Borussia Dortmund face an uphill battle—and history—when they host Barcelona in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday night. The German side trails 4-0 on aggregate after a first-leg defeat that felt more like a final blow than just a setback.
Match Details
Fixture: Borussia Dortmund vs FC Barcelona
Competition: UEFA Champions League 2024–25 – Quarter-Final (Second Leg)
First Leg Result: Barcelona 4–0 Dortmund
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Kick-off Time: 9:00 PM (CET) / 8:00 PM (UK) / 3:00 PM (ET)
Venue: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany
Referee: [TBD]Broadcast: BT Sport, DAZN, CBS Sports, UEFA.tv (region dependent)
Match Preview
While the tie may seem all but decided, one lingering question remains: Can Dortmund finally beat Barcelona for the first time in a competitive match?
Their last 6 encounters have all ended in frustration for BVB, with 4 of those matches ending in defeat. The most recent was just few days ago at Signal Iduna Park in the first leg.
The fixture at the Camp Nou was purely one-sided. Raphinha opened the scoring before Robert Lewandowski—continuing his personal dominance over his former club—netted a brace to take his tally to 28 goals in 28 matches against Dortmund since leaving. A late strike from 17-year-old sensation Lamine Yamal sealed a 4-0 win and left the German side with a mountain too steep to climb.
Dortmund’s form has been patchy. A 2-2 weekend draw with Bayern Munich offered signs of resilience, but the team appears far from the one that reached the Champions League final last season. In contrast, Barcelona are riding a record-breaking wave. Hansi Flick’s men are unbeaten in 24 games across all competitions in 2025, winning 20 and drawing 4 of them—making them the only unbeaten side in Europe’s top five leagues since the start of the year.
The Catalans are also scoring freely, thanks to the duo of Raphinha and Lewandowski, who lead the Champions League scoring charts with 12 and 11 goals respectively. Dortmund, however, aren’t short of firepower either, with Serhou Guirassy having bagged 10 goals of his own in the competition.
Team News
Borussia Dortmund Injuries: Marcel Sabitzer and Nico Schlotterbeck.
FC Barcelona Injuries: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Casado, Dani Olmo, and Balde according to Livescore.com
Lineup
Borussia Dortmund Possible Starting Lineup (3-5-2):
Kobel; Can, Anton, Süle; Ryerson, Groß, Özcan, Brandt, Svensson; Adeyemi, Guirassy
Barcelona Possible Starting Lineup (4-2-3-1):
Szczesny; Koundé, Cubarsí, Martínez, Martin; de Jong, Pedri; Yamal, López, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Match Prediction
We say: Dortmund 1-3 Barcelona
Dortmund are expected to put up a fight in front of their home fans, and a goal or two is certainly within reach. But keeping out a Barcelona side with so many attacking weapons may prove impossible. With history against them and the scoreboard unforgiving, this may simply be another chapter in Dortmund’s long-standing struggle with the Spanish giants.
