Luis Enrique’s side were made to rue missed opportunities at Signal Iduna Park as they slipped to defeat in Germany.
Kylian Mbappe was kept quiet while a wide forward on the opposition dominated proceedings as Paris Saint-Germain were left to rue missed chances in their 1-0 first-leg loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semi-final.
Jadon Sancho, enjoying his finest game since re-joining Dortmund on loan in January, wowed on the wing for the hosts, overshadowing Mbappe, who was all-but marked out of the game, and the Parisians will now have to overturn an aggregate deficit if they are to keep up their hopes of lifting a first European Cup before their all-time top scorer departs this summer.
We're all Jule rn 😄 pic.twitter.com/vYgBppIGHX
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) May 1, 2024
Dortmund took the lead after 35 minutes, as Niklas Fullkrug darted in behind the Parisian defence, corralled a lofted pass and fired past a sprawling Gianluigi Donnarumma.
PSG created more after the break, and peppered Gregor Kobel’s goal early in the second half, as. Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi both hit the inside of the post, before Fabian Ruiz nodded wide with the goal gaping. Ousmane Dembele was also responsible for a couple of misses of his own, twice failing to find the net from inside the box.
it’s advantage Borussia Dortmund thanks to that sensational first-half goal from Fullkrug! It beggars belief that this game didn’t see another goal though, with both sides creating an absolute mountain of second-half chances. PSG alone hit the inside of both posts within a few seconds of one another, as well as testing Kobel with efforts from Barcola, Mbappe, Hakimi, Dembele, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz!
Dortmund had opportunities of their own to double the lead, but none of Sancho, Reus nor Fullkrug in particular could add to the Black-Yellows’ lead!! Dortmund therefore take a 1-0 lead into the second leg, but after going within a whisker of turning the game around on numerous occasions, PSG will be confident that they can do just that next week.
Borussia Dortmund recorded their first win over Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League since the first leg of their last 16 tie in the 2019-20 campaign, when they would be eliminated in the second leg; BVB remain unbeaten at home against the Parisians in the competition (W2 D1).
HALFWAY THERE 😤#BelieveinBVB pic.twitter.com/WlI2DWjcRs
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) May 1, 2024
Borussia Dortmund have won back-to-back games in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 2012-13 quarter-final/semi-final, when they would eventually lose in the final to Bayern Munich.
Paris Saint-Germain have progressed from two of their last four UEFA Champions League knockout ties when losing the first leg, with the first of those coming against Borussia Dortmund in the 2019-20 round of 16 (1-2 away, 2-0 home).
