Dortmund vs PSG LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League fixture tonight
Follow live coverage from the crunch Champions League match this evening
Borussia Dortmund teenager Erling Haaland scored twice in eight minutes to lead his team to a 2-1 victory over Paris St Germain in their Champions League Round of 16 first leg on Tuesday.
The Norwegian 19-year-old, who has already netted eight times in five Bundesliga matches, stabbed in from close range after a quickfire passing move in the 69th minute and then thundered in an unstoppable shot for his second in the 77th, two minutes after Neymar had levelled for the French champions.
Haaland has now scored 10 Champions League goals in seven games this season -- eight for Salzburg in the group stage.
PSG, who were eliminated at this stage of the competition in the previous three seasons, had fit-again Neymar and Kylian Mbappe back in the starting lineup but were almost completely shut out by an extremely efficient Dortmund backline.
Neymar, who had been out for weeks with a rib injury, hit the post late on. The return leg is in Paris on March 11.
Match preview
When is the match?
The match kicks off at 8pm UK time at Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion.
What TV channel is it on?
The match will be broadcast live on BT Sport 3, with coverage starting at 7.15pm.
Subscribers can also stream the game via the BT Sport app.
Prediction
Both sides are capable of creativity and calamity and any outcome is possible. PSG go into the Champions League knockout stages with a more balanced midfield than before, and a lot will rest on Idrissa Gueye’s defensive work. Dortmund have looked very vulnerable in defence in recent games and PSG are likely to exploit any weakness.
Borussia Dortmund 2-2 PSG
2-1 Dortmund! Haaland with a wonder strike! The Norwegian has been so energetic since his goal, and now he has an amazing second. He was found in space by fellow teenager Reyna, who has been bright since coming on, and unleashed a ferocious shot with his left foot from outside the box. Navas could do nothing.
Suddenly we have three goals in 10 minutes. This is the game we were promised, and it's tremendous fun.
Neymar hits the post! He gets on the end of a loopy header in the box and his powerful half-volley is inches from flying in.
Hakimi misses a great chance! Haaland and Sancho combine dangerously and the latter finds the wing-back yards from the PSG goal, but Hakimi drags wide.
Can loses the ball in a dangerous area in his own half but Neymar's shot is blocked.
Meunier is booked for a foul on Reyna and will miss the second leg.
We're in the 88th minute now but it feels like another goal might be on the way, for either side.
Verratti joins Meunier in the book, and will also miss the next game. A major loss for PSG.
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