Barcelona did not have it easy against Borussia Dortmund, but they did enough to book their place in the Champions League semi-finals. They were defeated 3-1 in their quarter-final second leg on Tuesday, but in the end, they progressed 5-3 on aggregate.
Dortmund were on top throughout the 90 minutes at the Signal Iduma Park, and a Serhou Guirassy hat-trick ensured that Barcelona lost for the first time in 2025. However, it was not enough for them. As per Diario AS, Hansi Flick gave his assessment of the match.
“They were a very good opponent and the atmosphere was tremendous. It’s not easy to play these types of games. In the end we qualified, which was our goal. Two games have been played. We won the first 4-0 and lost 3-1 here. I think we have reached the semi-finals fairly. Dortmund made life very difficult for us, there was an extraordinary atmosphere, but we are in the semi-finals.
“It’s important that we analyse today’s game, but we’ve also played a lot of games and it can be normal. We want to always continue doing the same thing, but it is not always possible. We are still confident, although we have to admit that they put us in trouble. We are in the semi-finals, I think we have to look at it from a positive point of view. The team has a lot of merit. There is still a long way to go and we are not at the end. It is a day to rejoice. In the dressing room there was no euphoria either; And I reminded them in the dressing room that we are in the semi-finals. And then it changed a little and they were happier.”
Barcelona will face Inter Milan or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals, with their quarter-final tie to be played to a conclusion on Wednesday. In terms of their next opponent, Flick does not have a favourite.
“I’ll sit at home and enjoy the game. I don’t have any favourites. I don’t prefer anyone.”
payceotuz
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Those guys are not machines! We can play all games with the same intensity. The good thing is that we played bad game at the right time. Guys go and win the next 11 games!
Shark-V
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Team need to keep it up till at the end. Keep going Barca!
IliyasuMuhammed
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We didn't played with energy, we were very tired 😩😩😩 no intensity at all[5percent] Please Barca remember that to become champion you must work harder than others, hopefully we bounce back stronger than ever, THANKS
saaaeiorz
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Congrats team Barcelona 🎊🎊💕🎉…now it’s us tonight let’s see how it gonna be like
cibbenop
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after all that hansi has done y'all blaming him, remember whenever we hit rock bottom this season we come back stronger, I bet you the next couple of games we are gonna score 4 or more goals like we use to, it's just the fatigue
acbulama
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Barcelona should know that Araujo is not up to the standard of this current team, he makes childish mistakes and is not fast at all. His judgments are poor. Hansi Flick should know by now that the Midfield pairing of De Jong and Gavi is a disaster when faced with a pacy team. their ball retention is poor and aren't quick enough when counter attacks are required. Gerard Martin is not a good competitor to Balde, imagine he didn't cross any ball for 90'. We definitely need a good back up for Balde Lastly, we need a back up number 9, Lewandoski is not just a striker u rely on for ever. He contribute very little in retaining the ball and general game play.
MessiGOAT4ever
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Good that we lost now.. let this be a wake up call...rather than win all matches just to lose in the semi or finals.
Sunbdipryz
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Those guys are not machines! We can play all games with the same intensity. The good thing is that we played bad game at the right time. Guys go and win the next 11 games!
its was because pedri was benched , and Aroujo is not good at offside trap like Inigo Martinez that's why we conceded alot