Overview
- Bartra traveled to Dortmund with Real Betis for a Champions League visit to his former club and said he is hugely excited for the match.
- He played for Borussia Dortmund from 2016 to 2018 and made 51 competitive appearances, a period he describes as formative for his life and career.
- Bartra reminded audiences that he was hit by a metal fragment in the April 2017 team‑bus attack, required hand surgery, and said overcoming that trauma made him value football and the people around him more.
- He singled out the Westfalenstadion’s South Stand, the 'Gelbe Wand,' praising its unique energy and saying opponents must see it to understand its effect on games.
- Bartra rejected the idea that Betis stand no chance, saying the team has shown it can compete with top clubs and will not be easy to dismiss in Dortmund.