May 3rd, 2025
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Serhou Guirassy and Borussia Dortmund won against Barcelona. This was special because no other team had done it in 2025. But they could not reach the Champions League semifinals.
Guirassy scored three goals, but his team still lost. Dortmund won 3-1 against Barcelona. The total score from both games was 5-3 for Dortmund.
Dortmund lost the first game 4-0, so they had no pressure on Tuesday. They attacked Barcelona from the beginning, which surprised the visitors.
Barcelona's coach, Hansi Flick, knew Dortmund well from when he coached in Germany. He said the loud home fans would make the game difficult, even though his team was winning by four goals.
Flick told Amazon Prime, "I felt a little that this would happen. Today, I must say well done to Dortmund. They played well. And well done to my team. They are in the semifinals."
Barcelona's main attackers, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, who score a lot of goals, did not score in this game. Raphinha shot the ball softly, but the goalkeeper stopped it easily.
After the game, coach Niko Kovac said Guirassy is very important for Dortmund. Guirassy is playing very well this season and has scored the most goals in the Champions League. Kovac said Guirassy needs his teammates to help him, just like other players who score goals.
Maybe Dortmund lost the quarterfinal game in the first part. Also, their captain Emre Can and player Carney Chukwuemeka could not play because they were hurt that day.
For a while, Guirassy played very well and it seemed like he could do anything.
Guirassy missed chances in the first game and at the start of the game on Tuesday. But he scored from a penalty after the Barcelona goalkeeper hit Pascal Gross.
Guirassy scored again with his head, making the score 2-0 in the 49th minute. Then, a player from Dortmund, Ramy Bensebaini, accidentally kicked the ball into his own team's goal. This made it very hard for Dortmund to win.
Guirassy scored his third goal because Ronald Araujo made a mistake. This goal made him the best scorer in the Champions League this season with 13 goals.
This gave Dortmund new hope of winning, like Barcelona did against Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, but Barcelona stayed strong and won.
Barcelona will play against Inter Milan or Bayern Munich in the semifinals. This is the first time they have been in the last four teams of the Champions League since the 2018-19 season. On Tuesday, PSG also got to the semifinals. They won against Aston Villa with a total score of 5-4, even though they lost the second game 3-2.
This was the first time Barcelona lost since December 21. It was also their first loss in the Champions League since September. The team had only lost seven times with their coach, Flick. He had won all his games against Dortmund before.
Dortmund might have to wait for a while to hear the Champions League song at their stadium again.
Last year, they were second in the Champions League. Now they are eighth in their league, the Bundesliga. There are five games left. They are six points away from the top four teams that can play in the Champions League next year.
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