The fans celebrated their BVB, the professionals cheered a prestige victory for morality. The miracle of Dortmund was missing, but after the 3: 1 (1: 0) success in the quarter-final second leg Champions League Borussia Dortmund passed the character test against FC Barcelona despite leaving. The team of coach Niko Kovac was no longer able to make up for the devastating 0: 4 from the first leg a week ago.
«I am proud of our performance. We showed what we can. But it’s a shame that our way is over, »said the outstanding Serhou Guirassy, who played as unleashed and was able to add the first defeat to the Catalans this year with a triple pack (11th minute, penalty/49th/76th.
Guirassy thus shot his goals eleven, twelve and thirteen in the ongoing competition – club record. Even Erling Haaland and the current Barça scorer Robert Lewandowski had not achieved this brand. Barcelonas Coach Hansi Flick not only praised Guirassy: «Dortmund has a fantastic team. You did it very well. ”
An own goal of Ramy Bensebaini (54.) took the force to the Dortmund storm run in the second half. “That was very bitter,” said BVB midfielder Pascal Groß. Despite the first defeat, Barcelona meets BVB in the semifinals for FC Bayern or Inter Milan.
In the last five games of the season in the Bundesliga, it will be shown in the last five season in the Bundesliga whether the Dortmund will have to wait for at least 17 months. On Easter Sunday, the start -up of the table night against the direct competitor Borussia Mönchengladbach continues. «I hope that we can show a similar performance on Sunday. The team definitely lives. Everyone felt today that we believe in it, »said defender Niklas Süle.
BVB back to the triple chain and much stronger
Six days after the disastrous appearance in Barcelona, based on the out -of -two defensive performance Kovac In the second leg again on the triple chain tested in the Bundesliga. In Captain Emre Can, who received a break due to muscular problems in the Adductor area, there was no further fixed point in addition to the seriously injured Nico Schlotterbeck.
Nevertheless, the Dortmunders got along much better with this system and put pressure on from the start. In the fifth minute, Guirassy failed due to the representative of the injured national keeper Marc-André Ter Stegen, Wojciech Szczesny. Shortly afterwards, BVB’s most successful Champions League goal scorer was successful this season from the point in Panenka manner. Szczesny had previously cleared Pascal.
Unlike in the first leg, BVB found the gaps in the known defense against the catalans this time. The force of the 81,365 spectators also helped. The stadium was there immediately in view of the brilliant starts and drove BVB forward.
This time, too, much more impulses came from the midfield, although in Carney Chukwuemeka another permanently planned starting eleven player was at short notice. According to clubs, the loan from Chelsea fell on the thigh.
Kovac leaves Brandt on the bench
Nevertheless, this time Kovac did without Julian Brandt, who has been in the form of form for months. “Jule doesn’t play because he has played a lot lately,” Kovac explained this before the game at Amazon Prime and only changed Brandt in the final phase.
On the other hand, Wunderkind Lamine Yamal remained ineffective and had to get off the field early in the second half. Also because Bensebaini, who had caught a black day in the first leg, could hardly be recognized in the triple chain. The unfortunate own goal of the Algerian did not change that.
Even after the break, BVB came back from the cabin with steam. Again a quick goal was achieved by Guirassy, again the stadium was there. This time this time only lasted five minutes, then Bensebaini hit his own network and the momentum was again there – until Guirassy’s third goal heralded the final sprint.
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