Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Barcelona have already given themselves an unassailable lead heading into the second leg against Borussia Dortmund, and we expect Barcelona to finish the job in Dortmund, albeit with fewer goals on offer than the first leg.

Borussia Dortmund have been poor defensively, with the home side failing to keep a clean sheet in their previous eight matches. This doesn’t bode well for a side coming up against a Barcelona team that has scored 84 goals in 31 league games this season.

Barcelona are in exceptional form across all competitions. Following their 1-0 win against Leganes, Los Cules are now unbeaten in 24 matches while scoring first in their last six games. Hansi Flick’s side are also unbeaten in their previous four meetings against Borussia Dortmund, having won the last three.

We predict a routine Barcelona win here. The visitors showed in the first-leg why they are one of the outright favourites for the competition and will likely record a comfortable 2-0 victory here.

Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Barcelona

The second leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League takes place this week, with Barcelona potentially looking ahead to their semi-final tie, following their comfortable win against Borussia Dortmund last week.

Date: 15/04/2025
Location: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund.
Kick-Off: 8 pm

Borussia Dortmund have improved their league standing since the departure of Nuri Sahin from the club, following a collection of disastrous results for the German outfit. Since Niko Kovac has arrived at the club, Borussia Dortmund now find themselves potentially four points from European football, after originally finding themselves as low as 14th in the league standings this season. Kovac has averaged 1.5 points per game as Borussia Dortmund, only losing five of his 14 matches in charge of the club.

The visitors are currently listed as 2/1 favourites to win the UEFA Champions League this season. Barcelona only lost one game in the league phase, scoring 28 goals in eight matches. The away side are managed by Hansi Flick, and under his tenure, the side are on course to potentially win the treble, a feat Flick accomplished during his first season as manager of Bayern Munich.

Barcelona produced a commanding performance in the first leg of this quarter-final tie against Borussia Dortmund, running out 4-0 winners against the German outfit. Robert Lewandowski continued to haunt his former employers last week by taking his record to 31 goals in 28 appearances against Borussia Dortmund since his departure in 2014. Further goals from Raphinha and Lamine Yamal secured Barcelona a 4-0 victory heading into the second leg.

The game will be available to watch on TNT Sports 1.

Borussia Dortmund Team News

Filippo Mane, Jordi Paulina, Marcel Sabitzer and Nico Schlotterbeck are all unavailable for Niko Kovac on Tuesday. Schlotterbeck will be a massive miss for the Borussia Dortmund defence, with Emre Can expected to fill the void.

Barcelona Team News

Alejandro Balde, Marc Bernal, Marc Casado and first-choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will all be unavailable for Hansi Flick to use ahead of their second leg against Borussa Dortmund.

The head-to-head meetings between the two teams fall heavily in Barcelona’s favour. Barcelona have won the last three meetings between the two teams, with Los Cules also unbeaten in the last four meetings. The two teams have met twice this season, with Barcelona recording the 4-0 win in the first leg as mentioned and enthralling league phase meeting which ended 3-2 to Barcelona at the Signal Iduna Park.

Borussia Dortmund:

Borussia Dortmund are coming into this game with only two victories from their previous five matches in all competitions, following their 2-2 league draw against Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker. Dortmund are winless in their previous two matches, which does include the 4-0 defeat against Barcelona. The home side’s last two victories came against SC Freiburg (1-4) and Mainz 05 (3-1).

Borussia Dortmund are without a win at home in their last two matches in European competition, following two draws against Lille (1-1) and Sporting CP (0-0). The Black and Yellows have only lost once at home in their previous five games in all competitions, with victories against Mainz (3-1) and Union Berlin (6-0).

Barcelona:

Barcelona are in exceptional form across all competitions, with Hansi Flick’s side unbeaten in their last 24 matches. The away side have also scored first in each of their previous six matches and were the top scorers in this competition with 28 in the league phase. Barcelona are coming into this game following a 1-0 win against Leganes and four wins in their previous five, with victories against Atletico Madrid (0-1) and Girona (4-1).

Away from home, Barcelona have been excellent as they have won their last five matches in all competitions, with victories against Benfica (0-1), Leganes (0-1) and Atletico Madrid (2-4).

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