Monaco's defeat in the previous round of the league allowed Paris to defend their Ligue 1 title ahead of schedule, and they have shifted their focus to the Champions League. In the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, Grand Paris came to the Westphalen Stadium to face Dortmund, Mbappe was unexpectedly dumbfounded, Phil Krueger scored the only goal of the game, and Dort repelled Grand Paris 1:0 and won the advantage of the first leg.
Compared with Grand Paris, Dort lost 1:4 to RB Leipzig in the last round of the league, and the league is not optimistic about the fourth, and if you want to win the Champions League as the fifth in the Bundesliga, you have to go all out to win; this is the third time that the two teams have met this season, and in the previous group stage, Grand Paris won 1 win and 1 draw. In this game, the two teams did not make many reservations and sent their main players to play, Phil Kruger, Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi led the attack, Emre Can, Sabitzer double midfield, Maatsen, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson partnered in the backline, and Kerber stood in front of the goal.
On the side of Paris, Mbappe, Dembele and Balcola formed the attacking line in the front, Fabian Ruiz, Emery and Vitinha partnered in the midfield, Achraf, Marquinhos, Lucas Hernandez and Nuno Mendes formed the back line, and Donnarumma defended the last line of defense.
As Anthony Taylor's whistle blew, the two teams also started to attack, in the 11th minute, Dembele took the lead in creating a threat from the outside, two minutes later, Brandt sent a through ball from the right, Sabitzer's shot from a tight angle was saved by the onrushing Donnarumma, in the 17th minute, Dembele's left-footed shot from outside the box was slightly deflected, and in the 29th minute, Brandt responded with a long-range shot, and Marquinhos headed it away.
In the 36th minute, Dort's backfield patiently conducted, Maatsen made a little observation and sent a long pass over the top, Phil Kruger decisively stepped forward to unload the ball to get rid of the volley near corner, Donnarumma made a timely save and could not stop the ball from entering the net, 1:0! The Hornets took the lead, Phil Krueger scored his 15th goal and 11 assists this season, and was the only "double-double" player in Dort's team He is also the fifth player in Dort's history to score in a Champions League semi-final, and as one of the few active German strikers, he is expected to be Nagelsmann's choice for centre-forward at the European Championships.
One minute later, Paris suffered another blow, Lucas Hernandez, who had just defended Phil Kruger, was injured in his left foot and could not continue to insist, Enrique could only be forced to replace Berardo, in the 43rd minute, Adeyemi swept to the goal on the left side of the ribs, Phil Kruger took advantage of the penalty spot, the unmarked Sabitzer volleyed, and Donnarumma made a world save to save the ball. In the first half, Paris dominated possession, but Dort's attacking threat was much more than theirs.
In the 50th minute of the second half, Achraf advanced to the front and divided to the left, and Mbappe, who had barely performed in the first half, adjusted the angle and went directly to the far corner, the ball crossed Kerber but hit the far post, and the two-point Achraf follow-up push also hit the post! In the 55th minute, it was Achraf who sent a cross from the right, and Fabian Ruiz grabbed the header in front of Hummels and went straight to the bottom line.
In the 59th minute, Sancho broke through at high speed on the right side to get rid of Mendes' defense, and Phil Kruger outflanked and pushed high above the crossbar; it is worth mentioning that Sancho completed 10 dribbles in this game, becoming the first player in eight seasons to complete at least 10 dribbles in a single game; Although he only scored 3 goals and 1 assist after returning to Dort, his performance has clearly improved.
In the 80th minute, Vitinha made a long pass over the top in the middle circle, Achraf cut diagonally on the right side, and Dembele had a great opportunity to kick it away directly in front of the goal; In the 83rd minute, Dort completed a counter-robbery in front of the field, Sancho went straight to the plug, and Brandt's low shot was blocked by Marquinhos; in the rest of the game, Dort still held the one-goal advantage and took the lead in the first leg 1:0.
It should also be noted that with Dort's victory, the Bundesliga has 18.357 European points, and in this case, the Ligue 1 can reach a maximum of 18.083 European points. In the Premier League, with Aston Villa the only one left in European competitions, the Premier League can reach a maximum of 18.25 European points. Therefore, after the Bundesliga becomes Serie A, it is confirmed that there will be 5 Champions League places.