Coach Hansi Flick warns Barcelona
Barcelona's 3-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund (but a 5-3 aggregate win thanks to a 4-0 first-leg win) was a warning to the Catalans, according to coach Hansi Flick. "It was not a good day for us. The Champions League is a tough competition, there is no room for complacency," he said.
Coach Hansi Flick warns Barcelona not to be complacent
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Barcelona had a poor game, with both young star Lamine Yamal and striker Lewandowski playing poorly, while Borussia Dortmund did everything they could to hope to turn things around.
Striker Serhou Guirassy scored a hat-trick for Borussia Dortmund in the 11th, 49th and 76th minutes to give them hope at Signal Iduna Park. Barcelona got a consolation goal from Bensebaini's own goal in the 54th minute.
But it was this own goal from Bensebaini that helped Barcelona players stop Borussia Dortmund's excitement, maintaining a favorable score to win the right to continue, although not really satisfied.
Striker Lewandowski also expressed: "This match can be a good lesson for all our young players. The Champions League is the Champions League and you always have to prepare at the highest level, not at 90% or 95%, not even 100%".
Barcelona only satisfied with reaching Champions League semi-finals
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Coach Hansi Flick also said that he was only satisfied when Barcelona reached the Champions League semi-finals, everything else had to be consolidated and could not go through a similar situation as the underdog match that just happened.
In the semi-finals, Barcelona will face either Inter Milan or Bayern Munich. Coach Hansi Flick said he is not concerned about who he will face next, but will enjoy watching the match between the two opponents (the second leg kicks off at 2am on April 17, Inter Milan won the first leg 2-1).
Meanwhile, at Villa Park, PSG lost 2-3 to Aston Villa but also advanced thanks to a 3-1 win in the first leg (5-4 on aggregate). In the semi-finals, PSG will face either Real Madrid or Arsenal. The quarter-final match will take place at 2am on April 17, with Arsenal winning the first leg 3-0.
PSG lucky to go on, while Aston Villa's efforts failed
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PSG, with the advantage in the first leg, led 2-0 in less than 30 minutes in the second leg thanks to Hakimi and Nuno Mendes scoring in the 11th and 28th minutes. But Tielemans, McGinn and Konsa consecutively scored 3 goals for Aston Villa in the 34th, 55th and 57th minutes to lead the score 3-2.
In the remaining time, the English team attacked their opponents in hopes of leveling the score. However, the efforts of coach Unai Emery and his team were unsuccessful, as they could not take advantage of the opportunities created and had to stop at the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/barcelona-va-psg-nin-tho-vao-ban-ket-champions-league-185250416071932027.htm
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