Ferran Torres delivered firepower off the bench to help push Barcelona to victory
Raphina had opened the scoring, while Serhou Guirassy netted two for the hosts
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By AADAM PATEL
Published: 17:31 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 17:31 EST, 11 December 2024
Ferran Torres came off the bench to score a brace and inflict Dortmund’s first home defeat of the season in a thrilling encounter in Germany.
Dortmund levelled twice through Serhou Guirassy but were caught by a superb Barcelona counter with five minutes to go as Lamine Yamal threaded the ball through to Torres, who finished wonderfully.
Both teams came into the game off the back of draws in the league but with four wins out five in the Champions Leauge.
From the outset, Hansi Flick’s Barca were dominant in possession and former Leeds man Raphinha should have finished when Yamal found him with his signature outside of the foot cross but the Barcelona skipper fired wide.
The breakthrough came eight minutes into the second half when a perfectly weighted pass from Dani Olmo found Raphinha, who rifled in a left-footed strike to silence the Yellow Wall and score his 17th goal of the season.
Seven minutes later, the Yellow Wall was in full flow as Dortmund levelled after a stupid push by 17-year-old Pau Cubarsi on Guirassy in the box and Guirassy made no mistake from the spot, before dropping the ‘Chill Guy’ celebration.
Ferran Torres helped his side deliver Borussia Dortmund their first home defeat this season
Raphinha had opened the scoring for Barcelona in Dortmund in the second-half on Wednesday
Serhou Guirassy netted a brace for the hosts but it wasn't enough to secure the European win
MATCH FACTS
Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3): Bensebaini, Schlotterbeck, Can, Ryerson (Couto), Reyna (Gross), Nmecha, Sabitzer, Gittens, Guirassy, Duranville (Malen)
Subs not used: Lotka, Kabar, Benkara, Watjen, Azhil, Adeyemi, Campbell
Booked: Couto, Bensebaini, Sabitzer, Nmecha
Goals: Guirassy (60', 78')
Manager: Nuri Sahin
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Pena, Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde, Casado, Pedri (Garcia), Yamal (Victor), Olmo (Lopez), Raphinha (De Jong), Lewandowski (Torres)
Subs not used: Szczesny, Araujo, Fort, Martin, Gavi, Torre
Booked: Torres, Cubarsi
Goals: Raphina (52'), Torres (85', 90+2')
Manager: Hansi Flick
Referee: Francois Letexier
Torres then gave Barcelona the lead again after Gregor Kobel could only parry Fermin Lopez’s effort before Guirassy tapped in after a wonderful run by Pascal Gross.
But there was heartache late on for Nuri Sahin’s side and the sell out home crowd as Torres drilled a right-footed strike past Gregor Kobel.