The Barcelona players were almost reluctant to celebrate with fans after reaching the Champions League semi-final for the first time since 2019. The satisfaction of reaching the semi-finals is in contrast to the 1-3 defeat against Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy's hat-trick seemed to have caused Blaugrana to collapse.
The results of this pair seemed to end the week before Barca won 4-0 in the first leg at home. Guirassy's hat-trick is not enough to help Dortmund upstream but still scared Barcelona. The feeling of unbelievable failures before AS Roma or Liverpool rushed back to them.
Finally, the Hansi Flick's team remained firm, winning the final 5 to enter the semi-final against Bayern Munich or Inter Milan. The 24 -match unbeaten match of Barca in 2025 was terminated and some doubts began to appear.
"The atmosphere in the dressing room is not very good. Only when I encourage the players, the atmosphere is a bit improved. But of course, that's what the team expects in themselves. They want to win in every match. Today, they are a bit disappointed" - Flick said at a post -match press conference.
Flick doesn't want to focus on negative things. He said he would analyze this defeat in the coming days. The German strategist wants to focus completely on what Barcelona has done so far in the season. They not only reach the Champions League semi -finals but also La Liga and Copa del Rey to compete.
However, the performance against Dortmund will be considered a warning to Barca's bigger challenges. It was the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid later this month. Then there were two matches in the Champions League semi -finals.
Few expectations that Blaugrana will be in the current position at the beginning of the season after a year of emptiness. However, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal have formed the best attack in Europe, scored a total of 82 goals and brought Barca to titles.
However, when there was no service of Alejandro Balde due to injury along with Inigo Martinez and Pedri rested, Barca wobbled in the second leg against Dortmund.
In the end, the excitement is still rising in the Blaugrana fan community. The defeat against Dortmund will be considered a turning point on the path of success or a sign that they still have a lot of work to do.
As Flick said, the next thing is the most important for Barcelona. "It is important that we have been in the semi -finals. We have to recognize everything in a positive way. What the team has done is extraordinary. Every day since the international vacation, they are willing to play, practice at high levels and with a truly professional attitude," the German strategist said.
