On Wednesday, April 9, the first match of the 1/4 finals of the UEFA Champions League of the 2024/25 season will be held at the Estadio Olimpico stadium in Barcelona. Catalan “Barcelona” will play against Borussia Dortmund. The match is scheduled to start at 22:00 Kyiv time, writes IZ.
Barcelona began their playoff run in the round of 16, where they faced Benfica. The Catalans won two games – 1:0 in the first match and 3:1 in the second. Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin played in the Portuguese club's goal.
German Borussia Dortmund started in the round of 32, where they defeated Sporting with a 3-0 aggregate score (3-0, 0-0). In the next round, Dortmund faced Lille. The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw, and the German club won the second leg 2-1.
The Barcelona – Borussia Dortmund match will be broadcast live in Ukraine on the MEGOGO media service. The online broadcast will be available with Ukrainian commentary.
As TSN reports, according to bookmakers, the favorite in this match is the Catalan club. The odds for a Barcelona win are 1.42, a draw is 5.10, and Borussia win is 7.10. In the context of reaching the semi-finals, Hansi Flick's team also has an advantage – 1.23 against 4.40 for Dortmund.
The return match between the teams will take place on Tuesday, April 15, in Dortmund. The winner of this pair will play in the semi-finals against the team that wins the confrontation “Bayern” – “Inter”. The other semi-final pair will be formed by the winners of the quarter-finals PSG – “Aston Villa” and “Arsenal” – “Real” Madrid.
As a reminder, we previously wrote that PSG and Aston Villa will meet in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.