UEFA Champions League · 2024

Barcelona 4–0 Borussia Dortmund · UEFA Champions League

4–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Barcelona won 4–0.

Shots
1813
Shots on target
103
Expected goals
3.711.29
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Barcelona beat Borussia Dortmund 4–0. Recorded in this match (Barcelona – Borussia Dortmund): shots 18–13, shots on target 10–3, expected goals 3.71–1.29, possession 60%–40%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Borussia Dortmund's recent record differs from the season

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Borussia Dortmund's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.15 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match2.15 goals/match1.6 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

61% ●PossessionBarcelona · Borussia Dortmund52.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBarcelonaBorussia DortmundBaseline
Possession61%52.2%50.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots13 shotsBarcelona 18 shots, Borussia Dortmund 13 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots3 shotsBarcelona 10 shots, Borussia Dortmund 3 shots
  • Expected goals3.71 xG1.29 xGBarcelona 3.71 xG, Borussia Dortmund 1.29 xG
  • Possession60%40%Barcelona 60%, Borussia Dortmund 40%
  • Corners4 corners6 cornersBarcelona 4 corners, Borussia Dortmund 6 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls12 foulsBarcelona 5 fouls, Borussia Dortmund 12 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Raphinha · Barcelona · 16′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJamie Gittens · Borussia Dortmund · 47′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRamy Bensebaini · Borussia Dortmund · 84′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFermín López · Barcelona · 44′ · 0.03 xG · on targetSerhou Guirassy · Borussia Dortmund · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNiklas Süle · Borussia Dortmund · 83′ · 0.04 xG · on targetGiovanni Reyna · Borussia Dortmund · 83′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 64′ · 0.05 xG · on targetFermín López · Barcelona · 65′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKarim Adeyemi · Borussia Dortmund · 34′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJulian Brandt · Borussia Dortmund · 69′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJamie Gittens · Borussia Dortmund · 40′ · 0.08 xG · on targetSerhou Guirassy · Borussia Dortmund · 84′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 6′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCarney Chukwuemeka · Borussia Dortmund · 40′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 5′ · 0.12 xG · on targetJulian Brandt · Borussia Dortmund · 88′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedPau Cubarsí · Barcelona · 25′ · 0.13 xG · on targetRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 40′ · 0.14 xG · on targetRaphinha · Barcelona · 34′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 66′ · 0.20 xG · goalFermín López · Barcelona · 65′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 7′ · 0.23 xG · on targetFermín López · Barcelona · 63′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedGiovanni Reyna · Borussia Dortmund · 88′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedLamine Yamal · Barcelona · 77′ · 0.36 xG · goalSerhou Guirassy · Borussia Dortmund · 36′ · 0.55 xG · on targetRobert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 48′ · 0.61 xG · goalRaphinha · Barcelona · 25′ · 0.97 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Barcelona: 18 shots, 10 on target, 3.70 xG. Borussia Dortmund: 13 shots, 3 on target, 1.48 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0240′HT90′Raphinha · Barcelona · 25′Robert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 48′Robert Lewandowski · Barcelona · 66′Lamine Yamal · Barcelona · 77′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Barcelona 3.70 xG · Borussia Dortmund 1.48 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Barcelona
0Draws
0Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund — Barcelona · UEFA Champions League2–3

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Barcelona favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Borussia Dortmund in 2

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Barcelona11 matchesBorussia Dortmund13 matches
3.27 goals/match ▲Goals scored11/132.15 goals/match
1.27 goals/match ▲Goals allowed11/131.38 goals/match
2.57 xG/match ▲Expected goals11/131.87 xG/match
16 shots/match ▲Shots11/1313.9 shots/match
7 shots/match ▲Shots on target11/135.77 shots/match
61% ●Possession11/1352.2%
4.55 corners/matchCorners11/13● 5.77 corners/match
8.55 fouls/matchFouls11/1312.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples11 / 13home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 9 Apr 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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