2024-05-02 09:27:43
Dortmund footballers beat Paris St. Germain 1:0. Striker Niclas Füllkrug scored the winning goal in the first half. The second leg in Paris will take place next Tuesday. The advancing in the final will face the better of the pair Bayern Munich – Real Madrid, their first match on Tuesday ended 2:2.
Dortmund and PSG are repeating the battle from the group stage, in which the Parisians won 2:0 at home in the autumn and drew 1:1 at Borussia. The new French champions went into the semi-final against the Bundesliga’s fifth-placed side as favourites, and are aiming for a second appearance in the Champions League final. Dortmund can advance to the final duel for the winning trophy in the prestigious competition for the third time, having won it in 1997.
The beginning of the match corresponded to its importance, both opponents defended carefully. The home team opened the scoring. Schlotterbeck sent an ideal pass behind the defense in the 38th minute, Marquinhos forgot about the offside line and Füllkrug took advantage of it.
He processed the ball perfectly and beat Donnarumma with a sharp shot on the ground. He scored his third goal in the LM season. In addition, it was a double blow for PSG. Hernandez tried in vain to block the goal scorer and injured his knee during a defensive tackle. He tried to continue for a while, but then had to leave the field.
Just before the break, Borussia could have increased their lead, Sabitzer fired hard and his effort was kicked away by Donnarumma with effort. The start of the second half belonged to PSG. Mbappé was given space in the penalty area and hit the post after firing at the goalkeeper, the action continued – and Hakimí stamped the other post for a change.
Fabián Ruiz didn’t take advantage of a great chance either. Then the home team got to speak again. Sancho served the ball to Füllkrug, but the author of the first goal volleyed over the goal.
The half of wasted chances continued. Ten minutes before the end, Hakimi fooled the defense and freed Dembélé, but he also kicked the goal from an excellent position. The visiting Fabián Ruiz also had a goal on his head for the second time, again without success. Dortmund defended the narrowest lead in the rematch and got closer to an unexpected final participation in London’s Wembley.
The opening match of the semi-finals of the Champions League:
Borussia Dortmund – Paris St. Germain 1:0 (1:0)
Branka: 36. Füllkrug. Referees: Taylor – Beswick, Nunn – Attwell (video, all English). ŽK: Maatsen, Schlotterbeck – Fabián Ruiz. Audience: 81,365 (sold out).
Dortmund: Kobel – Ryerson (87. Wolf), Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen – Can, Sabitzer – Adeyemi (83. Reus), Brandt (87. Nmecha), Sancho – Füllkrug (90.+1 Moukoko). Coach: Terzic.
PSG: Donnarumma – Hakimí, Marquinhos, Hernandez (42. Beraldo), Nuno Mendes – Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz – Dembélé, K. Mbappé, Barcola (65. Kolo Muani). Trenér: Enrique.