FC Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund will meet again in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. For Hansi Flick, the match against the 'black and yellow' team will be another opportunity to reaffirm his dominance over a rival he has always defeated as a coach. In six matches, the Heidelberg native has a perfect record, 5 with Bayern Munich and 1 with Barça.

The manager first faced Dortmund as Bayern's coach in November 2019. The Munich team won decisively (4-0) thanks to goals from Robert Lewandowski, Serge Gnabry, and an own goal from Matt Hummels. In the second leg, Bayern won again at Signal Iduna Park (0-1) with a solitary goal from Joshua Kimmich. That season, Bayern won the treble.

Later, in September 2020, Flick's team claimed the German Supercup (3-2) with goals from Corentin Tolisso, Thomas Müller, and Kimmich. In matchday 7 of the Bundesliga, the result was repeated at Borussia's ground (2-3). David Alaba, 'Lewy', and Leroy Sané secured victory for the visitors. Finally, in matchday 24, Bayern crushed their eternal rival again (4-2). A 'hat-trick' from Lewandowski and another goal from Leon Goretzka sealed the victory for the hosts at the Allianz Arena on their way to another Bundesliga title.

The Barça of Flick has already defeated Dortmund this season

Already on the Barcelona bench, Flick maintained his dominance over Dortmund in matchday 6 of the group stage of this season's Champions League. Barça took a key step towards the round of 16 with a narrow victory at Signal Iduna Park (2-3), in a thrilling match that saw five goals in the second half. Raphinha put the Catalans ahead in the 53rd minute, but Serhou Guirassy equalized with a penalty in the 60th.

The Barcelona team regained the lead thanks to Ferran Torres in the 75th minute, but Guirassy equalized again just three minutes later. In the midst of a fierce back-and-forth, Ferran scored the definitive 2-3 in the 85th minute, sealing the fourth consecutive victory for the Catalans in the tournament. So far, the balance of Barça is 9 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, while Borussia has 7 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses, having played a couple more matches in the playoffs against Sporting CP (3-0 on aggregate).

⚽Hansi Flick's six victories on the bench against Dortmund

  1. November 9, 2019: matchday 12 of the Bundesliga 19/20: Bayern Munich 4-0 Borussia Dortmund.
  2. May 26, 2020: matchday 28 of the Bundesliga 19/20: Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Bayern Munich.
  3. September 30, 2020: German Supercup 2020: Bayern Munich 3-2 Borussia Dortmund.
  4. November 7, 2020: matchday 7 of the Bundesliga 20/21: Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Bayern Munich.
  5. March 6, 2021: matchday 24 of the Bundesliga 20/21: Bayern Munich 4-2 Borussia Dortmund.
  6. December 11, 2024: matchday 6 of the group stage of the Champions 24/25: Borussia Dortmund 2-3 FC Barcelona.