Fourth Champions League quarter final tie against a German team

On Wednesday Barça face Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final tie. The opening contest is at the Estadi Olímpic, kick off 9pm CEST, with the second leg to come in the Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday 15 April, also at 9pm CEST. 

It is the fourth time that Barça have met a Bundesliga side at this stage of the competition. On two of those occasions the blaugranes have made it past the German to take their place in the semi finals. 

2008: Schalke 04

The first meeting between Barça and a German side came in the 2007/08 season against Schalke 04. A side coached by Frank Rijkaard won 1-0 in Gelsenkirchen thanks to a strike from Bojan Krkic. The return leg at Spotify Camp Nou saw a victory by the same scoreline with Yaya Touré's effort giving Barça a 2-0 aggregate win and a place in the semi-finals. 

2009: On the road to the treble 

The following season Barça came upon a German side, this time the mighty Bayern Munich. In the first leg at Spotify Camp Nou Pep Guardiola's Barça side scored twice in the opening 12 minutes on the way to a 4-0 win at home. In Munich the side played out a 1-1 draw which saw Barça through to the semi-finals and an eventual Champions League final victory in Rome over Manchester United. 

2020: Forgettable night in Lisbon 

Five years ago, in the midst of the COVID pandemic, the quarter final was played over one leg in Lisbon. A Bayern Munich side coached by Hansi Flick delivered an 8-2 win for the Germans who would go to lift the trophy, beating PSG in the final in Portugal.