Lewandowski, Raphinha and Yamal mix to dismantle Dortmund in UCL quarter-final
Barcelona hammered Borussia Dortmund 4-0 within the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, because of a sensational show from the attacking trio of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal.
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The Catalan giants made their intentions clear from the off, with Yamal and Lewandowski testing goalkeeper Gregor Kobel with harmful strikes.
Raphinha broke the impasse after tapping in Pau Cubarsi’s header whereas extending his tally to 12 objectives within the Champions League this season – the top-most scorer.
The Brazilian continued to terrorise Dortmund’s weak defence as he arrange Lewandowski with an excellent header proper after half-time.
Barca tore aside the guests with each attainable counter-attack, with Lewandowski scoring his second of the night time in a single such transfer. Fermin Lopez was the supplier this time.
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Yamal put the sport to mattress after firing his shot into the underside left nook following yet one more chic cross from Raphinha.
The 17-year-old was a menace on the fitting flank, continuously unbalancing the Germans along with his excellent dribbling talents, eye for harmful passes and deadly ending expertise.
This masterclass of efficiency will add to the Spaniard’s rising repertoire as one of many most interesting gamers on this planet in the intervening time.
He has already bagged 14 objectives and 21 assists for Barca this season.
In the meantime, Lewandowski took his tally to 40 objectives this season along with his brace.
He’s additionally just one strike behind Raphinha within the Champions League prime scorers record.
Raphinha has firmly established himself because the frontrunner for the Ballon d’Or, having racked up 28 objectives and 22 assists this time period.
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Hansi Flick’s males had been strong defensively, with their trademark high-line and counter-pressing making life troublesome for Dortmund.
The Catalan giants have seemingly put one foot within the semi-final, one thing they’ve did not do within the final six years.