In the early morning of May 8, Beijing time, the second leg of the Champions League semifinals was played by Paris Saint-Germain at home against Dortmund. In the end, Dort relied on Hummels' only goal to defeat Paris 1-0, and the aggregate score was 2-0 to advance, returning to the Champions League final after 11 years.
In the group stage of this season, the two teams entered the group of death together, and finally Dort qualified first, and Paris advanced second. Coming to the semi-finals, Dort's first-leg home win by one goal put Paris's promotion situation in a desperate situation.
Now back at home, Paris must win to have any hope of turning the tables around, while Borussia Dort only need a draw to qualify for the final, having last done so back in 2013. Coincidentally, in the season when the Paris team advanced to the Champions League final for the first time in history, it played against Dort in the 1/8 finals, when Paris was 1-2 away in the first leg, and won 2-0 at home in the second leg to complete the comeback.
In this game, the two teams basically followed the start of the first leg, with Paris sending Mbappe, Dembele, and Gonzalo Ramos to form a forward trident, while Dort continued the combination of Sancho, Adeyemi, and Phil Kruger.
In the 4th minute, Ramos' cushion shot was directly confiscated by goalkeeper Kerber. In the 7th minute, the Paris attack made a comeback, Mbappe volleyed the ball non-stop, and goalkeeper Kerber held on to it again. In the 13th minute, Ramos stopped the ball and turned to complete the volley, but the ball was deflected off the bottom line.
In the 18th minute, Sancho split the ball on the flank, Nuno Mendes was easily cleared, and Sancho tried to complete a cross but was blocked.
Playing away from home and holding a one-goal lead, Dort played very steadily and did not rush to press the formation, but did not create too many scoring chances when Paris began to dominate possession.
In the 35th minute, Paris crossed a low ball, and when Mbappe was about to shoot, Hummels stretched out a kick to destroy it, and Mbappe missed a good opportunity.
At half-time, the two sides were still tied 0-0, and the aggregate score was still 1-0 ahead of Dort.
Judging from the first half, it is not easy for Paris to replicate the last time it faced Dort to complete a 2-0 comeback at home, and the effect of relying on the individual ability of the star is not good, and Dort has made sufficient defensive preparations.
For Dort, a draw would be the third time the team has done so, having last been back in 2013 when they lost to Bayern Munich as runners-up.
In the second half, Paris attacked frantically, and Dort played more and more steadily.
In the 50th minute, Brandt took a corner kick and Hummels headed home in front of the goal to help Dort break the deadlock 1-0 and lead 2-0 on aggregate.
Of course, Paris did not have no chance to equalize, Emery, Nuno Mendes, Mbappe, Vitinha each hit the post, plus the first leg twice, Paris hit the post a total of 6 times in the two legs, still unable to score, too bad luck.
Next, Dort will wait for the winner between Bayern and Real Madrid, and if Bayern advances, it will be the first time in 11 years that the Bundesliga duo will meet in the final.