On May 2, Beijing time, the Champions League semifinals continued, and Dortmund hosted Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg. The two teams were particularly focused on going back and forth, Phil Kruger cut in front of his teammates with a long pass and fired a low shot to seal his throat, and the Hornets took the lead in the first round.
The two teams are more familiar, the group stage hand in hand from the group of death successfully broke through, and played each other with a record of 1 win and 1 draw to remain undefeated, I didn't expect to meet again from the knockout round all the way to the semi-finals, this time let's wait and see.
In the game, the two sides played more cautiously, maintaining a defensive formation and not giving the opponent room to easily kick off. Paris were the first to threaten, Dembele opened the perimeter and fired a shot straight wide of the far post, the Hornets quickly organized a fast attack, and Brandt sent a diagonal cross to find Sabitzer from a tight angle and was blocked by Donnarumma.
In the 19th minute, Maatsen kicked Emery down with a wide tackle, and the referee showed the first yellow card. The Parisian formation is to play Mbappe as a central striker, and it seems that he can't get too many opportunities to break through with the ball, and the off-ball is very uncomfortable to be limited by the defense, and perhaps the manager needs to make appropriate adjustments, so that he can play a more explosive role on the wing.
The Hornets' offensive gradually improved, the team continued to pass to the penalty area to form a threat, but did not get too good a chance to shoot, Brandt's sweeping shot was blocked by the defender, and finally in the 36th minute, Schlotterbeck midfielder hit a precise long pass behind the reap of the results, Phil Kruger, who advanced at high speed, stopped the ball at the master level and then burst into the penalty area to score a sticky slash to break the deadlock, the home fans instantly cheered, holding a one-goal advantage so that they could play more patiently.
Lucas was injured in the defensive confrontation and could not hold on, Grand Paris was forced to make substitutions to put Berardo on the bench, and now the pressure is on the head coach Enrique, and now the team is more uncomfortable and creates few absolute threats. Dort became more and more courageous, Phil Kruger made the ball in the penalty area, and Sabitzer's volley was saved by the goalkeeper, so that the half-time was temporarily 1-0 ahead.
Mbappe and Achraf hit the post one after another, Dembele missed a good chance, and the score between the two teams was not rewritten, and Paris lost 0-1 to Dortmund at full-time.