Barcelona hosts Borussia Dortmund in the Catalan capital in a first match from the Champions League 1/4-finals. Los Cules are among the favorites to win the tournament, but they have to be careful with Dortmund – a team that reached the final last season. Let’s preview it in these Analyzing football betting odds movement.
Barca are playing better and better, and they are still fighting to win the treble. Recently the Catalans eliminated Atletico Madrid and reached the Copa del Rey final while they are also leaders in La Liga.
During the weekend Barcelona lost points against Real Betis at home (1-1), but the motivation should be higher in the Champions League – reaching the final is a huge goal for Hansi Flick’s team.
Raphinha started from the bench against Betis as he was rested, but the Brazilian super star should be in the line-up against Borussia. The German will have some problems with Barcelona’s attacking trident – Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha.
Borussia Dortmund got the job done against Lille in the 1/8-finals, so now the Germans are motivated to fight as much as they can against Barca. The arrival of the new manager Niko Kovac didn’t lead to the results that were expected, but surely the Croatian coach needs some time to do his magic with the team.
During the weekend Die Borussen made a spectacular performance against Freiburg in the Bundesliga as they won 4-1 away from home. Adeyemi, Chukwuemeka, Guirassy and Gittens scored for Kovac’s team.
Sehrou Guirassy got a rest and started from the bench in Freiburg, but he’s expected to lead the attack against Barcelona. Guirassy remains Borussia Dortmund’s best striker at the moment.
That’s the Analyzing football betting odds movement for the Champions League 1/4-finals clash between Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund. We don’t expect this to be an easy one for Barca, but they are still favorites.
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