Dortmund hosts PSG this Wednesday, May 1, for the semi-final first leg of the Champions League. Follow the match live.
21:09 – Vitinha’s good defense (8′)
The Portuguese midfielder supports his defense and prevents Adeyemi from progressing in the Parisian area.
21:08 – Adeyemi’s overflow (7′)
The Dortmund winger makes a big difference in the left lane but his cross escapes Jadon Sancho at the far post.
21:08 – Hakimi unhappy (7′)
The Moroccan full-back is pushed by Adeyemi who had made the effort but Anthony Taylor does not whistle and this infuriated Achraf Hakimi.
21:06 – Lucas Hernandez is well placed (6′)
The Parisian defender is well placed and repels the cross coming from the right in this Dortmund – PSG.
21:04 – Vitinha clears (4′)
The Germans attempted a first offensive but Füllkrug’s deflection was repelled by the Portuguese midfielder.
21:04 – Dembélé whistled (3′)
The former player Borussia Dortmund is copiously whistled by the German supporters. That didn’t bother the former Rennais in Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
21:03 – Can commits a foul (2′)
The elusive Ousmane Dembélé is already in action but is interrupted by Emre Can who commits the first mistake of this Dortmund – PSG.
21:02 – Already a ball recovered (1′)
The Parisians did not take long to recover a first ball in these first minutes of Dortmund – PSG.
9:01 p.m. – Here we go!
Anthony Taylor kicks off this Dortmund – PSG. The atmosphere is exceptional at Signal Iduna Park for the semi-final first leg of the Champions League.
20:51 – The warm-up is over! Kick-off is approaching
The players returned to the locker room after the warm-up and are preparing to return to the pitch to play this Dortmund – PSG match. The atmosphere goes up a notch at Signal Iduna Park.
20:44 – Ideal conditions
The temperature is very mild this evening above Dortmund – PSG. Rain is not expected to fall and the temperature is around 25 degrees. Everything is there to attend a very big Champions League evening.
20:37 – The cup is here!
This Dortmund – PSG is not yet the final of the Champions League but that does not prevent UEFA from having exhibited the competition trophy on the lawn of Signal Iduna Park.
20:30 – Hakimi’s activity
The former Borussia Dortmund player should still make headway this evening during this Dortmund – PSG. With nearly 100 km covered in the competition this season, he is the Parisian who has run the most this season in the Champions League.
20:23 – PSG in white this evening
The Parisians will play with their away jersey during this Dortmund – PSG. A jersey which had only been half successful this season in the Champions League during the group stage at Signal Iduna Park with a parity score (1-1).
20:16 – A fourth appearance in the semi-final
This Dortmund – PSG is the opportunity for the capital club to play a fourth Champions League semi-final. Of the three previous halves, Paris has only won one. It was in 2020 against RB Leizpig in a special edition where there was no double confrontation. AC Milan in 1995 and Manchester City in 2021 had stopped the Parisian epic.
20:09 – A low success rate
If Paris knows how to create chances in this Champions League campaign, the finishing is often less there as these statistics prove. With 19 goals out of the 169 chances created by PSG, the players of Luis Enrique are at a ratio of 8.1%, the third lowest of the four teams remaining in this last four of the competition. The only consolation prize before this Dortmund – Paris, the Germans are doing worse.
20:02 – Mbappé aims for a record
The Parisian striker continues to break records in football. Kylian Mbappé could still improve one on the occasion of this Dortmund – PSG. Already up to eight goals in the Champions League this season, the former Monegasque could surpass his record for goals in the same campaign in this competition. Since 1992-1993, the only Frenchman to have done better is Karim Benzema. The latter had scored 15 goals in the same exercise. The record for a PSG player for goals in the same edition of the Champions League is for Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 10 goals.
19:55 – Team compositions
We know the two teams who will start this Dortmund – PSG. Edin Terzic must cope without several players for the Paris reception. Hummels, uncertain, is finally present and will start in the central hinge with Schlotterbeck. Marcel Sabitzer is also present. Borussia Dortmund XI: Kobel – Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen – Can, Sabitzer – Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi – Füllkrug.
Opposite, Luis Enrique can finally count on Nuno Mendes who was also uncertain after an injury contracted against Lorient a week ago. It’s then a great classic with the attacking trio of the late Dembélé-Mbappé-Barcola. The PSG XI: Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos, Hernandez, Mendes – Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Ruiz – Dembélé, Mbappé, Barcola.
19:45 – The return of two elders
This Dortmund – PSG will also be the opportunity to see Ousmane Dembélé and Achraf Hakimi again at Signal Iduna Park. In 2016, the first signed for the German club from Rennes for around 35 million euros. In 50 matches played, Dembélé scored 10 goals and provided 22 assists before leaving for FC Barcelona a year later. For his part, Achraf Hakimi, trained at Real, was loaned for two years to Dortmund where he completely revealed himself. In 73 matches with the German club he scored 12 goals and provided 17 assists. Rather full stats for a full-back.
19:30 – Mbappé joined by Kane
Paris may have watched the first Champions League semi-final first leg between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid (2-2). Kylian Mbappé, top scorer in the competition with eight goals, perhaps saw Harry Kane also score his eighth goal of the season in the biggest European competition. The Englishman also joined the French international at the top of the rankings of top scorers in Europe this season with 43 goals.
19:15 – Signal Iduna Park, impregnable fortress?
If Paris arrives as favorite in Germany for this Dortmund – PSG, Borussia can boast of its impressive invincibility series at home. Indeed, Edin Terzic’s men have not lost in 10 matches at home in the European Cup. The last setback dates back to November 2021 with a 3-1 defeat against Ajax. Paris has been warned, nothing will be easy this evening at Signal Iduna Park.
19:00 – “I always loved this club,” admits Can
This Dortmund – Paris will be the opportunity for Emre Can to play against a club that he appreciates as he admitted at a press conference: “I have always loved this club. I remember having adored Ronaldinho in the Parisian jersey when I was a teenager. For the past ten years, Paris has had great ambitions. It has always been able to recruit huge stars. This season, it also has a great team. finals in the last five editions, it’s no coincidence.”
18:15 – Luis Enrique focuses on youth
The Parisian coach was questioned about the youth of his team before this Dortmund – PSG and went to the rescue of his young shoots: “If we lose, it’s because we are young and if we win it will be a loss. luck? Age is not important. Youth is ready. I don’t like people criticizing young people. I think about the maturity of the players and the way they train. whether they are 55 or 26.”
5:30 p.m. – 4,000 Parisian supporters expected!
Beyond the fight that awaits on the pitch between Borussia and Paris, both teams should be able to count on their supporters in this Dortmund – Paris. At the still-hot Signal Iduna Park, 4,000 Paris supporters are expected to fill the visitors’ stand.
16:45 – Paris approaches this Dortmund – PSG with a new title
Even if they were not able to celebrate it this Saturday, Paris will play in this Dortmund – PSG with a new title in their pocket. At the end of the last weekend of League 1, Paris won a twelfth French champion trophy. However, Luis Enrique’s men snatched a disappointing draw against Le Havre this weekend (3-3). The defeat of AS Monaco the next day on the Lyon pitch (2-3) officially crowned the Parisians.
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