In the early morning of May 2, Beijing time, in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, Dortmund played Paris Saint-Germain at home. In the first half, Paris was scoreless, Schlotterbeck assisted Phil Kruger to score a solo goal, and in the second half, Mbappe and Achraf hit the post at the same time, and Dembele missed a good chance. In the end, Dort beat Paris 1-0 and a draw to advance to the final, while remaining unbeaten in 11 consecutive Champions League home games, continuing to break the team's all-time record.
In the last round of knockout rounds, both teams lost the first leg, won the second leg to complete the comeback and advance, Paris returned to the Champions League semi-finals after 4 years, and Dort entered the Champions League semifinals after 11 years, and now the two teams are competing for a final qualification. Paris is worth as much as 1.02 billion euros, and Dort is only worth 460 million euros, which is a blockbuster showdown of more than 1.4 billion euros.
According to statistics, the two teams have met 6 times, with Paris having a slight advantage with 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, including 1 win and 1 draw in the two legs of the Champions League group stage this season, and they are unbeaten in the face of Dort, which is one of the confidence of the French giant. Paris have a chance of winning the quadruple of the season compared to Borussia Dort, and now need to progress to the Champions League final.
After the opening, Paris used the advantage of possession to create a threat, and after Dort adapted to the opponent's tactical intentions, gradually created more shooting opportunities, and the two teams formed an attacking scene.
In the 11th minute, Dembele's volley from outside the box went straight wide. In the 13th minute, Brandt sent a through ball and Sabitzer cut into the box and his shot was saved.
In the 17th minute, Dembele tried again to shoot from distance and continue to go wide of the goal. In the 29th minute, Sancho made a series of passes in front of the field, and Brandt's powerful shot was blocked by the Paris defender.
In the 36th minute, Schlotterbeck sent a long pass from the backfield, Phil Kruger stepped forward to form a single chance, and finally calmly scored a low shot to help Dort break the deadlock on the field 1-0, and the 80,000 fans at the scene fell into a boil.
Statistically, Phil Krueger has scored 10 goals in his last 14 home games, plus 4 assists, and has been directly involved in 14 goals. In addition, Phil Krueger also became the fifth player in Dort's history to score in the semi-finals of the Champions League, the first four being Franz Bruns (1964), Treshok (1997), Lars Ricken (1997) and Robert Lewandowski (2013).
In the 45th minute, Maatsen fell to the ground after making physical contact with a defender in the penalty area, and the referee did not indicate it, and VAR did not intervene, causing controversy.
According to the statistics of the half, Dort's possession rate of 43% was unfavorable, and he completed 5 shots on goal and 3 on target, while Paris had no 3 shots on goal and could not score.
In the second half, Paris changed tactics and used the pull from both sides to create chances.
In the 51st minute, Mbappe's shot from the box bounced off the post, and then Achraf hit the post again, and Dort escaped.
According to statistics, Paris hit the goal frame for the 10th time in the Champions League this season, just one short of the Champions League record.
In the 55th minute, Paris passed the ball in front of goal, and Fabian Ruiz flanked the header and missed a great opportunity.
In the 60th minute, Jadon Sancho broke through and crossed to the goal, and Phil Krueger also missed a good chance when he volleyed away unmarked.
In the 80th minute, Achraf sent in a cross and Dembele missed a chance when he was unmarked in the box and shot over the crossbar.
In the end, Paris lost 1-0 and lost to Borussia Dort again after four seasons, the last time being in the first leg of the round of 16 in 2019-20. In addition, Paris has challenged Dort 4 times, only winning 2 draws and 2 defeats to continue the winless run.
For Dort, the win extended the Champions League's unbeaten home record to 11 games with seven wins and four draws.