Champions League: Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain
At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on May 2, 2024, in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, "Bumblebee" Dortmund will face French League 1 team leader Paris Saint-Germain at home. Dortmund's performance this season is not ideal, in the league, after 31 rounds of league games, with 16 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses, ranking 5th in the Bundesliga with 57 points, currently in the Europa League qualification area, and RB Leipzig in front of them is 5 points away, with only 3 rounds left in the league, the Hornets may be difficult to impact next season's Champions League qualification through the league. In the Champions League, the team eliminated PSV Eindhoven and Atletico Madrid successively and successfully qualified for the tournament.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Borussia Dortmund manager Terzic said: "Julian Duranville had a muscle injury before the match against Leipzig, and Bensebaini, they will definitely miss the game. Emre Can and Maatsen are back. Yesterday Marcel Sabitzer and Donyère Mullen were able to train again. Sebastien Alli was also involved in training – very happy. We believe that everyone can return. ”
Paris Saint-Germain is the leader of the French league, the team's performance this season is still excellent, in the league, after 31 rounds of games, achieved 20 wins, 10 draws and 1 loss, ranking at the top of the league with 70 points, 12 points higher than Monaco, in the league with only 3 rounds left, the team has won the league championship in advance, it can be seen that Paris has no league energy. In the Champions League, the team eliminated Real Sociedad and Barcelona successively, and rushed to the semi-finals as they wished.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Paris boss Luis Enrique said: "This game will be like the previous quarter-finals, we will not play opportunistically. We're going to try to win with the way we play. It's going to be a good game with a couple of goals. The Champions League semi-finals will be a new test for some of the players here. I'm lucky enough to be able to take advantage of the situation, and others are adapting. The pressure is lucky and it's always good to be in the semi-finals of the Champions League. ”
In terms of past meetings between the two teams, Dortmund has played against Paris 6 times, with 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses, and the past record is at a disadvantage, and in the group stage of this Champions League, the Hornets have only won 1 draw and 1 loss. In terms of recent form, Borussia Dortmund's recent form has been clearly lacking, with the team having struggled in the league after the defeat to Leipzig last time out, while Paris have been in more consistent form of late, and with an early win in the league, the team can fully focus on the Champions League. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, the performance is very ambiguous, combined with the strength and recent situation of both sides, it is difficult for Paris to take advantage of the away game.