The Catalan club snatched victory in a high-scoring "shootout" with the "bumblebees".
"Barcelona" beat Dortmund away “Borussia” in the match of the sixth round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season. The meeting at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund ended with a score of 2:3.
The first half of the match passed without goals. At the start of the second half, the “blue garnets” opened the scoring – in the 53rd minute, Rafinha scored. Seven minutes later, the “bumblebees” got even – Serou Guirassy converted a penalty.
In the 75th minute, Hansi Flick's men took the lead again – Ferran Torres scored a precise strike. Three minutes later, Dortmund responded – Guirassy scored a double.
However, in the 85th minute, the Catalans took the lead for the third time in this match and eventually snatched victory – Ferran Torres scored a double, scoring a goal on the counterattack after a pass from 17-year-old Lamine Yamal.
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Thanks to this victory, Barcelona (15 points) rose to second place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund dropped to 9th place with 12 points.
In the next round of the Champions League, the Blaugrana will play Benfica away, while the Bumblebees will play Bologna away. Both matches will take place on January 21.
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.
