Having defeated Dortmund 3-2 on German soil in the Champions League group stage, Barcelona repeated this feat with a resounding 4-0 victory when hosting the Bundesliga representative in the first leg of the quarter-finals on the morning of April 10.
The trio Raphinha - Yamal - Lewandowski flourished with Barcelona's achievements. (Photo: BARCELONA.COM)
In a match that experts pointed out was not much different from a practice match for Barcelona, the "trio" Raphinha - Yamal - Lewandowski shined together to bring home the biggest victory of the entire quarter-finals. There is still a return match in a week, but with Barcelona's excellent form, Dortmund has almost no hope of turning the situation around.
Seeing Raphinha apologize to teammate Pau Cubarsi after the match for almost being caught offside in the opening goal, people easily sympathized with the Brazilian striker because of his dedication to the team. That determination to score has been and is the driving force that helps Raphinha lead the Champions League's top scorer list. With his "burning" playing style, Raphinha and Lewandowski are the most effective striker duo in the European Cup when they have scored 10 goals or more in a Champions League season, after Liverpool's Salah - Firmino - Mane in the 2017-2018 season. The last time Barcelona had 2 players do this was Messi and Neymar in the 2014-2015 season, which was the season the team won the championship.
Barcelona has a wide open door to the semi-finals, continuing to be recognized as the most promising candidate for the Champions League championship after strong opponents such as Liverpool, Man City, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid declined. "La Blaugrana" has also won the right to enter the final of the King's Cup (to meet Real Madrid), leading La Liga with 4 points more than Real Madrid before the last 8 rounds.
Full of hope for a "quadruple" (having won the Spanish Super Cup in November 2024), Barcelona looks forward to the Champions League, where they can become "kings of Europe" after exactly 10 years.
Lamine Yamal danced and scored, Raphinha and Lewandowski shined, Barcelona are possessing terrible attacking power. This is the 21st time this season that Barcelona have scored 4 or more goals in a match. They have scored 36 goals in just 11 Champions League matches - an average of more than 3 goals/match, the highest in the tournament despite playing fewer matches than many teams.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/barcelona-mo-tai-hien-ky-tich-196250410215521429.htm
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