BARCELONA.- Barcelona took a giant step to move on to the semifinals of the Champions by imposing 4-0 to Borussia Dortmund In the first leg of the rooms this Wednesday in Montjuic, with an exhibition of their attack trident.
The Blaugrana team, which extended its undefeated streak to 23 games, could achieve next Tuesday the ticket to the penultimate tie of the competition for the first time since 2019.
The Brazilian Raphinha (25) opened the way with a goal to the boundary of the outside game after a header from Pau Cubarsí. The Polish Robert Lewandowski (48, 66) extended the advantage with a double before Lamine Yamal (77) will join the Barca party.
“I think we play very well and that is the most important thing. When you play goals in the end and that is what has happened. No, we are not yet classified. You never know what is going to happen, it is a sport of crazy people, in Dortmund we have to play as today, make few mistakes, especially,” said coach Hansi Flick to Spanish diffuser Movistar+.
“The three strikers are very important, but our defense is also very important and that those who leave the bench reach the same level as those inside,” the German coach continued, who put Ansu Fati (86) by Yamal in the end: “It was good that Ansu could play and be able to give him minutes, since he had trained very well and deserved to leave.”
Flick had already announced it on the eve. The German coach wanted his team to reach the return with the qualifier almost overcome. No sooner said than done. Fermín López entered by Gavi with the idea of galvanizing the offensive.
In the first half, the Catalan squad went out to bite with great intensity and dominance of the ball clearly. Not even ten minutes had been completed when they had two occasions.
The first of Yamal (5) in an individual play of the Spanish end that ended in a shot stopped by the Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kobel and the second a shot by Lewandowski (8) after a pass back from Raphinha.
Precisely, the Brazilian advanced to the premises after pushing a ball to the second stick that Cubarsí had headed and heading to the bottom of the network.
The Dortmund had a couple of approaches, both of Serhou Guirassy. The Guinean (37) had a clear shot before the Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, but did not manage. At the edge of the break, Guirassy had a occasion again, direct to the side of the network.
Feast
But Flick’s pupils began the feast in the second part and the Blaugrana trident made one of his. Yamal hung the ball to Raphinha, who arrived forced by the left wing, but managed to put it to Lewandowski, who pushed her head to put land in the middle on the scoreboard.
The Polish attacker was very active and against Barça that started with a magnificent in -depth pass from Lamine to Fermín, he focused so that Lewandowski could take a cross shot directly to the network.
Despite the bulky result, the three strikers continued on the grass to find the same that came from the hand of Yamal, in another play in which their stars participated.
“I think we have played very well, but at this time we are not thinking about the semifinal, we have a game before. It doesn’t matter who we play, we want to play our football. We are going to play in Dortmund and we will win,” Lewandowski said.
On his 99th goal with Barça, he expressed his joy: “I am very happy. In my head I always have to help the team with my quality and also with goals. I think the striker always has to think about goals, but you also have to think about the team.”
