In the final round of the 2023/24 Champions League group stage, the fate of seeded Paris Saint-Germain is not in their hands for Group F of the Group of Death, with Borussia Dortmund still fighting for the top spot despite qualifying from the group, while the other two teams, Newcastle and AC Milan, are eyeing for a place in the group. Paris Saint-Germain away to Dortmund, back to the water, in the first half, Mbappe's single goal was cleared by the limit of the Jule goal line, Balcola hit the post, Muani missed a single goal, in the second half, Adeyemi broke the deadlock, Emery equalized, Mbappe's goal was blown, and the two teams finally drew 1-1.
Dortmund vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Terzic sent a starting lineup of 220 million euros, Phil Kruger was in the front position, Adeyemi, Reuss, and Gittens sat in the midfield, Brandt, Ozcan partnered in the back, Wolff, Züller, Hummels, Bensebaini formed the defensive line, and Kerber guarded the door. For Paris Saint-Germain, Enrique sent a starting lineup of 680 million euros, Mbappe, Li Gangren, Muani partnered in the front, Balcora, Vitinha, Emery, Achraf sat in the midfield, Lucas, Skriniar, Marquinhos formed a defensive line, and Donnarumma guarded the door.
In the 10th minute of the game, Reuss' long-range shot from the top of the box was saved by Donnarumma. In the 12th minute, Vitinha's long-range shot from the same position was saved by Kerber. In the 17th minute, Paris Saint-Germain launched an attack with a long pass from the backfield, Mbappe stepped forward to the front of the penalty area to stop the ball and then single-handedly entered the penalty area past goalkeeper Kerber and pushed the shot. In the 20th minute, Paris Saint-Germain had a counter-attacking opportunity, Balcola received a pass from a teammate on the left and went into the box to shoot, the ball hit the far post and bounced.
In the 24th minute, Muani received a teammate's through ball and stepped forward to use his speed to eat defenders raw and got a single chance, but Muani actually missed the shot in the face of the attacking Kerber, and Paris Saint-Germain missed a good chance to score in a row. In the 26th minute, Reus had a great chance to shoot in the box, but it was saved by Donnarumma. In the 40th minute, Dortmund took a free kick in front, and Phil Kruger's header in the penalty area hit the top of the goal. In the 45th minute, Muani counter-attacked and hit the penalty area from a tight angle and his shot was saved by Kerber.
In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again, and in the 46th minute, Brandt's cold shot from the edge of the penalty area was saved by Donnarumma. In the 51st minute, the pass at the back of Paris was broken, Dortmund played a quick counterattack, Phil Kruger crossed in the penalty area, Adeyemi followed up and scored a goal, Dortmund broke the deadlock and led Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at home. In the 56th minute, Mbappe broke through on the left side and made an inverted triangle pass in the penalty area, and the follow-up Emery pushed and scored, and Paris Saint-Germain quickly equalized the score, 1-1 Dortmund.
In the 76th minute, Mbappe scored a solo goal before receiving a pass from a teammate, but VAR intervention showed that Mbappe was offside and the first goal was invalid. In the end, Enrique signaled his players to save the draw and the two teams played to a 1-1 draw.
Judging from the data after the game, Dortmund's possession rate was 41%, and 6 shots on target from 10 shots in the game, while Paris Saint-Germain's possession rate was 59%, with 6 shots on target from 18 shots in the game, and after this campaign, Dortmund ranked first in the group with 11 points, and Paris Saint-Germain ranked second in the group with 8 points, and the two teams advanced to the knockout round together.