PSG vs Borussia Dortmund LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Mats Hummels sends visitors into final
Dortmund hold a one-goal advantage heading into the match after their victory in the first leg
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Your support makes all the difference.Borussia Dortmund reach the Champions League final. They’ve beaten Paris Saint-Germain twice, 1-0 in each leg of this semi-final tie to become the first team to secure their place in the European showpiece at Wembley in June.
On a frustrating night for PSG the hosts were unable to convert a flurry of chances to overturn the existing deficit. With the forward line lacking a clinical touch it was left to Gianluigi Donnarumma to deny Karim Adeyemi the opening goal with a reactionary save in the first half.
Yet, it was the visitors who eventually broke the deadlock. From a corner, Mats Hummels drifted behind Lucas Beraldo and headed the ball into the back of the net to, momentarily, silence the home supporters.
Dortmund boss, Edin Terzic, then made changes and switched to a back five formation which afforded PSG lots of possession. Cross after cross came into the box with the French side hitting the woodwork four times inside the 90 minutes. The ball wouldn’t go in though and Dortmund held on to keep their European title hopes alive.
Relive the Champions League action below plus get the latest PSG vs Dortmund odds and tips right here:
PSG vs Dortmund
Luis Enrique is aiming to reach his second Champions League final as a coach, having previously done so with Barcelona in 2015.
PSG vs Dortmund
Kylian Mbappé has scored eight goals in the Champions League this season, matching his highest-ever tally recorded in the 2020/21 season.
He needs two goals to reach the total of 50 in the Champions League.
PSG vs Dortmund
Paris were victorious at the Parc des Princes in September thanks to goals early in the second half from Kylian Mbappé and former Dortmund full-back Achraf Hakimi.
The French side needed a 56th-minute equaliser from Warren Zaïre-Emery to rescue that crucial 1-1 draw in Dortmund in December with Karim Adeyemi having put the home side in front five minutes earlier.
PSG vs Dortmund
PSG are in the last four for the third time in five seasons and the fourth overall – but have won only one of their previous contests at this stage, in 2019/20, and none over two legs.
The winners of this tie will play Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final at Wembley on 1 June.
PSG vs Dortmund
Luis Enrique makes a couple of changes to the PSG team that lined-up against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg. Lucas Hernandez is injured so Lucas Beraldo slots into the defence with Goncalo Ramos preferred up top as Bradley Barcola takes a spot on the bench.
Borussia Dortmund are unchanged.
PSG vs Dortmund line-ups
PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes; Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; Dembélé, Goncalo Ramos, Mbappé.
Dortmund XI: Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Emre Can, Sabitzer; Adeyemi, Brandt, Sancho; Füllkrug
PSG vs Dortmund
The fans are already gathering around the Parc des Princes and look up for an exciting night of European football. Which way will this one go?
PSG vs Dortmund
This is Dortmund’s fourth Champions League semi-final and a first since reaching the final in 2012/13, when they were beaten by Bayern Munich in the decider at Wembley.
Enrique on the job PSG must do tonight:
"You could score twice in two minutes, but you could also concede a goal," Enrique said in relation to his team’s aims for tonight’s match.
"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.
"It will be an even game with a high level of play on and off the ball, so it will be tough for both teams."
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