Guirassy scores a hat trick in vain for Dortmund as Barcelona advances to Champions League semis

By Canadian Press on April 15, 2025.

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Serhou Guirassy scored a hat trick and still ended up on the losing side as Borussia Dortmund’s 3-1 win over Barcelona wasn’t enough to prevent a 5-3 aggregate loss to Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinals Tuesday.

After being swept aside 4-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinal, Dortmund had nothing to lose and attacked Barcelona from the start, leaving the visitors off-balance.

Guirassy had missed chances in the first leg and spurned a couple more early in Tuesday’s game but made no mistake from the penalty spot in the 11th minute after Barcelona goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny collided with Pascal Gross.

Guirassy’s header made it 2-0 in the 49th minute before an own goal by Ramy Bensebaini made Dortmund’s task even harder. Guirassy completed his hat trick with a powerful close-range shot in the 76th, in the process becoming the Champions League’s top scorer this season on 13 goals.

It gave Dortmund fresh hope of completing what would have been one of the all-time great Champions League comebacks, but Barcelona held on to progress.

Barcelona faces either Inter Milan or Bayern Munich in the semifinals.

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