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Raphinha was kept on the bench over the weekend with a view to this game, and will reunite with Lamine Yamal and former Dortmund man Robert Lewandowski in a sharp Barcelona attack.

Dani Olmo will miss out with a muscle problem, while Inigo Martinez is a major doubt, but despite also having to withdraw from international duty last month, the centre-back is still likely to return for this game.

Marc Casado, Marc Bernal and first-choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen have all been absent due to serious injuries this season, but Wojciech Szczesny's form has helped to address this issue in goal.

Marcel Sabitzer was expected to be the only player absent from the Dortmund squad for this match, with the Austrian midfielder currently out with a knee injury, but further bad news was announced on Monday.

Along with Yan Couto, Nico Schlotterbeck was expected to return from suspension, along with Niklas Sule after injury, but the Germany international has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a meniscus injury in his left knee.

Coach Kovac still has plenty of options in the squad with a near-full squad, but Guirassy is likely to be in the starting line-up, after he was rested for Saturday's game.

Latest expected lineup for Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund

Barcelona:
Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Ferran Torres, Raphinha; Lewandowski

Borussia Dortmund:
Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Bensebaini, Svensson; Can, Ozcan, Brandt; Adeyemi, Guirassy, ​​Beier

Latest football commentary on Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund

With the chance to meet either Inter Milan or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals, both teams have extra motivation to reach the last four.

Barcelona are still looking to erase the pain of their semi-final defeat to Inter in 2010, while Dortmund can make up for years of misery at the hands of Bayern as they look to reach back-to-back finals.

However, the German side's task will be very difficult, as Barcelona are in impressive form, unbeaten in 22 matches, winning 18, but they were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Betis at home last weekend, when Natan equalized for Betis after Gavi's early opener.

However, a quadruple remains within reach for Barcelona, ​​who won the Spanish Super Cup and advanced to the Copa del Rey final after a 5-4 aggregate win over Atletico Madrid in midweek.

Ferran Torres scored the only goal in the return leg at the Metropolitano, after a dramatic 4-4 draw in the first leg, but before facing El Clasico in the final of this competition, Barcelona have two Champions League quarter-final ties to play, as well as three winnable La Liga games against Leganes, Celta Vigo and Real Mallorca.

The fact that an El Clasico final could happen in two different competitions, while both teams are still in contention for the title, suggests this season could be one of the best in Spanish football history, but the race for La Liga took a huge turn over the weekend as Los Blancos lost at home to Valencia.

Flick will focus solely on what his team did, and attention will turn to the first leg against Dortmund, when the two teams meet in Spain after facing each other at the Westfalenstadion in the group stage.

Ferran was the hero again for Barca, scoring twice late in a 3-2 win after Serhou Guirassy had equalised twice for BVB, and they will feel confident about giving Germany the advantage next week, with their sights set on reaching the semi-finals for the first time since 2019.

Barca have never lost in their previous five meetings with Dortmund, and coach Flick has a perfect 100% record against them, with six wins from six meetings during his time at Bayern, including a victory in the group stage.

The odds are also tilted further in Barcelona's favour when considering Dortmund have won just three of their 20 away trips to Spain, with a 5-2 defeat to Real Madrid earlier this season adding to their poor form, despite leading 2-0 at the Bernabeu.

Barca will know they cannot take Dortmund lightly, as despite a very poor domestic season, the black and yellow team have become a force in Europe recently.

Dortmund's only defeat in the knockout stages in their last eight attempts was in last year's final at Wembley against Real Madrid, and they have won three consecutive away games in the knockout stages.

Luckily their form in Europe remains solid, as winning this competition would surely be Niko Kovac's only route back to Europe next season.

A weak Bundesliga means Dortmund's top-four hopes are still alive after back-to-back wins over Mainz and Freiburg, but they are currently eighth, five points off the top four, and their chances remain slim.

Latest Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmundas follows:

• Sportsmole:Barcelona 2-0 Borussia Dortmund

• WhoScore:Barcelona 3-1 Borussia Dortmund
• Our newspaper predicts:Barcelona 3-1 Borussia Dortmund

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