Comments and predictions for Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona: A cold punch at home

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Borussia Dortmund will have Pascal Gross back after serving a suspension for the first leg. The former Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder also played in the draw with Bayern last weekend.

Coach Kovac will still be without two key players with knee injuries, Marcel Sabitzer and Nico Schlotterbeck – who will be out for many months. In addition, he has a full squad to choose from.

Despite experimenting with a three-man defense recently, Kovac is likely to revert to his usual 4-2-3-1 formation in a goal-scoring situation, with Niklas Sule likely to be sidelined.

For Barcelona, ​​the victory over Leganes last weekend left a loss when left-back Alejandro Balde suffered a hamstring injury and is expected to be out until the end of the month.

Gerard Martin – who plays a similar style – is likely to be given the chance to replace him at Signal Iduna Park. In addition, three other players including Marc Bernal, Marc-André ter Stegen and Marc Casado are also absent due to knee injuries.

Dani Olmo is also unlikely to recover from a groin injury, so Fermin Lopez – who assisted Lewandowski's second goal in the first leg – will continue to start at number 10, instead of Gavi.

Latest expected lineup Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona

Borussia Dortmund:
Kobel; Ryerson, Can, Anton, Bensebaini; Gross, Nmecha; Gittens, Brandt, Adeyemi; Guirassy

Barcelona:
Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Martin; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Lopez, Raphinha; Lewandowski

Latest football commentary on Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona

Barcelona's attacking trio of Lionel Messi – Neymar – Luis Suarez may forever be remembered as one of the most fearsome in history, but Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski are proving they are absolutely worthy of comparison.

All three of Flick’s attacking stars were in fine form in the first leg last week, with Lewandowski netting a brace against his former club between Raphinha and Yamal. Notably, Raphinha equalled Messi’s record for most goal involvements in a Champions League season (19).

While Barcelona fans rejoice, Dortmund fans may have had to bury their dreams of progressing further in the Champions League this season, because in the 159 previous occasions when a team lost by four or more goals in the first leg of a knockout round, only one team has successfully come back from behind – namely Barcelona against PSG in 2017.

It is almost impossible for Dortmund to repeat that feat, especially when they showed inconsistency throughout the difficult 2024-25 season under Niko Kovac.

However, Dortmund did earn some honours over the weekend, holding Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw in the Klassiker at the Allianz Arena. However, they have won just three of their last 12 games at Signal Iduna Park – a once-fortress ground that has lost its fearsome edge.

That poor run included a 3-2 defeat to Barcelona in the group stage, which extended Dortmund's run of six games without a win against the Spanish side in European competition.

Only Rangers have made Dortmund wait longer for a win (seven games between 1996 and 1999), but contrast that gloom with Barcelona's run of form in 2025.

Saturday's 1-0 win over Leganes extended Barca's unbeaten run to 24 games since the start of the year, and Flick remains on course for a quadruple with the Catalans. They have won the Spanish Super Cup, are top of La Liga, face Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final on April 26 and are still in contention for the Champions League.

Barcelona are also looking for a ninth consecutive away win at Signal Iduna Park, and are unbeaten in their last 16 away trips – their last defeat coming against Real Sociedad on 10 November last year.

Following wins over Dortmund and a 4-1 thrashing of Bayern, Barcelona have won their last three games against German sides in the Champions League, having lost five in a row before that – a dramatic turnaround as Flick looks to cement his status as a title contender.

Latest score prediction for Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona

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

• Sportsmole:Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona

• WhoScore:Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Barcelona
• Our newspaper predicts:Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona

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