The European Campaign is over
If it wasn’t already obvious, it should be. The prospect of overturning a four goal deficit, even in the Westfalenstadion, is impossible. I usually try to be optimistic, but we need to win by four just for extra time, and this is a Barcelona squad who haven’t lost this year. Yes, Borussia Dortmund have played some of their best football in recent years as underdogs, but that did NOT happen against Barcelona.
I want to believe there is a chance of a semifinal birth, but I’m being realistic here: It’s not happening. Borussia Dortmund and Niko Kovač should treat the return leg as a dead rubber and offer some of the youngsters minutes against a World-Class opponent, while resting the starts needed to push for Europe domestically. Any belief in advancement from this stage of Champions league is simply naïve.