{"id":10122,"date":"2025-04-15T12:32:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T09:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/?p=10122"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T09:32:43","slug":"dortmund-vs-barcelona-can-bvb-do-the-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/football-odds\/dortmund-vs-barcelona-can-bvb-do-the-impossible\/","title":{"rendered":"Dortmund vs Barcelona: Can BVB Do the Impossible?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Borussia Dortmund are staring down the barrel of an early UEFA Champions League (UCL) exit after a humbling 4-0 first-leg defeat at the hands of Barcelona. According to Opta\u2019s supercomputer, the Germans have less than a 1% chance<\/em> of reaching the semi-finals. Even that might be generous, considering no team has overcome a 4+ goal first-leg deficit in 158 of the previous 159 similar UCL scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ironically, the only team to achieve that kind of turnaround? Barcelona themselves. But Dortmund pulling off a similar miracle seems far-fetched, especially given their poor historical record against Bar\u00e7a \u2014 no wins in six meetings (D2, L4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dortmund\u2019s Home Struggles & Fragile Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Signal Iduna Park is usually a fortress, but not this season. Dortmund have won just three of their last 12 home matches<\/strong> in all competitions (D5, L4), including a 3-2 home loss to Barcelona<\/strong> in the group stages. That record does little to inspire hope ahead of the return leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they are to salvage pride \u2014 or stage the unlikeliest of comebacks \u2014 they\u2019ll need Serhou Guirassy firing. The Guinean striker has been Dortmund\u2019s lifeline, and interestingly, they\u2019ve won the last six games in which he has scored<\/em>. If he finds the net early, belief could stir in the famous yellow wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barcelona: A Team on a Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh from a 1-0 away win at Legan\u00e9s in La Liga, Barcelona are now unbeaten in 24 straight matches in 2025<\/strong> (W20, D4). With one foot firmly in the semi-finals, they\u2019re chasing a historic quadruple<\/strong>, and the hunger is visible in every performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Lewandowski \u2014 a familiar face to Dortmund fans \u2014 did the damage in the first leg with a brilliant brace. The Polish forward is in hot form, with all his last eight goals coming after the break<\/em>. Expect him to return and haunt his former club once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barcelona haven\u2019t made the UCL semi-finals since 2018\/19, so this tie is not just another game \u2014 it\u2019s a significant statement of their European resurgence. They\u2019ve also won all three of their UCL ties against German clubs<\/em> this season, and the momentum is firmly on their side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dortmund<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What to Expect in the Second Leg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While a full-blown Dortmund comeback is unlikely, this tie could still offer fireworks. Bar\u00e7a\u2019s away record in 2025 is perfect \u2014 eight straight wins<\/strong>, four with clean sheets. But here’s the twist: they\u2019ve conceded 2+ goals in five of their last six UCL away games<\/strong>, including one at Dortmund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expect Dortmund to go all out early, potentially grabbing a goal. But with Barcelona\u2019s firepower, led by Lewandowski and guided by Xavi\u2019s tactical nous, they should have enough to weather the storm and advance comfortably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scoreline prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Barcelona (Barcelona progress 6-2 on aggregate)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expect goals, drama, and perhaps a bit of chaos, but ultimately Bar\u00e7a will prove too strong and too savvy to let this lead slip. Dortmund might score, but Barcelona will seal the deal and march on to the last four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Borussia Dortmund are staring down the barrel of an early UEFA Champions League (UCL) exit after a humbling 4-0 first-leg defeat at the hands of Barcelona. According to Opta\u2019s supercomputer, the Germans have less than a 1% chance of reaching the semi-finals. Even that might be generous, considering no team has overcome a 4+ goal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,34],"tags":[211,529,505,68,176,105,78,353,462,287,172,535],"class_list":{"0":"post-10122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football-news","8":"category-football-odds","9":"tag-bangbet","10":"tag-bangbet-affiliate","11":"tag-bangbet-bonanza","12":"tag-betting-guide","13":"tag-english-premier-league","14":"tag-football-news","15":"tag-sports-betting-africa","16":"tag-ucl","17":"tag-ucl-predictions","18":"tag-uefa-champions-league","19":"tag-uefa-champions-league-play-offs","20":"tag-uefa-champions-league-predictions"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10124,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10122\/revisions\/10124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}