In the early morning of February 18, Beijing time, the first leg of the Europa League knockout play-off was fully launched, the champions league 2 champions Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund both appeared, originally thought that in the Europa League will be a dimensional reduction blow to the 2 giants both met cold, there was a stimulating game process, both teams are not winless in the case of obvious advantages, Barca was 1-1 at home by Napoli, Dortmund lost 2-4 at home to the Wanderers.
Borussia Dortmund suffered serious defensive problems in this upset defeat, conceding four goals in just 16 minutes from the 37th minute to the 53rd minute of the game, and was directly ignored by the Wanderers. In the 37th minute of the game, Dort player Zagadou gave a big gift of handball in the penalty area, Tafnier took the penalty and the Wanderers 1-0 Dort; in the 40th minute of the game, Morelos scored through a corner kick, the Wanderers 2-0 Dort; in the 48th minute of the game, Lundstrand scored a long-range shot; in the 53rd minute of the game, Morelos shot from a small angle to create Zagadou Oolong, and the Rangers scored 4 goals early to establish the victory.
Dortmund scored a goal in the 51st and 81st minutes of the match by Bellingham and Guerrero respectively, in which Guerrero's long-range shot to shield Dortmund, who eventually lost the game 2-4. According to statistics, Dort controlled the rhythm of the whole game, with a 64% possession rate, 15-11 with the Rangers' shot comparison, but only 3-5 in the right shot, and finally lost the game 2-2. It has to be said that Haaland's absence has disrupted Dort's rhythm, and the recent state of affairs has been very volatile.
In contrast, Barca are in a slightly better position, not losing. This campaign to play Napoli, Xavi showed a new big team, Ferran Torres and Aubameyang 2 new signings led the starting 11, with the super creativity of Pedri, Francie De Jong and other people, Barca once saw the opportunity to dominate the game, the whole game bombarded Napoli 21 feet on goal, but unfortunately Ferran Torres is very "happy", 1 person won 9 shots only 1 penalty and scored 1 goal, the remaining 8 shots were deflected out of the box, Barca helplessly 1-1 to win a draw.
In the 28th minute of the match, Zelinski's consecutive shots from inside the penalty area pierced Barca's goal, helping Napoli to successfully retreat at the Camp Nou stadium. The two teams set two humiliating records, first, Barca was born with a humiliating record of 78 years, the first since the 1943/44 season has a trough of only 39.4% of the season win rate, which is the lowest win rate in 78 years; second, Dort became the first German team since 1955 to be bombarded by a Scottish team by 4 goals at home, and it is also the first time in Dortmund's history to lose 4 goals at home in a European game. Combined with the recent performance of the Bundesliga and the German Cup, the dortmund back line has collapsed, repeatedly conceding the ball, the last 5 games 2 wins and 3 losses, conceded 13 goals, of which the Bundesliga 21st round 2-5 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, this defense, Haaland's comeback is also difficult to reverse Dortmund's decline, the prospects are not good.