FC Barcelona did their homework against Benfica in Montjuïc (3-1) and secured their ticket to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the second consecutive season. By playing the first match of the day, the team led by Hansi Flick became the first team to qualify for the next round of the European competition and is already awaiting an opponent, which will come from the clash between Lille and Borussia Dortmund.

The return match between the French and Germans will take place next Wednesday, March 12 at 18:45 at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium and promises to be a high-tension duel. Both teams drew in the first leg held at Signal Iduna Park (1-1) with a couple of goals from Karim Adeyemi for the hosts and another from Haraldsson for the French, so the tie is far from being defined.

Once the result of the match between 'Les Dogues' and BVB is known, and thanks to the draw made by UEFA that defined the tournament bracket up to the final, the Catalans will know which opponent they will face in the next round of the competition, which will take place between Tuesday, April 8 or Wednesday, April 9 (first leg) and Tuesday, April 15 or Wednesday, April 16 (return leg).

Barça, against their ghosts in the quarter-finals

After eliminating Benfica, Barça has made it to the top 8 teams in Europe for the second consecutive season. The Catalans will seek to overcome their ghosts at this stage, as last season they were defeated by Paris Saint-Germain after they came back from a 2-3 deficit with a thrashing at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (1-4), on the fateful night of Ronald Araujo's expulsion.

However, the current landscape is completely opposite to that moment. The team led by Hansi Flick is an unbeatable machine that has not known defeat so far in 2025, accumulating 14 victories and three draws in 17 matches. The sensations on the pitch are excellent, and they are already strong candidates to lift the 'Orejona' next May 31 in Munich.

Despite this, the culés will not be able to count on home advantage in the return leg of the quarter-finals, as defined in the draw on February 21. A significant handicap for the azulgranas, who have made Montjuïc their 'fortress' in the continental championship, recording four wins and one draw in the 5 matches they have played at home in the tournament.

In hypothetical semi-finals (April 29-30 and May 6-7), Barça would face, also with the return leg away, the winners of the clashes between Feyenoord-Inter Milan and Bayern Munich-Bayer Leverkusen. In the first leg, the Bavarians won at home (3-0) and the Italians in Rotterdam (0-2). Thus, the path to the final at the Allianz Arena is set, and at Can Barça they are starting to get a picture of what might await them in the next phases of the tournament.

Quarter-finals matchups of the Champions League 24/25

  • Winner PSG or Liverpool vs winner Bruges or Aston Villa
  • Winner Real Madrid or Atlético de Madrid vs winner PSV or Arsenal
  • FC Barcelona vs winner Borussia Dortmund or Lille
  • Winner Bayern Munich or Bayer Leverkusen vs winner Feyenoord or Inter