Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund Matchday Stats Preview
Barcelona are unbeaten in their five meetings with Borussia Dortmund in European competition (W3 D2), including a victory over them earlier in this season’s UEFA Champions League (3-2). Only against Lyon (8), Napoli (6) and Werder Bremen (6) have they played more in Europe without losing.
While Borussia Dortmund haven’t won any of their five games against Barcelona (D2 L3), they’ve only gone six consecutive European matches without beating an opponent against two other sides; one of which is another Spanish team (6 v Real Madrid in 2024, along with 7 v Rangers in 1999).
Across his spells with Bayern Munich and current club Barcelona, Hansi Flick has won all six of his meetings with Borussia Dortmund; his best 100% record against an opponent in this period. His sides have averaged three goals per game against them (18 in total), and netted at least three goals in five of the six matches.
Borussia Dortmund have only won three of their 20 away matches against Spanish opponents in European competition (D5 L12), while they’ve only won one of the 10 such matches in the knockout stages (D2 L7): 3-2 v Sevilla in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League in February 2021.
Borussia Dortmund have only lost one of their last eight games in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League (W5 D2), with that lone defeat coming against Real Madrid in last season’s final (0-2). They’ve won each of their last three away games in the knockout stages of this competition, more than they had in their previous 17 such matches combined (D4 L11).
Of managers with 10+ games in charge of a team in the UEFA Champions League, Hansi Flick’s Barcelona have the highest goals per game average in the competition’s history (3.2 – 32 goals in 10 matches). Indeed, the only other side to average 3+ goals per match under a specific manager was Bayern Munich, under Hansi Flick (3.17 – 57 goals in 18).
Raphinha has been directly involved in 16 goals in 10 appearances in the UEFA Champions League this season (11 goals, five assists); only Lionel Messi in 2011-12 has had a hand in more in a single edition for Barcelona (19 – 14 goals, five assists).
Jamie Gittens has netted four goals for Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League this season; the most of any played aged under 21 in 2024-25. Indeed, the only player to net more for the club in a single edition of the competition while 21 or younger is Erling Haaland (10 goals in 2020-21).
In Barcelona’s win against Benfica last time out, Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to score and assist in a UEFA Champions League match (17y 241d). Meanwhile, only Rafael Leão (39) has completed more dribbles than the teenager (33) in the competition this term.
Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel was the top-ranked goalkeeper for goals prevented in the UEFA Champions League last season (+6.9 – nine conceded from 15.9 xG on target). This season, however, he ranks 23rd out of the 40 goalkeepers with 300+ minutes played (+0.4 – 14 conceded from 14.4 xG on target).
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