Barcelona are through to the Champions League semi-finals with a 5-3 aggregate win, despite losing 3-1 at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday with Serhou Guirassy hitting a hattrick.
Trailing 4-0 going into Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final return home leg against Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said his side can draw inspiration from Liverpool's 2018-19 comeback against the same opponents.
Hansi Flick's Barca are a step away from reaching the semi-finals for the first time since 2019 and extended their unbeaten run to 23 matches.
Last year's finalists, who lost to Real Madrid at Wembley in June, got off to a fast start in the new-look league stage.
The campaign for Vinicius Junior to land his first Ballon d'Or is well under way, but the Real Madrid forward has his priorities straight.
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said Wednesday it had agreed a sponsorship deal with Borussia Dortmund, as the Bundesliga club prepares to contest the Champions League final.
Marco Reus's Borussia Dortmund career is coming to an end and what better way to sign off at the Ruhr valley club than with a return to Wembley Stadium for another shot at Champions League glory 11 years after he lost there in the final.
Reus has spent 21 years with Dortmund.
Enthralling first-leg semifinals in the Champions League have left the fate of the return legs in greater anticipation and in edge-of-the-seat poise, with Borussia Dortmund upstaging Kylian Mbappe’s PSG in Germany and 14-time winners Real Madrid snatching a draw against Bayern Munich away from home.
Borussia Dortmund says they rejected an offer from Barcelona for Ousmane Dembele, as the wantaway forward was suspended for missing training.
German champions Bayern Munich beat Cup holders Borussia Dortmund 5-4 on penalties to win a record sixth Super Cup after the entertaining curtain-raiser to the new season finished 2-2 in regular time.
World Cup winner Mario Goetze admits the metabolism disorder which sidelined him for five months is 'now part of his life', with the Germany star poised to resume playing on Saturday.
