Dortmund – Barcelona Preview

Borussia Dortmund needs a miracle against Barcelona in a second leg from the Champions League 1/4-finals at the Signal Iduna Park. Die Borussen suffered a heavy 0-4 loss in the Catalan capital in the first leg which means that Barca are very close to reaching Top 4 of the competition. Let’s preview this fixture in our best soccer predictions daily.

For Dortmund this first mathc against Barca was a pure disaster. Nothing, absolutely nothing worked for the German team. They conceded four goals and blew every opportunity they had to score. It was one of Dortmund’s worst games since the arrival of the manager Niko Kovac.

Now the Croatian tactician could make changes in the line-up against Barcelona on Tuesday night. Many of the players disappointed with their performance at the Estadi Lluis Companys. It means that players from the bench like Beier, Reyna, Ozcan and Duranville could find a place in the line-up.

Barca can be calm in the second leg, but not too calm – we have seen all kind of things happen in football. And their German coach Hansi Flick knows that – he has too much experience to underestimate the game.

Last weekend Barca had a tough game in La Liga, but managed to achieve an important 1-0 win against Leganes. What could Flick change for the next match? Not too many things, but the bad news came from the injury of Alejandro Balde. The left back will miss the next few games which means that Gerard Martin shall replace him in the starting eleven. Another option is to put Inigo Martinez on his position while Ronald Araujo start alongside Pau Cubarsi.

That’s the best soccer predictions daily for the Champions League 1/4-finals clash between Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona. The Spanish side have four goals advantage here so it looks pretty much decided. But let’s see.