Barcelona faced off against Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park earlier tonight as they looked to defend their 4-0 lead from the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal tie. The Catalan club made a sloppy start to the game as they conceded the opening goal in the 11th minute when Serhou Guirassy scored from the penalty spot. Hansi Flick’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Guirassy scored again for the home side in the 49th minute before Barca got a goal back due to an unfortunate own goal from Ramy Bensebaini just five minutes later. Guirassy completed his hattrick in the 76th minute as Barcelona crashed to a 3-1 defeat on the road. However, the Catalan club won the tie 5-3 on aggregate.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the clash against Borussia Dortmund.
GK: Wojciech Szczesny – 7/10
Szczesny kept the scoreline respectable by making a lot of solid saves at the back.
RB: Jules Kounde – 6/10
He put his foot through the ball when needed but failed to keep things solid inside his half.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 5/10
Araujo was far from convincing on the defensive third of the pitch. However, he was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 6/10
He did his fair share of defending and made one decent chance going forward.
LB: Gerard Martin – 7/10
Martin caught the eye at times on both ends of the field.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 6/10
He earned the ball back twice and completed one good dribble from midfield.
CM: Gavi – 6/10
Gavi struggled to impress during his time on the field and was substituted in the 58th minute.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 6/10
He made some promising runs with the ball but there was no goal for him tonight.
CAM: Fermin Lopez – 6.5/10
Lopez managed to catch the eye on occasions but was replaced after the hour mark.
LW: Raphinha – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 6/10
Lewandowski made one good chance up top but failed to register a goal.
Substitutes:
CM: Pedri – 6/10
Pedri added some energy to Flick’s midfield.
CB: Eric Garcia – 6/10
He failed to keep things solid at the back.
ST: Ferran Torres – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CAM: Dani Olmo – N/A
