Dortmund's magical night: Guirassy leads with Hattrick against Barca!

Dortmund's magical night: Guirassy leads with Hattrick against Barca!

Dortmund, Deutschland - On April 16, 2025, Borussia Dortmund defeated FC Barcelona 3-1 in the quarter-final second leg of the UEFA Champions League. However, this result was not sufficient to move into the semi-finals in the first leg after the 0: 4 defeat, which caused Dortmund with a total score of 3: 5. Despite the defeat, the Dortmund showed an impressive performance that gave them the opportunity to hope for the return to the top ranking.

The main role in the match played Serhou Guirassy, ​​who achieved a remarkable hat trick. He started with a converted penalty in the 11th minute after Barcelona's goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny fouled. In the 49th minute, Guirassy increased to 2-0 by header. After an own goal of Ramy Bensebaini in the 62nd minute, which made the course of the game more complicated, Guirassy completed his triple pack in the 76th minute after an error by Ronald Araujo. With a total of 13 goals in this Champions League season, Guirassy set the record for most goals of an African player and the club's stamp of 10 goals in one season.

Dortmund self -confidence and Barcelona's setback

trots of the clear deficit from the first leg Dortmund even pressed the fourth goal in the final phase. Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel described the team's performance as "very good night" and emphasized the pride that the team had on their game. The match was a remarkable turn for Barcelona, ​​which had to accept his first competitive defeat in 2025, which strengthened the critical situation around coach Hansi Flick.

Flick, who led Bayern to a sextuble between 2019 and 2021, praised the performance of the Dortmund, but criticized his own team because of a negligent possession of the ball. This defeat was Barcelona's first in the Champions League since September 2022 and the seventh under Flick in 50 games. With a current lead of four points on Real Madrid in La League and winning the Supercopa, Barcelona remains successful in the national league, but has suffered a setback in international competition.

outlook for the upcoming challenges

Barcelona will meet Inter Milan or Bayern Munich in the semi -finals, which is an exciting challenge. This marks your first semi-finals since the 2018-19 season. On the other hand, Dortmund is currently in eighth place in the Bundesliga, six points behind the Champions League qualification places. The Champions League season has ended for Dortmund, but the team can look back on the many positive aspects of the second leg against Barcelona.

In terms of the general situation in the Champions League, PSG has also reached its semi -finals by defeating Aston Villa with a total score of 5: 4. The European competition brings numerous surprises with itself this season and the next games promise exciting duels and unexpected turns.

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