Borussia Dortmund showed great composure to reach their third Champions League final after Mats Hummels’ second-half goal earned the visitors a 1-0 victory against misfiring Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday for a deserved 2-0 win on aggregate across both legs.
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Hummels headed home from a corner five minutes into the second half to send the German club, who won the title in 1997, into their first final in Europe’s top club competition since 2013.
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Borussia Dortmund Vs PSG
Borussia Dortmund are through to the Champions League final after 1-0 win at PSG on Tuesday in their semifinal second leg. Mats Hummels’ second-half header goal early on lifted the German side to the impressive result, winning on aggregate 2-0.
BVB will now face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final on June 1.
PSG hit the post four times in this second leg and recorded nearly five expected goals across the two legs yet couldn’t find the back of the net as Kylian Mbappe’s time in Paris nears its end with an expected move to Real Madrid this summer.
Borussia Dortmund route
Terzic’s side edge past Atletico Madrid in spectacular fashion with a 5-4 aggregate score to reach the final four for the first time since 2012-13 under Jurgen Klopp. Dortmund automatically qualified for the Champions League by winning the first leg and could yet emulate their 1996-97 feat if they go all the way.
BVB actually came out ahead of PSG in Group F with Milan dropping into the UEFA Europa League and Newcastle United going out. The Germans have won just two of their last seven meetings with PSG with the other being in the 2019-20 round of 16 but they extended their unbeaten home run to 11 UCL games with last week’s win.
PSG’s route
Luis Enrique’s men saw off Barcelona in spectacular fashion to reach these semifinals with a 6-4 aggregate success sealed in Catalonia. This is PSG’s third final four appearance from the past five seasons which is a big improvement on some of their earlier efforts. Real Sociedad fell before quarterfinal victims Barca in the round of 16 and it was Dortmund who finished above Les Parisiens in Group F
Although PSG won 2-0 at home and drew 1-1 away. That 3-1 combination would be enough to send the French champions to the final for the first time since 2020 but the Ligue 1 giants would need a 3-0 home win to replicate that aggregate score here. Last week’s loss ended an unbeaten run of 15 away games across all competitions for Paris.
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Team news (Borussia Dortmund)
PSG: Lucas Hernandez’s PSG season is over as well as his UEFA Euro 2024 hopes with France and possibly his 2024 after surgery following last week’s nasty injury. Hernandez and Presnel Kimpembe – both France international regulars when fit – have now been victims of long-term injuries which could have major
ramifications for their careers. Lucas Beraldo is more likely to step in than Milan Skriniar’s and Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola’s wasteful showing in Germany possibly opens to door to Marco Asensio, Lee Kang-in or Goncalo Ramos to aid Kylian Mbappe in attack for what is almost certainly his final UCL game at Parc des Princes with PSG.
Potential PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes; Ruiz, Vitinha, Zaire-Emery; Dembele, Ramos, Mbappe.
Borussia Dortmund: Julian Ryerson was forced off injured against Augsburg while Ramy Bensebaini, Julien Duranville and Sebastien Haller also missed out. Ryerson and Haller should be fit on Tuesday but Karim Adeyemi is a slight concern after taking a blow. Assuming he is fit, Adeyemi and Manchester United-owned Jadon Sancho should start once again.
Potential Dortmund XI: Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Sabitzer, Can; Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi; Fullkrug.
They will meet either 14-time champions Real Madrid or six-time winners Bayern Munich, who meet at the Bernabéu on Wednesday after a 2-2 draw in the first leg, in the final at Wembley on June 1.
PSG hit the woodwork four times but failed to find the back of the net as Kylian Mbappé, who is widely expected to leave the club at the end of the season, was unable to have a major impact on the match.
“We lacked efficiency,” PSG captain Marquinhos said.
“There are still positives to take from this competition. At the beginning nobody thought we would go that far. We’re out in the semifinals but with a new coach and a new project.”
Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said his team deserved their place in the final.
“I am very proud, very happy. We beat PSG and we kept a clean sheet. We had a bit of luck but we deserve to go to the final,” he said.
Luis Enrique’s team, who entered the tie as favourites to reach their second final after they finished as runners-up in 2020, made an aggressive start and Mbappé had their first chance in the seventh minute with a half-volley as the hosts piled on the pressure.
With Mbappé on the left flank and Gonçalo Ramos as a lone striker, the France forward had some space out wide and the possibility to cut in and threaten the Borussia Dortmund goal.
The visitors, however, were composed and held firm. Their confidence grew and they had their first opportunity through Julian Ryerson, whose shot hit the side netting.