope with his first involvement. Duranville won the ball down the right flank, left two opponents trailing in his wake and then continued his dribbling run before cutting the ball back from the byline. Araujo cleared to the feet of Guirassy, who hammered home from six metres out to make it 3-1 in the 76th minute. Directly after Barca had kicked off, BVB won the ball back and Groß played it to fellow substitute Brandt, who believed he had made it 4-1 only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook: <br>\n <\/b>The Bundesliga season run-in starts with a home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Easter Sunday (kick-off 17:30 CEST).<\/p>\n<p><i>Boris Rupert reporting<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-spielbericht/62-Grafik-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"62-Grafik-BVB-Barcelona-1744746569080\"><\/p>\n<h2>Teams & goals<\/h2>\n<p><b>UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final Return Leg<br>\n Tuesday 15 April 2025, 21:00 CEST<br>\n BORUSSIA DORTMUND 3-1 (1-0) FC BARCELONA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Bor. Dortmund: <\/b>Kobel \u2013 Süle, Anton, Bensebaini \u2013 Couto (Brandt, 77), Nmecha (Reyna, 64), Groß, Svensson \u2013 Beier (Duranville, 64), Adeyemi (Gittens, 77) \u2013 Guirassy<br>\n<b>FC Barcelona:<\/b> Szczesny \u2013 Koundé, Araujo, Cubarsi, Martin \u2013 de Jong \u2013 Fermin (Garcia, 70), Gavi (Pedri, 59) \u2013 Yamal (Ferran Torres, 70), Lewandowski (Dani Olmo, 86), Raphinha<br>\n<b>Substitutes: <\/b>Meyer, Lotka, Ryerson, Özcan, Mané, Kabar, Wätjen \u2013 Pena, Kochen, Christensen, Fort, Martinez, Pablo Torre, Fati, Pau Victor<b><br>\n Goals:<\/b> 1:0 Guirassy (penalty for foul on Groß by Szczesny, 11), 2-0 Guirassy (Bensebaini, 49), 2-1 Bensebaini own goal (Fermin, 54), 3-1 Guirassy (Duranville, 76)<br>\n<b>Corners:<\/b> 8-4 (4-1 at half-time), <b>chance ratio:<\/b> 9-4 (5-1)<br>\n<b>Referee:<\/b> Mariani (Italy), <b>yellow cards:<\/b> Nmecha \u2013 de Jong<br>\n<b>Attendance:<\/b> 81,365 (sold-out), <b>weather:<\/b> dry, 15 degrees<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>Dortmund's dream of a football miracle remained alive until the end of a memorable evening. Only one team played football to begin with, while the other floundered. Driven on by a fantastic crowd, wave after wave of attack rained down on the FC Barcelona goal. Serhou Guirassy opened the scoring at 1-0 from the penalty spot in the 11th minute, but a second goal by Pascal Groß shortly afterwards was disallowed for offside. Barca managed to extricate themselves somewhat eventually, however, Dortmund started the second period as brightly as they had the first. Guirassy doubled the advantage to 2-0 three minutes after the restart, only for Ramy Bensebaini to turn the ball into his own net a short while later. Guirassy's third goal with a quarter of an hour left brought fresh hope, with Julian Brandt also scoring. But that, too, was offside. <\/p>\n<p><b>The scenario:<\/b> <br>\nFollowing the 4-0 defeat in the first leg, Borussia Dortmund needed to win by a four-goal margin in order to force extra-time. But in their European history, they had never overcome a deficit of more than two goals from the first leg.<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters: <br>\n <\/b>BVB went into the return fixture without the injured Emre Can (muscular problems) and Carney Chukwuemeka (knock to the thigh) plus Marcel Sabitzer and Nico Schlotterbeck, who both have knee injuries. There were four changes compared to the 2-2 draw in Munich on Saturday: Bensebaini, Couto, Nmecha and Adeyemi replaced Can, Ryerson, Özcan and Brandt.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-spielbericht/62-Anton-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"62-Anton-BVB-Barcelona-1744746904672\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Tactics:<\/b><br>\nIn contrast to the first leg (4-2-3-1), Niko Kovac opted for the three-man defence that has been deployed with success in the last three Bundesliga matches and a flexible attacking line-up, sometimes with one striker and sometimes with two attackers when Adeyemi pushed up level with Guirassy. Nmecha and Groß formed the defensive midfield duo, with Nmecha playing the ball quickly to the forwards or to Beier in a centre-right position upon regaining possession.<\/p>\n<p><b>The match & analysis:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Black & Yellows vehemently pursued the opening goal from the outset, with the first goalscoring chance already coming in the fourth minute. Adeyemi ran towards the penalty area and played over to Svensson on the left flank. His low cross took a minor deflection off Cubarsi, meaning Guirassy could only make contact with the tips of his toes and Szczesny made the save.. Shortly afterwards, Svensson did not generate enough power behind his attempt from 16 metres (6). And so it continued, with Barcelona's box under siege. Guirassy narrowly missed, Couto was winded following a collision with Fermin and Groß chased a ball from Adeyemi, only to be brought down by Szczesny (9). Referee Mariani immediately pointed to the spot and Guirassy confidently slotted home for 1-0.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-spielbericht/62-Guirassy-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"62-Guirassy-BVB-Barcelona-1744746926014\"><\/p>\n<p>After 11 minutes, one quarter of the first-leg deficit had been wiped out. And the stadium was shaking. "European Cup" boomed out from the stands. Every successful action was celebrated frenetically. In the 16th minute, Groß latched onto Nmecha's pass, bore down on the Barca goal alongside Guirassy and slotted home, only for the offside flag to go up. Bensebaini met a corner-kick with a header on the right corner of the six-yard box; Szczesny saved. Ten minutes later, Beier headed a free-kick cross from Groß into the shot-stopper's arms. More was possible. After Svensson's ball in behind the defence, Adeyemi got a shot away from a centre-left position in the box but the angle was too tight and Szczesny made the save (37).<\/p>\n<p>The Black & Yellows kept trying to go forward. Barely three minutes had been played after the restart when Adeyemi turned on the tempo in a centre-left position and went past Koundé. His low shot was blocked by Szczesny's left foot but Svensson squared the loose ball over to Groß, whose powerful shot was turned behind for a corner by the goalkeeper at full stretch. The ensuing set-piece was delivered by Svensson towards the back post, where Bensebaini won the aerial battle and headed the ball across to Guirassy, who headed the ball home to double the lead to 2-0 (49). But five minutes later, Barcelona attacked down the right flank. Fermin fizzed the ball inwards and Bensebaini attempted to turn it behind for a corner but instead put it into his own net. That goal subsequently lifted Barca's self-belief and appeared to have dampened the mood in the stands.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-spielbericht/62-Svensson-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"62-Svensson-BVB-Barcelona-1744746944105\"><\/p>\n<p>The introduction of Pedri gave the FC Barcelona midfield more structure, while the goal back did the rest. The wind was initially knocked out of the sails of BVB, who had been dominant and courageous up to that point. Kovac brought on Duranville and Reyna for Beier and Nmecha, who had worked hard. And the young Belgian ensured fresh hope with his first involvement. Duranville won the ball down the right flank, left two opponents trailing in his wake and then continued his dribbling run before cutting the ball back from the byline. Araujo cleared to the feet of Guirassy, who hammered home from six metres out to make it 3-1 in the 76th minute. Directly after Barca had kicked off, BVB won the ball back and Groß played it to fellow substitute Brandt, who believed he had made it 4-1 only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook: <br>\n <\/b>The Bundesliga season run-in starts with a home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Easter Sunday (kick-off 17:30 CEST).<\/p>\n<p><i>Boris Rupert reporting<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/15/ucl-spielbericht/62-Grafik-BVB-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"62-Grafik-BVB-Barcelona-1744746569080\"><\/p>\n<h2>Teams & goals<\/h2>\n<p><b>UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final Return Leg<br>\n Tuesday 15 April 2025, 21:00 CEST<br>\n BORUSSIA DORTMUND 3-1 (1-0) FC BARCELONA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Bor. 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Back then, the team missed out on what they believed to be a certain place in the UEFA Champions League final against Liverpool \u2013 despite winning the semi-final first leg 3-0 at home. That has sharpened their senses for the quarter-final return leg in Dortmund.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"In Barcelona, the memories of May 2019 still hurt to this day. Back then, the team missed out on what they believed to be a certain place in the UEFA Champions League final against Liverpool \u2013 despite winning the semi-final first leg 3-0 at home. That has sharpened their senses for the quarter-final return leg in Dortmund.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>Hansi Flick would not allow himself to be drawn. In the full press room at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, the many comments from the journalists referencing his team's comfortable position following their 4-0 first-leg victory almost a week ago did not entice the FC Barcelona coach to make any brash remarks. Despite the good position, he is approaching the return leg with respect. "I'm happy that we've won 4-0 because I know that it will be a difficult match here in Dortmund. That's the attitude we're instilling in the team. We don't take any match lightly."<\/p>\n<p>As the ex-sporting director of the German Football Association and the former head coach of FC Bayern Munich and the Germany national team, he knows all about the impressive atmosphere at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, which is sold out with 81,365 spectators set to attend.. "Especially in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against a team as strong as Dortmund \u2013 and especially in a stadium like this \u2013 it is extremely important to be focused from the start and to show the strengths that you have as a team," he said.<\/p>\n<p>Flick already got a glimpse of how difficult it can be in Dortmund in the hard-fought match at the same venue in the league phase in mid-December. It was only thanks to Ferran Torres' late goal that the 3-2 victory was sealed (86). That ensured FC Barcelona remained unbeaten in clashes with BVB. There have been four wins and two draws in their six meetings to date. The coach's personal record against Borussia is even better. He has overseen seven wins in seven matches in the dugout \u2013 five with FC Bayern Munich, two with Barcelona. <\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/14/vorbericht-barca/Bensebaini-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Bensebaini-Barcelona-1744651982664\"><\/p>\n<p>Flick would like to improve upon that impressive record: "The opportunity to reach the semi-finals is something very special. That should ensure a few percentage points more from everyone," explained the coach, pointing towards his team's great consistency in recent weeks. "The performances they have put in game after game are simply fantastic. I'm proud of this team."<\/p>\n<p>With the exception of defender Alejandro Balde, who is sidelined with knee ligament damage, Flick has a full complement of players at his disposal. The Catalans will be hoping to avoid a similar collapse to the one they suffered in the semi-finals of the competition in the 2018/2019 season, when they lost 4-0 away to Liverpool following a 3-0 first-leg victory and were eliminated. Like Flick, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny also warned against complacency: "We will by no means take Dortmund lightly. If you let them back into the game, they'll take their opportunity."<\/p>\n<p>FC Barcelona's dress rehearsal for the game in Dortmund away to second-bottom CD Leganes ended in a 1-0 victory courtesy of an own goal. That narrow victory saw the Catalans consolidate their lead at the top of the table. 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We don't take any match lightly."<\/p>\n<p>As the ex-sporting director of the German Football Association and the former head coach of FC Bayern Munich and the Germany national team, he knows all about the impressive atmosphere at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, which is sold out with 81,365 spectators set to attend.. "Especially in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against a team as strong as Dortmund \u2013 and especially in a stadium like this \u2013 it is extremely important to be focused from the start and to show the strengths that you have as a team," he said.<\/p>\n<p>Flick already got a glimpse of how difficult it can be in Dortmund in the hard-fought match at the same venue in the league phase in mid-December. It was only thanks to Ferran Torres' late goal that the 3-2 victory was sealed (86). That ensured FC Barcelona remained unbeaten in clashes with BVB. There have been four wins and two draws in their six meetings to date. The coach's personal record against Borussia is even better. He has overseen seven wins in seven matches in the dugout \u2013 five with FC Bayern Munich, two with Barcelona. <\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/14/vorbericht-barca/Bensebaini-Barcelona.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Bensebaini-Barcelona-1744651982664\"><\/p>\n<p>Flick would like to improve upon that impressive record: "The opportunity to reach the semi-finals is something very special. That should ensure a few percentage points more from everyone," explained the coach, pointing towards his team's great consistency in recent weeks. "The performances they have put in game after game are simply fantastic. I'm proud of this team."<\/p>\n<p>With the exception of defender Alejandro Balde, who is sidelined with knee ligament damage, Flick has a full complement of players at his disposal. 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One player's involvement is not yet certain, but injured Nico Schlotterbeck has visited the team.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>After last week's first leg in Spain, BVB must recover from a 4-0 deficit to move into the semi-finals of the competition. "We know the situation and that we didn't play well in the first leg," said BVB coach Niko Kovac. "Tomorrow, of course, we want to show a completely different face and win the game. But we also know that Barcelona have not lost a competitive game this year. That doesn't make things easy."<\/p>\n<p>Whether Emre Can will be there is not yet certain. The captain <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/4/14/BVB-absolviert-Abschlusstraining-vor-dem-Heimspiel-gegen-Barcelona.html\">was given the final training session off<\/a> "because he has been struggling with muscular problems in the adductor area for weeks. He has played through gritted teeth time and again, and that is something that needs to be highlighted," said Kovac. Nico Schlotterbeck and Marcel Sabitzer are still out. Schlotterbeck was at the training ground on Monday and spent a few minutes with his teammates at the end of the training. "We know he's always behind us and he's pushing us. We feel his support and, of course, that of Marcel Sabitzer," said Felix Nmecha, who has played the last three games after his injury break and is also an option in the second leg. "As a team, we really have to play a perfect match," said the midfielder. "We know it won't be easy, but with our fans, anything is possible. We must have faith. We want to win the game and so we have to throw ourselves into it."<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/04/14/vorbericht-barca/Nmecha-Kovac-PK.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Nmecha-Kovac-PK-1744637641279\"><\/p>\n<p>The coach had the following to say on the match on Tuesday evening: "We want to be on it from the very first minute. We also have to do that because we are facing Barcelona." Kovac is optimistic about his side's performances in the Bundesliga, where the Black & Yellows have recently managed two wins and a draw in the big match at Bayern Munich. He said his team had "defended consistently in Munich and had some very good footballing moments in the second half. We can see that we can keep up. I believe that the team are now in a good flow in the Bundesliga. We want to win tomorrow \u2013 that is our goal."<br>\n<i>Christina Reinke<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqyFoLRpqLQ\">Click here to watch the press conference [German]<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>After last week's first leg in Spain, BVB must recover from a 4-0 deficit to move into the semi-finals of the competition. "We know the situation and that we didn't play well in the first leg," said BVB coach Niko Kovac. "Tomorrow, of course, we want to show a completely different face and win the game. But we also know that Barcelona have not lost a competitive game this year. That doesn't make things easy."<\/p>\n<p>Whether Emre Can will be there is not yet certain. The captain <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/4/14/BVB-absolviert-Abschlusstraining-vor-dem-Heimspiel-gegen-Barcelona.html\">was given the final training session off<\/a> "because he has been struggling with muscular problems in the adductor area for weeks. He has played through gritted teeth time and again, and that is something that needs to be highlighted," said Kovac. Nico Schlotterbeck and Marcel Sabitzer are still out. Schlotterbeck was at the training ground on Monday and spent a few minutes with his teammates at the end of the training. "We know he's always behind us and he's pushing us. We feel his support and, of course, that of Marcel Sabitzer," said Felix Nmecha, who has played the last three games after his injury break and is also an option in the second leg. "As a team, we really have to play a perfect match," said the midfielder. "We know it won't be easy, but with our fans, anything is possible. We must have faith. 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