DORTMUND — Borussia Dortmund Barcelona . They are now looking to build on their 4-0 first-leg victory and reach the semi-finals of Europe’s top competition for the first time in six years.
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Hansi Flick’s Barcelona are approaching the crucial moment of the season enjoying their best form. With 24 matches unbeaten , the club’s fourth-longest run in history, the message Barcelona is sending is that nothing is off the table thanks to a style of play that continues to surprise both inside and out, and which the coach is keen to confirm in Germany.
The tough schedule requires players to be balanced out quickly, and this explains the rotations Flick suggested for the upcoming matches to ensure they remain fresh in the already crucial games, although there are necessary changes due to circumstances.absence of the injured Alejandro Balde , whose recovery seems very unlikely to reach the final of the Copa del Rey , and also with the supposed, and logical, absence of Iñigo Martínez , who, threatened with a sanction, would miss the first leg of the semi-finals if he is cautioned in Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona lineups
BORUSSIA DORTMUND: Kobel, Couto, Bensebaini, Süle, Anton, Svensson, Nmecha, Gross, Adeyemi, Guirassy and Beier.
FC BARCELONA: Wojciech Szczesny , Jules Koundé , Ronald Araújo , Pau Cubarsí , Gerard Martín , Frenkie de Jong , Gavi , Fermín López , Raphinha , Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski.
