Barcelona romped to a 4-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday evening within the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, sending the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys right into a state of euphoria. The Blaugrana have been in glorious type at Montjuic, and within the second half blew away their German opponents, pretty much as good as guaranteeing passage to the semi-finals.
After the match Raphinha apologised to Pau Cubarsi for stealing his purpose on the road, whereas Hansi Flick did his greatest to maintain ft on the bottom in Can Barca. He said after the match that whereas they’d performed effectively, and have been in place, there have been nonetheless a lot of errors to appropriate, claiming the tie was not but over.
The German supervisor is little doubt making an attempt to make sure his facet stay centered, however sustaining calm has by no means been one of many qualities his boss and President Joan Laporta has prioritised. His euphoric celebrations after massive wins have change into virtually customary, and he was on the coronary heart of one other one as he left the bottom.
#Barca followers having fun with their win final evening? We’re keen to wager that Joan Laporta had an even bigger evening. pic.twitter.com/GdHKulKBpt
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Slowing right down to greet journalists on the exit practically an hour after the sport had completed, he was seen celebrating, earlier than instructing his driver to do a lap of the roundabout and beep the horn loudly as he did so. His means to be in tune with the feelings of followers has proved one among his greatest attributes in recent times, and that is one other stunt that may little doubt go down effectively with Culers.
Raphinha has recorded 19 purpose contributions within the Champions League this season, matching Lionel Messi’s best-ever tally in a single marketing campaign, set in 2011/12. @sport pic.twitter.com/WDyTL7H4Q7
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Barcelona journey to face Leganes on Saturday evening at 21:00 CEST, as they attempt to keep a four-point hole to Actual Madrid, who play Alaves on the Sunday afternoon. The Blaugrana may have one eye on their return leg in Dortmund subsequent Tuesday, however Butarque won’t be an easy activity both. Los Pepineros beat Barcelona at Montjuic earlier this season, and likewise took three factors in opposition to Atletico Madrid in January.