BARCELONA, Spain — FC Barcelona display strong form as dem beat Borussia Dortmund 4-0 for di first leg of di UEFA Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday night. Robert Lewandowski shine with two goals while Raphinha contribute one goal and one assist, putting di Catalan side in a prime position to reach di semifinals for di first time since 2019.
Di match take place for Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium. Lamine Yamal join di scoring after Lewandowski, leaving Dortmund with tough task for di return leg scheduled for next Tuesday. Dem need to overcome dis four-goal deficit to stand any chance of progressing, after being runners-up last year against Barcelona rival, Real Madrid.
Lewandowski, who don score plenty goals in di competition, say, “We played very well, but we can’t be thinking about di semifinals yet. We scored four goals at home, but we still have di return leg to play.” Dis statement show dem still respect di task ahead.
Raphinha, who don top di Champions League goals chart wif 12 goals, started di onslaught by poking di ball into di net in di 25th minute. Di Brazilian winger no stop there as he also assisted Lewandowski’s first goal three minutes after di break with a precise set up.
Lewandowski later net his 11th Champions League goal for di season with a powerful shot in di 66th minute before Yamal put di icing on di cake with a late strike at di 77th minute. Lewandowski, now 36, has now scored 14 Champions League goals after turning 35, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo by two goals.
“In my head, I always want to be helping di team with my quality and my goals,” Lewandowski added. Dis shows his commitment to always performing at his best no matter di age.
Raphinha continued his impressive form by scoring in his last four knockout stage matches, tallying seven goals in that period. He don enter di match as top scorer ahead of Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy and Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, who each have 10 goals.
For di other quarterfinal match, Paris Saint-Germain also secure victory over Aston Villa with a 3-1 win, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue both scoring spectacular goals.
As di UEFA Champions League continue, all eyes go dey on Dortmund to see if dem go fit overturn dis heavy deficit in di return fixture. Fans dey expect a miracle because dem team need to put up a spectacular performance to edge past Barcelona.
