Barcelona conquered one of the great temples of European football by beating Borussia Dortmund 3-2 at the Signal Iduna Park, this Wednesday on the sixth day of the Champions League, with a providential double from Ferran Torres, revulsive in the final stretch .
With two days left, Barcelona is second with 15 points in the single group, behind Liverpool (18), and is very close to sealing a direct pass to the round of 16.
With a spectacular atmosphere, Raphinha opened the scoring for Barcelona (52) and then came Ferran’s double (75 and 85), who had entered the field in the 71st minute.
For Dortmund, Guinean Serhou Guirassy equaled twice (60 penalties and 78).
“I went out to help the team, with Pedri and Lamine I just had to run into space and that’s how the goals were. We didn’t go down with the two draws and everything adds up, it’s a great game for the group,” Ferran summarized.
The yellows came out all out, with wild pressure all over the field to which Barcelona reacted calmly.
Without rushing with the ball, the Blaugranas took the pulse of the game while Dortmund lost its fierceness.
With the duel balanced, chances began to fall, mainly on the visiting side. After a quarter of an hour, Lamine Yamal brought out his latest ‘invention’, diagonal balls with the outside left from the right: Raphinha shot wide of the goal to score.
Four minutes later Yamal, back in Germany, where he led Spain in winning the last European Championship, scampered on the edge of the area and his powerful shot met the effort of Gregor Kobel.
Another teenager, 18-year-old Julien Duranville, was Dortmund’s biggest threat. A race won by Alejandro Balde (18) ended in a shot too high despite the simplicity of the Austrian finisher Marcel Sabitzer.
Already in the second half, with Nuri Sahin’s team once again confident surrounding the Barça area, a lethal and millimeter counterattack meant the Barça 1-0.
From one area to another, Pedri played with Dani Olmo, who created space for Raphinha to finish with a cross shot.
The Brazilian, in his best season, has 17 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, six and two in the Champions League alone.
Five minutes later, Pau Cubarsi pushed Guirassy in the back, who fell to the ground, and the referee signaled a penalty.
The Guinean striker himself converted the tie, taking advantage of the youth error of the 17-year-old centre-back.
Hansi Flick, the Barça coach, moved the bench, bringing on Fermín and Ferran Torres. The fruits were immediate.
In a well-woven play it was 2-1: Yamal played for Jules Koundé who served for a spectacular volley by Fermín. Kobel responded but Ferran Torres, an opportunist, put his hand in.
Once again the local response was immediate. A loss and the advanced Barça defense made things easier. Guirassy scored at will.
The match had become a road race and Barcelona emerged victorious: from a corner in the Barça area, Pedri launched Yamal and Ferran appeared, lethal with a cross shot to give Barça three points. (D)
