Barcelona climbed to second in the Champions League table after Ferran Torres' late winner sealed a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund.
2024/2025 UEFA Champions League
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Match Report
Torres climbed off the bench to score twice at Signal Iduna Park, as Hansi Flick's side closed in on automatic qualification for the knockout stage.
The Blaugrana broke through seven minutes after the restart, Raphinha racing onto Dani Olmo's throughball and firing past Gregor Kobel.
Serhou Guirassy equalised on the hour mark from the penalty spot after the Dortmund striker was fouled by Pau Cubarsi in the box.
Torres restored Barca's lead four minutes after coming on, tucking home the rebound after Kobel initially denied Fermin Lopez, but Guirassy levelled once more in the 78th minute when he slid home Pascal Gross' square pass.
However, the visitors snatched all three points five minutes from time, with Lamine Yamal finding Torres, who steered a low shot into the far corner.
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Data Debrief: Five in a row for battling Barca
Barca have won five consecutive Champions League matches for the first time since December 2020, while they have scored three or more goals in five successive games in the competition for the first time since doing so in the 2011-12 season.
Raphinha's opener means no player has had more Champions League goal involvements in 2024 (12, level with Vinicius Junior), while Torres became the fourth substitute to score two or more goals as a substitute in the competition.
Meanwhile, Dortmund suffered their first home defeat in this competition since November 2021, ending their 13-match unbeaten run.
Guirassy's brace means he has now been involved in 10 goals across his first 10 Champions League appearances (eight goals, two assists), with Sebastien Haller (11 goals, two assists) the only African player to record more involvements in his first 10 games.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
2' Barcelona concede a corner, which is eventually headed off target by Dortmund
3' Raphinha combines with Balde on left but Lewandowski can’t reach it in time
5' Olmo gets the ball but his cross is kicked out by Ryerson for a corner
6' Yamal's shot from outside the box flies over the net
8' Sabitzer gets the ball in the penalty box and turns to take a shot
11' Yamal tries a hit from outside the box, which lands safely into Kobel
14' CLOSE! Yamal crosses for Raphinha whose shot is off-target
17' Duranville beats his marker and crosses for Sabitzer whose header is off-target
21' Yamal attacks on right but shifts left to shoot, only for Kobel to deny the goal
27' Nmecha carries the ball all the way but his pass to Gittens ends to nothing
30' Reina gets a cross from his right and his shot goes out of play after deflection
33' After a brilliant play between Kounde and Yamal, the ball goes out of play
36' Kounde tries his luck from distance this time but it's saved by Kobel
40' Guirassy's header is saved magnificently by Pena and he's already offside
42' Guirassy goes down in the box appealing for a penalty but the referee says no
46' Ryerson looks to have picked up an injury as Sahin replaced him with Yan Couto
50' Gittens's cross is steered into net by Guirassy but it's ruled out for offside
53' Raphinha with a fine finish to give visitors the lead! Dortmund 0-1 Barcelona
57' Yan Couto loses the ball in a duel with Olmo and gets booked for a foul
60' Guirassy equalizes with a penalty after Cubarsi's foul! Dortmund 1-1 Barcelona
62' Guirassy nearly scores again as Sabitzer passes back to him, but he shoots wide
75' Torres shoots on the follow up to puts Barca ahead! Dortmund 1-2 Barcelona
78' Guirassy slots it into an empty net to equalize again! Dortmund 2-2 Barcelona
85' Torres nets from Yamal's assist to take Barca lead again! Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona
Line-ups
Dortmund XI: Sabitzer, Emre Can, Guirassy, Gregor Kobel, Bensebaini, Julian Ryerson, Reyna, Nico Schlotterbeck, Felix Nmecha, Jamie Gittens, Julien Duranville
Subs: Gross, Alexander Meyer, Donyell Malen, Marcel Lotka, Karim Adeyemi, Yan Couto, Ayman Azhil, Cole Campbell, Almugera Kabar, Kjell Wätjen, Elias Benkara
Barcelona XI: Lewandowski, I. Martinez, Olmo, Pena, Raphinha, Kounde, Pedri, Álex Baldé, Marc Casadó, Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsí
Subs: Szczesny, De Jong, Ferran Torres, Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, Gavi, Fermín López, Ander Astralaga, Gerard Martín, Héctor Fort