Conceding 3 goals, Barcelona struggled to overcome Dortmund to enter the semi-finals

The 0-4 loss in the first leg last week at Barcelona's home ground seemed to have caused Dortmund to collapse, because no one believed in the German team's 0.5% hope of a comeback in the rematch early on the morning of April 16.

Serhou Guirassy scored from the penalty spot, opening the scoring for Dortmund

The match at Signal-Iduna Park was more exciting than expected with a very surprising scenario. With more than 80,000 enthusiastic fans, Dortmund entered the match very confidently and continuously put pressure on the away team Barcelona. The Ruhr team opened the scoring in the 11th minute after goalkeeper Woicjech Szczesny was forced to foul Pascal Gross in the penalty area. From the 11m penalty spot, Serhou Guirassy took a Panelka-style shot, easily defeating Szczesny in the Barcelona goal.

Guirassy doubled the lead...

This goal helped Dortmund rekindle hope and coach Niko Kovac's team created many scoring opportunities in the first half while Barcelona could not deploy the attacking game as desired. However, the home team only managed to double the gap in the 49th minute, still scored by Guirassy after an assist from Bensebaini.

Fermin Lopez contributed to Barcelona's equalizer 1-2

On the day Pedri was on the bench and Inigo Martinez was not allowed to play, Barcelona showed too weak against Dortmund. They lacked attacking ideas, lacked connection between the lines and especially lacked fighting spirit. Barcelona unexpectedly equalized in the 54th minute after Fermin Lopez's cross was aimed at Robert Lewandowski but defender Bensebaini's front foot touched it and it turned into an own goal.

Guirassy completes hat-trick, Barcelona disappointed

This goal discouraged Dortmund as the gap in points had not been narrowed much. The home team persistently organized attacks and increased the gap to 3-1 in the 76th minute with Guirassy again scoring, this time with a shot that hit the roof of the net after a failed clearance by Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo.

Barcelona's attack loses fire, first loss in 2025

Playing poorly in the second leg, Barcelona was lucky not to concede any more goals and the 1-3 score did not make Barcelona regret. They won 5-3 on aggregate after two matches, automatically winning the right to continue to the Champions League semi-finals, waiting to meet the winner of the Bayern Munich - Inter Milan match.

Returning to Villa Park with a 1-3 loss in the first leg, Aston Villa were forced to make a hundred percent effort to turn the situation around against PSG. However, after only 11 minutes, the English team conceded a goal after Achraf Hakimi scored. The score was doubled for the Ligue 1 representative in the 27th minute with a goal from Nuno Mendes.

Hakimi and Nuno Mendes put PSG 2-0 up

Aston Villa finally woke up. From the home team's attacks, Youri Tielemans reduced the gap to 1-2 in the 34th minute. After the break, Aston Villa players scored consecutive goals from the 55th to the 57th minute thanks to John McGinn and Erzi Konsa.

Youri Tieleemens kicks off Aston Villa's failed comeback

The aggregate score after two matches was now 4-5 and Aston Villa poured forward to attack in an attempt to level the score. Unfortunately, PSG was still more courageous, and the brilliance of goalkeeper Donnarumma made it completely hopeless for the home team to find another goal.

PSG into semi-finals

In the end, PSG entered the Champions League semi-finals with a total score of 5-4 after 2 matches, waiting to meet the winner of the Arsenal - Real Madrid pair.

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