Borussia Dortmund v Barcelona result

Full-time · Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Barcelona

UEFA Champions League · Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:00 GMT · SIGNAL IDUNA PARK

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Barcelona — Barcelona won this UEFA Champions League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Barcelona won 3–2 at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 11 December. Borussia Dortmund have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions. Barcelona have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Barcelona: Raphinha (53’, assisted by Dani Olmo) and Ferran Torres (75’; 85’, assisted by Lamine Yamal); Borussia Dortmund: Serhou Guirassy (60’ pen; 78’, assisted by Pascal Groß).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Borussia Dortmund, from fewer shots (12 to 13), created the better chances, 2.83 xG to 2.17 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

F. Letexier showed six yellow cards — against 2.4 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Borussia Dortmund: Marcel Sabitzer (42’), Felix Nmecha (51’), Yan Couto (57’) and R. Bensebaïni (61’); Barcelona: Pau Cubarsí Paredes (58’) and Ferran Torres (90+2’).

What it changes

Borussia Dortmund are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Barcelona are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) 11.2, Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) 7.9 and Dani Olmo (Barcelona) 7.7 led the match.

Next up

Borussia Dortmund next host Eintracht Frankfurt on 24 October 2026.

Barcelona next host Real Madrid on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Borussia Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Barcelona: Barcelona v Real Madrid, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Barcelona · UEFA Champions League
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK · Dortmund
Referee: F. Letexier
Head-to-head (last 2): Borussia Dortmund 0 · draws 1 · Barcelona 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Borussia Dortmund 2W 2D 1L · Barcelona 2W 2D 1L

Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Barcelona (UEFA Champions League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 2.63

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.14 / 5.38

Corners

against 3.43 / 3.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.86 / 6.25

Shots on target

against 3.57 / 3.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.86 / 2.75 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

2.43 yellows

Referee · F. Letexier

1 home / 1.43 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 December 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Borussia Dortmund for / against	Line	Barcelona for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.14 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.38 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.57 for · 8.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	16.25 for · 8.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.86 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	6.25 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.86 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.25 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: F. Letexier — 2.43 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 17.71 fouls over 7 matches (1 to the home side, 1.43 to the away side).

Home 1Away 1.43

Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Duranville n 8	19.8	4 4/3	1.1 2/0	—
Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar n 3	18.3	3.3 1/1	0 0/0	—
William Cole Campbell n 4	10.5	2.1 1/0	2.1 1/0	—
R. Bensebaïni n 8	88.5	1.7 6/4	0.9 6/1	—
E. Can n 8	53.4	1.5 5/1	1.3 3/1	—

Borussia Dortmund — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Duranville n 8	19.8	2.8 4/1	1.7 2/1
J. Bynoe-Gittens n 8	76.1	2.5 7/5	1.5 6/4
D. Malen n 8	45.6	2.2 5/3	1.5 5/1
S. Guirassy n 8	82.3	1.6 8/2	0.8 5/1
G. Reyna n 8	25.3	1.3 1/1	0.4 1/0

Borussia Dortmund — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Guirassy n 8	82.3	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
J. Bynoe-Gittens n 8	76.1	0.6 4/0	0.1 1/0
M. Beier n 8	70.5	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
D. Malen n 8	45.6	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
R. Bensebaïni n 8	88.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1

Borussia Dortmund — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Can n 8	53.4	3.6 6/5
J. Duranville n 8	19.8	3.4 4/2
R. Bensebaïni n 8	88.5	3.3 8/7
Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar n 3	18.3	3.3 2/0
A. Azhil n 8	28.6	2.8 6/1

Borussia Dortmund — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Kobel n 8	90	2.8 7/3
A. Meyer n 8	90	2.8 5/4

Barcelona

Barcelona — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gavi n 8	27.5	3.3 4/2	1.6 2/2	—
Fermín n 8	41.6	1.9 4/3	1.6 5/1	—
F. de Jong n 8	30.6	1.8 5/0	1.5 3/1	—
Eric García n 8	53.8	1.7 5/2	0.8 3/1	—
Pablo Torre n 8	33.4	1.7 4/1	2 4/2	—

Barcelona — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Fermín n 8	41.6	3.8 6/4	1.9 4/2
Lamine Yamal n 8	82	3.4 7/7	1.6 7/4
Pau Victor n 8	10	3.4 2/1	2.3 2/0
Raphinha n 8	81.3	2.5 6/4	1.5 5/3
Ferran Torres n 8	45	2.5 5/3	1.8 5/2

Barcelona — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Pablo Torre n 8	33.4	1 2/1	0.3 1/0
Pau Victor n 8	10	1.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Lewandowski n 8	86.4	1 5/3	0 0/0
Raphinha n 8	81.3	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
Ferran Torres n 8	45	0.5 2/0	0.3 1/0

Barcelona — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Héctor Fort n 8	34.5	3.6 6/4
Marc Casadó n 8	83.8	3.1 8/7
Gavi n 8	27.5	2.9 5/2
Gerard Martín n 8	46.5	2.2 5/3
Pablo Torre n 8	33.4	2 4/2

Barcelona — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Iñaki Peña n 8	90	2.1 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Borussia Dortmund		Barcelona
45%	Possession	55%
2.83	Expected goals (xG)	2.17
12	Shots	13
2	Shots on target	8
7	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	2
8	Shots inside the box	9
2	Corners	3
6	Offsides	0
9	Fouls	10
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	0
413	Passes	524
86%	Pass accuracy	86%

Borussia Dortmund player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Kobel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
E. Can	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
N. Schlotterbeck	90	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	7.2
R. Bensebaïni	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	6.3
M. Sabitzer	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.3
F. Nmecha	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	Y	6.6
S. Guirassy	90	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	7.9
J. Bynoe-Gittens	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	7.2
G. Reyna	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Duranville	73	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
J. Ryerson	45	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Yan Couto sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.2
P. Groß sub	17	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	6.9
D. Malen sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Barcelona player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Iñaki Peña	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Koundé	90	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	7
Pau Cubarsí Paredes	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
Íñigo Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Alejandro Balde	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Marc Casadó	90	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	7
Pedri	89	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
Lamine Yamal	89	0	1	3	2	2	2	0	7.9
Dani Olmo	71	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	8.2
Raphinha	71	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	7.7
R. Lewandowski	71	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
Fermín sub	19	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
F. de Jong sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
Ferran Torres sub	19	2	0	2	2	0	0	Y	8.2
Eric García sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Pau Victor sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Borussia Dortmund v Barcelona — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Borussia DortmundLWWDD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1 conceded per game

BarcelonaDWLWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Borussia Dortmund 0 · 1 draw · Barcelona 1 · 2 goals/game

2019-11-27 Barcelona 3–1 Borussia Dortmund
2019-09-17 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 Barcelona

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Borussia Dortmund#10 pos15 pts8 pl+10 GD

Barcelona#2 pos19 pts8 pl+15 GD

Goals per game

Borussia Dortmund scored2.75

Barcelona scored3.5

Borussia Dortmund conceded1.5

Barcelona conceded1.63

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