Dortmund find it difficult to reverse the situation against Barcelona

Only one of the 159 ties has seen a team that lost the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie by four or more goals come back to win. None more so than Barcelona in 2016-17, who were beaten 4-0 in the first leg but then came from behind to beat PSG 6-1 in the second leg to reach the quarter-finals.

Last week, Barcelona scored four goals at home against Dortmund, gaining a huge advantage before traveling to Germany to play the second leg of the quarter-finals in the early morning of April 16. A draw or a narrow loss against Dortmund would automatically qualify for the semi-finals, but Barcelona certainly does not want to enter the Champions League's top four in that way.

"La Blaugrana" has had many painful experiences due to their cautious and ambiguous playing style. They were once "victims" against AS Roma and Liverpool or made PSG cry with the "earth-shattering" comeback mentioned above. People still believe that Hansi Flick will field his strongest squad to maintain the image of a top championship candidate.

Lamine Yamal and teammates find joy in Germany. Photo: BARCELONA.COM

In the first leg, all three Barcelona strikers played very well and scored, including a double from Lewandowski and goals from Raphinha and Yamal. Barcelona's new "trio" is recreating the fearsome attacking power that this team once displayed when it had Messi - Neymar - Suarez, and even more effectively.

Hansi Flick's team have also not lost away from home in their last 16 matches, including eight consecutive wins, and are fully capable of winning their ninth match against Dortmund despite having to play at Signal Iduna Park.

Barcelona have won all away matches in the Champions League this season while Dortmund have only won 2/5 of their most recent matches, not to mention the absence of many key players such as Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Sule, Marcel Sabitzer, Filippo Mane and Adeyemi due to injuries and cards.

The difference in form is too great, so it is difficult to expect Dortmund to rise up and create a miracle against a powerful Barcelona.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/dortmund-kho-lat-nguoc-tinh-hinh-truoc-barcelona-196250414224427909.htm