Borussia Dortmund vs PSG LIVE: Champions League semi-final result and reaction as Fullkrug scores winner
Dortmund 1-0 PSG: Niclas Fullkrug’s first half strike was the difference at the Signal Iduna Park
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Borussia Dortmund took a step closer to the Champions League final after defeating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Signal Iduna Park in their semi-final first leg.
The hosts controlled the match from kick off and were made to work with Jadon Sancho in particular a fierce threat on the right hand side.
It was a simple over the top pass from Nico Schlotterbeck that brought the goal. Niclas Fullkrug nipping in behind and slotting past Gianluigi Donnarumma for the opener.
PSG started the second half in blistering fashion with Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi both hitting the post but theyr were unable to draw level and will trail by one goal when the tie continues in Paris next week.
Relive the updates from the Champions League semi-final first leg, below, and get the latest Borussia Dortmund vs PSG predictions and odds here.
Borussia Dortmund vs PSG
PSG looked in good spirits at training ahead of tonight’s match against Borussia Dortmund:
Borussia Dortmund vs PSG
Paris will be making their fourth appearance in the Champions League semi-finals this evening.
They’ve previously been eliminated at this stage of the competition by Milan in 1994/95, and Man City in 2020/21.
However, they did prevail against German opposition on their way to their only final, overcoming RB Leipzig 3-0 in a one-legged affair during the truncated 2019/20 campaign.
What happened last night?
A vintage Champions League display from Real Madrid reveals how Bayern Munich can beat them.
A game that had almost everything was never going to leave Real Madrid with nothing. That’s just not how they do things in the Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti’s side probably deserved to lose. They were definitely the inferior side. Their English star had a much more challenging night than Bayern Munich’s English star.
And yet it is the 14-time champions that of course leave a big European night that bit more satisfied. Real Madrid have a 2-2 draw and now have the chance to win this semi-final in their own stadium.
It didn’t quite go the way everyone expected after Vinicius Junior’s opening goal, given how impressively Bayern Munich rallied. And yet the Germans – and even Harry Kane – will feel they could have scored far more.
A vintage display from Real Madrid reveals how Bayern Munich can beat them
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Borussia Dortmund vs PSG
PSG coach, Luis Enrique, speaking about a possible quad-ruple for the French side: “There’s one month left before the end of the season and we can still win all four competitions; we must manage our emotions well and we must not see pressure as a threat.
“It is a beautiful thing to enjoy a special match in a unique stadium in Europe and to have the opportunity to reach the final for our supporters.
“It’s going to be a very good show, there could be a lot of goals.”
More from Edin Terzic:
“In the group stage, we saw a significantly different game against Paris in our stadium. It was a very open match in which we were a bit closer to winning.
“Paris are currently at their peak and we have to top the performance we showed back then. We are confident we will show we have improved.
“I think every opponent aims to stop Kylian Mbappé, but that doesn’t always work. We have to prepare for everything.”
Terzic on semi-final against PSG
Borussia Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic spoke about his team’s chances of reaching the Champions League final and explained how he feels that they learned from the previous encounters against PSG.
“You could sense in the return leg that we had learned the lessons from the first game,” Terzic said, “Now PSG look to be at their very peak this season with only one defeat in 2024 and a good run of results.
“We will have to show an improved performance from that in Dortmund. We are confident that will show it tomorrow and next week in Paris.
“The clear goal is to gain a small advantage after the game tomorrow. We know we have to play at least 180 minutes at the highest level to have any shot at our dream.”
Borussia Dortmund boosted by return of four key players ahead of PSG Champions League clash
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marcel Sabitzer and forward Donyell Malen are likely to be fit in time for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg at home against Paris St Germain, coach Edin Terzic said on Tuesday.
Dortmund will have Emre Can and Ian Maatsen back from suspension while Sabitzer, who was out ill for several days, and Dutch international Malen, recovering from an injury picked up in last month’s international duty, have returned to training.
Dortmund boosted by return of four key players ahead of PSG clash
Donyell Malen returns from injury in time for the semi-final first leg while Ian Maatsen and Emre Can are back from suspensions
Borussia Dortmund vs PSG
Luis Enrique’s men have been the more prolific of the two sides in the knockout stage this season, racking up 10 goals in their ties with Real Sociedad and Barcelona.
Dortmund have tended to save their best displays for their ‘Yellow Wall’, taking down PSV and Atlético de Madrid in front of their home fans to make it this far.
Borussia Dortmund vs PSG
Dortmund have only lost one of their previous eight home matches in Uefa competition semi-finals with five wins and two draws.
It is more of a mixed bag for Paris Saint-Germain, though, as they have won only one of their last five matches in the Champions League semi-finals.
However, they did come out on top in the only Uefa competition two-legged tie against BVB – a 3-2 aggregate win in the 2019/20 Champions League round of 16.
Borussia Dortmund vs PSG
This is Borussia Dortmund’s fifth European Cup/Champions League semi-final but their first since they saw off Real Madrid in 2013.
A repeat of the final against Bayern that year could be on the cards if their fellow German side come through their last-four tie against Los Blancos following a 2-2 draw last night.
PSG, meanwhile, are through to their fourth Champions League semi-final, having failed to reach that stage in the European Cup era.
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