Barcelona have one foot within the Champions League semi-finals after a sensational first leg efficiency towards Borussia Dortmund of their quarter-final tie on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
Barcelona dominated the early phases as they sought a quick begin to the tie, and though they have been initially denied by Dortmund, they managed to seek out the breakthrough after 25 minutes. A nook sequence ended with Pau Cubarsi poking in direction of aim, and as he was nearly to seek out the again of the web for the primary time within the Champions League, Raphinha acquired the faintest contact to make it his personal.
Dortmund ought to have equalised simply earlier than half time as Serhou Guirassy fluffed a giant probability, and he was made to pay as Barcelona doubled their benefit solely three minutes into the second interval. Lamine Yamal crossed for Raphinha, who headed again throughout aim for Robert Lewandowski to attain from shut vary.
Simply past the hour mark, Barcelona acquired their third aim of the night – and it was a second for Lewandowski. A flowing transfer ended with Fermin Lopez reducing the ball again to the Polish striker, who made it 105 Champions League objectives by discovering the again of the web.
And Barcelona weren’t performed there, as they acquired a fourth on 77 minutes. Raphinha performed in Lamine Yamal, and with solely Gregor Kobel to beat, the 17-year-old made no mistake to cap off a beautiful efficiency from Hansi Flick’s facet.
Barcelona will go to the Sign Iduma Park subsequent Tuesday with a really wholesome benefit. They aren’t there but, nevertheless it feels virtually sure that they’ll progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League, the place they’d face one among Bayern Munich or Inter Milan – the latter received 2-1 of their first leg on the Allianz Enviornment.