Barcelona ran riot as they thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League clash.

Barcelona trashed German side Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League tie. The Blaugrana put four goals past Dortmund.

Before the match, Barcelona were the favourites—especially judging by the German side’s performance this season—and the prediction of many football fans turned out to be accurate. Die Schwarzgelben looked clueless and disorganised. They posed little or no threat to their Spanish opponents.

Raphinha gave Barca the lead in the 25^th minute. Robert Lewandowski doubled the lead three minutes after the restart following a nice cross into the box by 17-year-old Lamine Yamal, which met Raphinha in the box. He headed across goal to Lewandowski, who put it in the back of the net.

Fermin Lopez almost added to Barca’s advantage in the 64^th minute after a precise shot from the edge of the box, but his effort was denied by the woodwork.

Two minutes later, Lewandowski made it three for Barca following a beautiful pass from Fermin Lopez.

Yamal finally got his goal for Barca and put the first leg beyond doubt for the Spanish side in the 77^th minute, thanks to a swift pass from Raphinha. The Brazilian was the architect of the goal. The assist to Yamal meant the Brazilian has equaled Lionel Messi’s club record for most goal involvements in a single UEFA Champions League campaign (19).