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Lewandowski bags a brace as Barcelona dominates first leg, shuts out Borussia Dortmund

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Jules Kounde - Keeps clean sheet Kounde generated two crosses (zero accurate) and three tackles in Wednesday's 4-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund.

Impact Kounde helped his side keep a clean sheet Wednesday, his fourth in 11 UCL starts this season. He played well on that end of the pitch as he won two tackles, intercepted two passes, blocked one shot and won six duels in his full 90 minutes of action. With Dortmund set to be extremely desperate in the second leg on Tuesday, Kounde will likely have a lot to do defensively.

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Pau Cubarsi - Assist and clean sheet Cubarsi assisted once to go with one shot (one on goal) and one chance created in Wednesday's 4-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund.

Impact Cubarsi had a very productive match Wednesday as he kept a clean sheet and recorded an assist. He set up Raphinha's opening goal in the 25th minute, his first career Champions League goal contribution in his 13th appearance. He also put one shot on target on the attack. He played well defensively too as he won one tackle, made one clearance, blocked one shot and won five duels in his full 90 minutes of action.

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Raphinha - Scores once, assists two more Raphinha scored one goal and assisted twice from three shots and five chances created in Wednesday's 4-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund.

Impact Raphinha was excellent in Wednesday's dominant win as he took part in three of his side's four goals. He opened up the scoring in the 25th minute off a Pau Cubarsi assist, helped double the lead in the 48th minute with an assist on Robert Lewandowski's header, then sealed up the win in the 77th minute with a brilliant assist to Lamine Yamal. He has been absolutely dominant in the Champions League this season with 12 goals and seven assists in just 11 appearances. He created five chances in Wednesday's dominant win, adding three shots in his fifth consecutive UCL match.

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Robert Lewandowski - Scores brace versus Dortmund Lewandowski scored two goals to go with six shots (five on goal) and one cross (zero accurate) in Wednesday's 4-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund.

Impact Lewandowski continued his dominance over Dortmund Wednesday as he scored a pair of second-half goals, a header in the 48th minute assisted by Raphinha and a strike in the 66th minute assisted by Fermin Lopez. Lewandowski has now scored 29 goals in 28 matches (all competitions) versus Borussia Dortmund, a side he played with for four seasons. The brace brought him up to 11 goals in the Champions League this season, his fourth UCL campaign with 10 or more goals.

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Wojciech Szczesny - Keeps clean sheet Wednesday Szczesny had three saves and allowed zero goals in Wednesday's 4-0 win over Borussia Dortmund.

Impact Szczesny had a fairly easy day Wednesday as his defense only allowed three shots on target, and his attack and midfield dominated possession. It marked his second clean sheet in five UCL starts this season. After a La Liga clash at Leganes on Saturday, he and Barcelona head on the road to Dortmund Tuesday. With Dortmund needing at least four goals to have a chance to advance, Szczesny should be under much more pressure than he was Wednesday.

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Gio Reyna - Two shots off bench Reyna recorded two shots (zero on goal), one cross (one accurate) and one corner in Wednesday's 4-0 defeat against Barcelona.

Impact Reyna was brought onto the pitch in the 68th minute for Carney Chukwuemeka and made a decent impact. He took two shots, created one chance and recorded one accurate cross in 22 minutes of action, which is more production than many of his teammates. With two big matchups coming up -- at Bayern Munich on Saturday and the second leg versus Barcelona Tuesday -- Reyna has a chance to join the starting XI for one of those matches since there is likely to be squad rotation.

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