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The Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona fixture is one of the more recent ones in the UEFA Champions League. The La Liga club emerged victorious with a 2-3 scoreline in what was a highly exciting end-to-end game. That said, while it currently looks like FC Barcelona are better than Dortmund in real life, are the dynamics the same in EA FC 25?
To determine the better side in the game, we will have to review their player ratings and tactical standing. In this article, we take a closer look at Borussia Dortmund and FC Barcelona in EA FC 25 and compare both clubs.
Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona in EA FC 25
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Borussia Dortmund uses a 4-1-4-1 formation in EA FC 25, with Serhou Guirassy (70 Pace, 87 Shooting, 81 Dribbling) leading the attack. Robert Lewandowski (75 Pace, 88 Shooting, 86 Dribbling) is the striker for FC Barcelona in a 4-2-3-1 Wide setup.
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Both teams feature left and right midfielders (LM and RM) for wide options. Dortmund has Karim Adeyemi (96 Pace, 71 Passing, 81 Dribbling) as LM and Donyell Malen (89 Pace, 73 Passing, 85 Dribbling) as RM. Their counterparts at Barcelona are Raphinha (91 Pace, 80 Passing, 86 Dribbling) and Lamine Yamal (82 Pace, 77 Passing, 84 Dribbling), respectively.
The rest of the German club's midfield comprises Julian Brandt (85 Passing, 85 Dribbling) and Marcel Sabitzer (81 Passing, 82 Dribbling) as center midfielders, and Pascal Grob (86 Passing, 80 Dribbling, 73 Defending) as the center defensive midfielder (CDM).
Barcelona's midfield has Dani Olmo (79 Shooting, 87 Dribbling) as center attacking midfielder, with Pedri (82 Passing, 88 Dribbling, 70 Defending) and Frenkie De Jong (85 Passing, 87 Dribbling, 77 Defending) forming a CDM pair.
In defense, Dortmund have Ramy Bensebaini (75 Pace, 75 Dribbling, 79 Defending) as left back, Waldemar Anton (69 Pace, 67 Dribbling, 81 Defending) as right back, Niklas Sule (83 Defending) and Niko Schlotterbeck (85 Defending) as center backs, and Gregor Kobel (88 Overall) as goalkeeper.
Their counterparts at FC Barcelona in EA FC 25 are Alejandro Balde (91 Pace, 79 Dribbling, 77 Defending), Jules Kounde (84 Pace, 76 Dribbling, 86 Defending), Andreas Christensen (85 Defending), Ronald Araujo (85 Defending), and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (89 Overall), respectively.
Dortmund vs Barcelona: Player Roles
The more players with a Player Role+ or ++ in a team, the better it is tactically. Interestingly, both Dortmund and Barcelona have eight players with either a Player Role+ or ++ in the default starting lineup.
However, Raphinha and Pedri are not fit for their roles in EA FC 25, which is somewhat of a drawback.
Dortmund vs Barcelona: Final verdict
More of FC Barcelona's players have better ratings in departments key to their positions than Dortmund. While there is a slight issue with Player Roles, Raphinha has good ratings and Pedri has a CDM partner, making things less problematic. Thus, Barcelona can be considered the better team in EA FC 25.
