Madrid, April 10 || FC Barcelona hit top gear and all but ensured its place in the Champions League semifinal with a 4-0 win at home to Borussia Dortmund in their quarterfinal first-leg tie.
Apart from a short period at the end of the first half, Hansi Flick's side dominated proceedings with the attacking trio of Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, with Pedri pulling the strings in midfield, tearing their rivals apart.
Barcelona was fast out of the blocks with Yamal cutting inside from the right and seeing a shot saved by Gregor Kobel.
Raphinha then worked his way along the touchline and flashed the ball across the face of goal. The Brazilian turned his side's positive start into a goal in the 25th minute, sliding in to score from very close range after Pau Cubarsi had turned Inigo Martinez's header goalwards.
The goal needed a VAR check to stand and Raphinha would have looked bad if the goal had been ruled out as Cubarsi's initial touch was going in.
Another fast attack from Barca moments later saw him send the ball wide after Yamal led a rapid break, before Dortmund began to work its way into the match.
Karim Adeyemi sent over an excellent ball from the left that was just in front of Serhou Guirassy, before Guirassy missed a better chance and Jamie Gittens saw a shot blocked.