Dortmund beat PSG to reach Champions League final
German side won 2-0 on aggregate after Hummels header in second leg
Dortmund in final for first time since 2013
Real Madrid face Bayern Munich in other semi-final on Wednesday
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Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on the Euro Leagues podcast
Image source, Getty ImagesNiclas Fullkrug got the ball and the defenders of PSG were thinking he was easy to stop, then they realised he was strong.
Fullkrug has gained admiration of defenders from all over, he was stretching the defence and making life difficult for PSG's defenders.
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Borussia Dortmund's entire season rides on today really.
They have already guaranteed a Champions League place next season through the league - and have no chance of domestic silverware.
Dortmund have only won two trophies in over a decade, the German Cup in 2017 and 2021.
They have been European champions once, beating Juventus 3-1 in the Champions League final in Munich.
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Image source, Getty ImagesBorussia Dortmund's sporting director Sebastian Kehl has been speaking to TNT Sports.
On Marco Reus playing his final season with Dortmund: "Marco is a legend in our club and it was a tough decision but we did it together – he did an amazing job on Saturday [against Augsburg].
"One of the top scorers in our club, but he will be a legend forever. He wants to win the title and this is everything he wants to do at the moment."
On Jadon Sancho and Ian Maatsen's futures: "They are on loan, but at the end of the season we need to make decisions.
"They are under contract with their clubs, I know the players are welcomed in Dortmund and especially Jadon knows our club quite well."
On reaching the final: "Why not? Of course we don’t have the experience PSG have, but the guys are hungry. I can see the willingness in their eyes.
"They are positive and a little fresh, the pressure is there but it is a positive stress.
"We need to come into the game pretty good, but we have a lot of confidence.
"We showed it last week and why not today?"
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Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on the Euro Leagues podcast
Image source, Getty ImagesIf you’re not in the right place or mentally ready or getting the love that you think you deserve – it does not work for you.
Jadon Sancho seemed to be at a different pace from everyone else, he seemed to find space all the time and was not scared of trying to beat his defender – the whole team of Dortmund allowed him to shine.
Dortmund's players found Sancho when he needed to be found and it was a performance that has shocked the privilege brains of European football.
Nobody expected Dortmund to play with that; organisation, bravery, constant intensity and high-tempo.
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Paris St-Germain boss Luis Enrique is confident his team will "fight" tonight.
"You always have to be prepared that things don't go well and be ready to turn things round," he said.
"In whichever situation we find ourselves, I'm convinced my team will fight.
"As a coach, we're always looking to find out how the match will go. What I know is how we are going to play.
"At kick-off, we're out. But if the score changes, then the game will change. We have to be better than our opponents to come through."
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Rio Ferdinand
Former England defender on TNT Sports
Image source, Getty ImagesCan you imagine the pressure Kylian Mbappe is under - he is Mr. PSG.
He has wanted to be the main man and he was part of the Galaticos team with Neymar and Lionel Messi, but he wanted to be the main man - he has to deliver.
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PSG have lost four of their last six home games in the Champions League knockout stages.
They have lost their previous two home semi-final legs in the Champions League - against AC Milan in 1995 and Manchester City in 2021.
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Image source, Getty ImagesBorussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic says they will have to improve on their first-leg performance - because he expects Paris St-Germain to.
"We showed that there are completely different ways to play against PSG," he said. "Part of the success [of the first leg] was bringing that intensity onto the pitch. If we need to, we'll run another 20 kilometres.
"PSG have a mission, we have a huge dream. We must also improve our performance.
"There are lots of things we will have to do better, because they will do better."
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Image source, Getty ImagesAfter the opening leg, Luis Enrique remained confident he could lead PSG to the final, saying: "I am sure we will qualify.
"We will play at home in a completely different scenario - we will not lose a single ball."
French football expert Julien Laurens told the Euro Leagues podcast: "PSG looked quite confident and relaxed [after the opening leg].
"They didn’t show up and it was quite a poor PSG performance because most of the starting 11 didn’t play at the level needed."
PSG came from behind in their quarter-final second leg against Barcelona away from home.
Laurens added: "Twice Dortmund have had their second leg at home in the last-16 and in the quarter-final.
"For PSG they had their two second legs away from home and Luis Enrique thinks that psychologically that will have impact as well.
"It is perfectly poised, but still very open."
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Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on the Euro Leagues podcast
Image source, Getty ImagesPSG have the ingredients to be a good team, but they are not consistent enough - a very bad opening semi-final leg [for PSG].
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Rio Ferdinand
Former England defender on TNT Sports
Jadon Sancho has put pressure on Manchester United and the people behind the scenes will be asking why has that performance not been in a red shirt.
The only way he goes back to Man Utd is if Erik ten Hag is not there.
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Andy Brassell
European football expert
Image source, Getty ImagesI think the way Paris St-Germain have managed Kylian Mbappe has left a bit to be desired this season.
Whether they've put him in the best conditions to find rhythm, to feel happy by playing all the time, I think is a big question.
Obviously, you want to preserve your star players when you're fairly comfortable in the league as well, but I don't think there can be any greater pressure than what he puts on himself.
If he's given the conditions to succeed, he's always shown he's someone who can seize the big moment and I don't see why this should be any different.
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Paris St-Germain are still in with a chance of a first treble.
They wrapped up the Ligue 1 title late last month and face Lyon in the French Cup final later this month.
Surprisingly PSG haven't won the French double since 2020.
Eight teams have won the treble of European Cup, league and domestic cup before - Celtic, Ajax, PSV, Manchester United, Barcelona (twice), Inter Milan, Bayern Munich (twice) and Manchester City.
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Paris St-Germain boss Luis Enrique says he is just focused on winning by any score tonight.
PSG need to win by two or more to go straight through to the final, while any victory by a one-goal margin would mean extra time and potentially penalties.
"The aim isn't to win by two goals, but to win," said Enrique.
"If you think you have to score two goals that seems like a big target.
"We just want to play and score. If we score in the 89th minute, it will carry on. We don't need to score right away, we just want to win the game.
"You could score twice in two minutes, but you could also concede a goal.
"We have to be 100% focused on attack and defence. If we concede a goal, it is not serious, we have to stay calm. If we score twice very quickly, our opponents will have to react."
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Paris St-Germain make two changes from the first leg as Lucas Beraldo and Goncalo Ramos come in for Lucas Hernandez and Bradley Barcola.
Paris St-Germain XI: Donnarumma, Mendes, Beraldo, Marquinhos, Hakimi, Ruiz, Vitinha, Zaire-Emery, Ramos, Mbappe, Dembele.
Subs: Navas, Tenas, Danilo, Ugarte, Mukiele, Skriniar, Lee, Zague, Kolo Muani, Soler, Barcola, Asensio.
Image source, BBC SportBorussia Dortmund are unchanged from the first leg, with Jadon Sancho in the starting XI.
Dortmund have played since the first leg, thrashing Augsburg 5-1 in a Bundesliga match, but with a Champions League place already guaranteed, Edin Terzic was able to rest players. Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel is the only one left in the starting 11 from the weekend.
Borussia Dortmund XI: Kobel, Maatsen, Schlotterbeck, Hummels, Ryerson, Sabitzer, Can, Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi, Fullkrug.
Subs: Meyer, Wolf, Lotka, Ozcan, Sule, Nmecha, Watjen, Bynoe-Gittens. Reus, Haller, Malen, Moukoko
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Image source, Getty ImagesEngland winger Jadon Sancho looks reborn at Borussia Dortmund.
After being frozen out at Manchester United, Sancho rejoined his old team on loan - and looks top quality again.
He has completed more dribbles (22) than any other player in the knockout stages of the Champions League this season.
Thirteen of those came in the first leg - the most by a player in a knockout game since Neymar for PSG against Atalanta in August 2020.
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It's another big night for Kylian Mbappe.
This will be his last Champions League match for Paris St-Germain at the Parc des Princes.
He is leaving this summer, by all accounts to go to Real Madrid.
Mbappe has been directly involved in 32 goals in 31 home starts in the Champions League (21 goals, 11 assists).
Only once has he failed to score in either leg of a knockout round when starting both matches (against Real Madrid in the last 16 in 2017-18).
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Image source, Getty ImagesSix days ago Niclas Fullkrug brilliantly took down a long ball before drilling the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Is that the goal which will take Borussia Dortmund to a third Champions League final?
Or will Paris St-Germain battle back to reach their second final?
It's all on the line tonight.
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This will be the eighth meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund in European competition, with both sides winning two games apiece to date (three draws). All four of the victories recorded in this fixture have been by the team playing at home.
Borussia Dortmund have faced Paris Saint-Germain away from home in Europe on three occasions, but have never won (D1 L2) or scored on any of those trips. They were beaten 2-0 away to the French side in this season’s group stage in September, and only managed one shot on target in that game.
Paris Saint-Germain are aiming to reach a European Cup/UEFA Champions League final for just the second time (previously in 2019-20), while Borussia Dortmund could do so for the third time in their history, after 1996-97 and 2012-13; the latter being the last time the final of this competition was played at Wembley.
Following their 6-4 aggregate win over Barcelona in the previous round, Paris Saint-Germain could become the first side to lose the first leg in both the quarter-finals and semi-finals in a UEFA Champions League campaign and still progress to reach the final.
Paris Saint-Germain have only failed to score in two of their last 38 home games in the UEFA Champions League (93 goals scored in this run), with FC Bayern München being the team to keep a clean sheet on both of those occasions (1-0 in February 2023 and April 2021).
Borussia Dortmund are the side with the biggest difference between goals conceded and expected goals against in the UEFA Champions League this season (+10.7 – nine conceded from 19.7 xG against). The only two instances of a team hitting the woodwork twice and failing to score in a game in the competition this term were both against Edin Terzic’s side (PSG in the first leg and Newcastle in October 2023).
Paris Saint-Germain have trailed on the scoreboard (339 minutes) for longer than they’ve been ahead (291 minutes) in the UEFA Champions League this season. They’ve also conceded the opening goal in each of their last three games in the competition, their longest such run since April 2015 (4).
Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé has been directly involved in 32 goals in 31 home games he’s started in the UEFA Champions League (21 goals, 11 assists). Indeed, only once previously has he failed to score in both legs of a knockout stage tie in the competition when starting in both matches (v Real Madrid in the round of 16 in 2017-18).
Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho has completed more dribbles (22) than any other player in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League this season. 13 of those came in the first leg against Paris Saint-Germain; the most by a player in a knockout stage game in the competition since Neymar v Atalanta in August 2020 (15 for PSG).
Kylian Mbappé has created the most chances under pressure (23) of any player in the UEFA Champions League this season, although none of those have been converted by a Paris Saint-Germain teammate. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marcel Sabitzer is the player with the most assists under pressure (5) in the competition this term.
