It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t pretty, but Barcelona left Dortmund with an important win in the Champions League that takes some pressure off of them going into the new year.
With two games remaining against Atalanta and Benfica, the Blaugrana will look to lock up a spot in the top eight, and with it, an automatic pass to the round of 16.
Barcelona took a lot of punches on Wednesday night, but they didn’t buckle.
In spite of two unforced errors that could have cost them the win from their usually very reliable center backs, the team found a way to keep fighting, with the forwards stepping up and bailing out their brothers on the defensive line.