After giving up the lead twice, the Blaugrana won in the end thanks to a late goal from the Spanish forward.
Barcelona’s unexpected hero was Ferran Torres, who scored twice to help the team defeat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday. Barca had twice taken the lead thanks to good work from Raphinha and Torres, but the German team exploited Hansi Flick’s defensive flaws to draw even before the former Manchester City player scored the game-winning goal.
Barca controlled the possession despite Dortmund’s odd scare, but their well-organised hosts held them back. Raphinha missed a great ball from Lamine Yamal and the Spain winger had a few of his own attempts in the first half.
Despite the German team’s strong start in the second half, Barca broke the tie. After sprinting onto a pass from Dani Olmo, Raphinha sent it sliding into Gregor Kobel’s net’s bottom corner. However, it was short-lived as Guirassy equalised from the penalty spot on the hour mark after Pau Cubarsi knocked him off the ball.
For the final twenty minutes, Hansi Flick made three substitutes, and two of them worked together to give the team the lead again. Torres struck a flawless close-range strike after Fermin Lopez’s attempt was deflected into his path. Soon after Yan Couto blocked Inigo Martinez’s errant pass and fed through Pascal Gross, Dortmund pulled even again. Inaki Pena, the custodian for Barcelona, rushed out but was easily defeated when Gross squared to Guirassy for a simple finish.
But it wasn’t done yet, as Barca launched a counterattack against the hosts, which resulted in Yamal feeding Torres, who took his time before shooting past Kobel.
Barcelona’s players from Signal Iduna Park are rated by GOAL.
Inaki Pena, custodian and defence (5/10):
For Dortmund’s second equaliser, he floundered in front of Gross.
Kounde Jules (6/10):
helpful moving ahead, but Dortmund managed to go through him with some success.
Cubarsi Pau (5/10):
looked good against a dynamic Dortmund defence, but pushing Guirassy was a dumb move.
Martinez, Inigo (5/10):
Sometimes shaky because Guirassy was troublesome.
Balde Alejandro (4/10):
had a terrible encounter on the left side against Julien Duranville.