A week after a bomb attack on their bus en route to the first leg in Germany left defender Marc Bartra with a broken wrist and forced the match to be postponed 24 hours, Dortmund were held up by police in Monaco ahead of the second leg on Wednesday evening.
His fiery pace and ridiculous power had the Dortmund players shivering in their boots and it would be a great surprise if Thomas Tuchel's side didn't attempt to shut him out the game completely.
At that point, Tuchel's mind was far away from football and he was angry that UEFA had not taken the attack seriously enough as it swiftly rescheduled the game.
It was a must-win game for Barca since they had lost the first leg 3-0 but in the end Juve were able to scrap out a 0-0 draw in the second leg to book a place in the semis.
"I had the feeling that we were focused and full of joy to play this game but then there were awkward mindsets going around". We know it will be very hard, but we are confident.
"It's a situation that we're all discovering together". "We're the only ones who can understand what happened since we were there". "I try to help by sharing my feelings and we learn things together through this process". He has pace and skill plus an eye for goal making the young player a target for the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester United.
Monaco won the first leg 3-2 at Signal Iduna Park, with Mbappe scoring a brace in the fixture.
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The last team to come through two qualifying rounds to reach the semifinals of the Champions League was Dynamo Kiev in 1999, although the format was different in those days. "They will have gotten over the events of last week, and they'll have [Gonzalo] Castro and [Marco] Reus back, two very important players", he said.
But Juventus showed why they boast the best defensive record in the competition as Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were blunted, with the Italians gaining revenge for their defeat in the 2015 Champions League final.
Teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe, skipper Radamel Falcao and substitute Valere Germain got their goals with Marco Reus netting for Dortmund on a memorable night for the hosts. The newly-capped France global forms an electric attack alongside rejuvenated Colombia striker Radamel Falcao, who has 26 goals this season. "But he is so fast that sometimes he finds himself on his own even if he proved he can also play for his team mates", added the 40-year-old who was a member of the Monaco team who reached the Champions League final in 2004.
"If we hadn't thought we could do it, we wouldn't have done it".
"I think Dortmund, after a week, will be stronger psychologically".
"During the 90 minutes it was slightly easier for us than it was on Wednesday evening", Dortmund captain Marcel Schmelzer said.
Leonardo Jardim: "Our team are used to playing a certain way and we won't change our DNA. We might need to score tomorrow".
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