Champions League 2024/25 Predictions: Quarter-finals: 09/04/2025

Will Barcelona continue their unbeaten streak in 2025 when they host a Borussia Dortmund side that has been good away from home in the competition this term? Barca are the only team to have avoided a defeat across all competitions in 2025, and their resolve will be tested yet again when they take on Dortmund, who won their last two away games in the knockout stage.

Elsewhere in France, PSG will host Aston Villa in Paris for the quarter-final first leg, and the Parisians’ superb form suggests they are the favourites to go through to the next round. However, Aston Villa have been on a different level lately, winning their last six games across all competitions and keeping five clean sheets in the process.

We took a deep dive into each of these Wednesday’s fixtures and came out with the best possible outcomes for both matches, but as always, these predictions are not fixed.

UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first-leg predictions: 09/04/2025 

Lamine Yamal to work the goalkeeper from range: Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund

• Date: 09/04/2025
• Kick-off: 21:00 CET
• The Barcelona wonderkid continues to be a threat against every opponent, and just like the last time, Yamal is expected to keep Dortmund’s goalie on his toes.

Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund met during the league phase, and as expected, fans were entertained with goals, as Barca won 3-2 in Germany. The Bundesliga side created more chances to at least avoid a defeat, but this time, will they be ruthless? The Catalans may have avoided a defeat in 2025, but things can change very quickly and sometimes in the most unexpected ways.

While we can still count on the La Liga outfits to have the advantage ahead of the second leg, we believe banking on Lamine Yamal to work the goalie from range is also a good choice. The Spaniard had two shots on target from range and provided an assist, so we expect the 17-year-old to maintain the same energy from a distance.

Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund prediction: Anytime goalscorer – Lamine Yamal

PSG to win dominate in corners: PSG vs Aston Villa

• Date: 09/04/2025
• Kick-off: 21:00 CET
• The Parisians find it easy to win many corners when they come up against Premier League teams, and they may be about to do the same to Aston Villa.

According to different sources, neither team has met before in this competition, which makes this encounter tricky. However, we took a look at how PSG performed when they came up against Premier League sides and found something consistent. The Ligue 1 giants won 14 corner kicks against Liverpool in France, and when they hosted Manchester City at the same venue, they had 11. We cannot be overly ambitious if we expect the hosts to get 7+ corners against Villa at Parc des Princes.

PSG vs Aston Villa prediction: Home team total corners over 7