Dortmund 3-1 Barcelona (agg 3-5): Blaugrana advance despite Guirassy's hat trick

Barcelona booked a place in the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in six seasons despite a 3-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, with a 5-3 aggregate score taking Hansi Flick’s side through.

Match Report

DORTMUND’S BEST EFFORTS NOT ENOUGH AS BARCA REACH SEMIS

Barcelona are through to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, but not after surviving an almighty scare away at Borussia Dortmund, slipping to a 3-1 defeat but progressing 5-3 on aggregate.

The Spanish visitors traveled to Germany with the plan of staying on the front foot and looking for goals to seal the tie, but their high-line and aggressive approach was anticipated by Dortmund, who created a host of chances on the night as they threw everything at pulling off the unlikeliest of comebacks from 4-0 down.

The impressive Serhou Guirassy was the main man on the night, scoring a hat-trick for a rampant Dortmund and opening the scoring with a Panenka penalty in the 11th minute, having already failed to convert two excellent early chances.

Guirassy added two more in the second half, both from close range, while Dortmund also had two further goals ruled out for offside, as the hosts racked up 18 legitimate attempts on goal, 11 of which were on target.

But Barcelona’s attacking approach meant they always had threat too, and one of their many attacks saw a low cross deflect off Ramy Bensebaini for an own goal that sucked much of the life out of the tie.

Guirassy’s third did set up a potentially nervy finale, but it wasn’t to be and it is Barcelona who progress to the final four, where they will play either Internazionale or Bayern Munich for a place in the final.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

4' A poor connection from Guirassy and a half-save from the keeper prevents a goal!

5' Guirassy makes a run into box but slips and misses as the ball bounces to him!

11' Penalty Goal! Serhou Guirassy drifts it into the net! Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona

16' Pascal Groß breaks through Barcelona’s defense, holds off the keeper and scores!

20' Dortmund still creating! Bensebaini header forces a save!

29' Beier headed a free-kick straight at the keeper!

35' Yellow Card! De Jong booked!

37' Adeyemi's shot from a tight angle is saved!

39' De Jong bends a beautiful ball & Kounde pops up with run to get on end of it!

48' Szczesny makes two excellent saves as Dortmund press high again!

49' GOAL! Guirassy on hand to nod home his second of night! Dortmund 2-0 Barcelona

54' OWN GOAL! Bensebaini diverts the ball into his own net! Dortmund 2-1 Barcelona

59' Introduction of Pedri in midfield for Gavi is a sign of the visitors’ quality!

64' A cut-back finds Fermin in space on the edge of the box but he fires over bar!

73' Raphinha is found in box & should score but sends his shot too close to keeper!

76' GOAL! Guirassy finishes it high into the roof of the net! Dortmund 3-1 Barcelona

78' Julian Brandt finishes brilliantly from a tight angle but it's offside!

Line-ups

Dortmund XI: Gross, Sule, Guirassy, Anton, Kobel, Bensebaini, Adeyemi, Beier, Nmecha, Yan Couto, Daniel Svensson

Subs: Meyer, Brandt, Özcan, Ryerson, Reyna, Marcel Lotka, Gittens, Filippo Mané, Duranville, Kabar, Watjen

Barcelona XI: Szczesny, Lewandowski, De Jong, Raphinha, Kounde, Araujo, Gavi, Fermín López, Yamal, Gerard Martín, Cubarsi

Subs: I. Martinez, Christensen, Olmo, Pena, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia, Fati, Pedri, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, Héctor Fort, Diego Kochen