Kylian Mbappe wait for a first Champions League title goes on, with the misfiring forwards around him partially to blame as Paris Saint-Germain lost 1-0 to an organised Borussia Dortmund side in the second leg of their semi-final
Luis Enrique’s side huffed and puffed at Parc des Princes but couldn’t find a way past the visitors’ Yellow Wall
🔴🔵 Luis Enrique: “We wit the post 6 times, we had 31 shots on goal… but we didn’t score. It feels impossible to believe this”.
❗️ “Our xG tonight has been 3, BVB’s xG has been around 0.7… they scored, we didn’t”.
“This is football. We accept the verdict. Congrats to BVB”. pic.twitter.com/Sotukyk0hw
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 7, 2024
Mats Hummels’ second-half goal, combined with a glut of Parisian misses, handed the visitors a 2-0 aggregate win and a spot in the final for the first time since 2013.
The Parisians had the best chance of the early goings, as Ousmane Dembele blasted over after a fluid counter-attack. Dortmund could have taken the lead soon after, but a strong hand from Gianluigi Donnarumma denied Karim Adeyemi.
Warren Zaire-Emery should have given the hosts the lead early in the second half, but smashed an effort off the post from close range. The visitors then capitalised on his miss, as Hummels headed home from a corner to double Dortmund’s lead on aggregate.
Nuno Mendes came within inches of pulling one back, but cracked a long-range effort off the post from outside the box. He wasn’t the only one to come close, either, as Mbappe and Vitinha both hit the woodwork late on as Dortmund held out and condemyyned PSG to another embarrassing European exit.
🔴🔵 Luis Enrique: “It’s important to remember that we are an example for kids, so we have to accept our defeat”.
“We have to understand how to win but also how to lose. Congrats to Borussia Dortmund, they’re Champions League
campaign has been great”. pic.twitter.com/3MInXsK33M— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 8, 2024
Madrid or Bayern Munich await Dortmund in what will be their third Champions League final on June 1. Before then, they return to Bundesliga action away at Mainz on Saturday.
The European crown continues to elude PSG, who must dust themselves down before welcoming Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
Paris Saint-Germain have lost all six legs of their three two-legged UEFA Champions League semi-final appearances, also doing so vs Milan in 1994-95 and Manchester City in 2020-21.
