Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona: Three takeaways as BVB suffer first home defeat of the season

Barcelona visited the Westfalenstadion on matchday six of the league phase of this season’s UEFA Champions League. It was considered a top-of-the-table clash with both teams beginning the matchday in third and fourth place respectively. Like the recent clash with Bayern Munich, I would have been happy with a draw. Unfortunately, I’m writing about a loss, but not all was poor.

Barcelona made it clear early they were the better squad, controlling both possession and the pace of place, but BVB's strong defence kept things level through half-time. The second-half began with Raphinha opening the scoring for Barcelona but Serhou Guirassy found the net just seven minutes later through a penalty kick after being brought down in the box. Then it was substitute Ferran Torres who shot Barcelona ahead again, before Guirassy scored a second time a mere three minutes later. The heartbreak came in the 85th minute, again from Torres, putting the game to bed.

I felt like Borussia Dortmund deserved a point from this, but nonetheless I’m not too disappointed by the loss. Here are my biggest takeaways: