Lewandowski double helps Barca prolong 2025 unbeaten run towards Dortmund: ‘We at all times need to play with identical dedication’

Barcelona thumped guests Borussia Dortmund 4-0 of their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday after Robert Lewandowski scored twice towards his previous membership to earn the Catalans a sizeable lead forward of subsequent week’s return go to to Germany.

Undefeated since late December, treble-chasing Barca predictably dominated the opening phases and grabbed the lead with Raphinha’s strike within the twenty fifth minute. A string of saves from Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel annoyed Barca for the rest of the primary half.

Barcelona emerged extra decided after the break and it took them solely three minutes to attain the second purpose, with Raphinha helping Lewandowski, who nodded house from shut vary.

Lewandowski shines as Barce sustain unbeaten run

The Polish striker prolonged their lead within the 66th minute from simply contained in the field whereas Lamine Yamal wrapped up one other demolition job by Barcelona within the 77th.

“I believe we performed very properly however we’re not serious about the semi-finals but, we should preserve the identical focus and mentality which have introduced us right here to this point,” Lewandowski instructed Movistar Plus.

“It doesn’t matter the place we play and what sport it’s, we at all times need to play our soccer with the identical dedication.

“Our mindset is at all times going for the win and that’s how we’ll play at Dortmund. We now have to go there and play in addition to we did at the moment and even higher.”

Barcelona have loved an outstanding 23-game unbeaten run throughout all competitions. They’re the one crew in Europe’s prime 5 leagues but to lose in 2025 and are nonetheless within the working to win three titles.

They lead LaLiga, 4 factors forward of Actual Madrid whom they face within the Copa del Rey remaining on April 26.

Hansi Flick’s Barca have now scored 36 targets in 11 video games within the Champions League, and 145 in 48 aggressive matches, due to their impressed attacking trident fashioned by Lewandowski, Yamal and Raphinha.

On Wednesday, Kobel denied Lewandowski and Yamal from shut vary however there was little he might do when Raphinha fired over the goal-line within the twenty sixth minute.

Kovac laments poor efficiency from Dortmund

After the break, Yamal made a powerful run from the best wing earlier than lifting a cross in direction of the again publish for Raphinha to move again throughout purpose, leaving an unmarked Lewandowski to nod over the road from centimetres out.

Lewandowski prolonged their lead with a bullet strike whereas Yamal rounded off the beating with a tidy end from a fast counter.

“It’s a really powerful defeat,” Dortmund coach Niko Kovac instructed Movistar Plus.

“We anticipated extra however now we have to be honest, Barca are an ideal crew. At present they took benefit of all of the items we gave them, they’re actually efficient in assault.”