For the first time in eleven years, BORUSSIA DORTMUND made it to the final of the Champions League with an incredible upset.
On Saturday, June 1, they will return to Wembley, the venue where they defeated Paris Saint-Germain before falling to Bayern Munich in 2013.
Kylian Mbappe and PSG have suffered Champions League heartbreakThe German side defeated the French giants 2-0 aggregrateMats Hummels headed home to silence Parc des Princes just after the breakKylian Mbappe’s goodbye in France was marred by Jadon Sancho’s once-again superior performance.The humiliation felt by Manchester United supporters during Monday’s crushing defeat at Crystal Palace, as they watched Sancho easily advance to the Champions League final, was compounded.Mats Hummels scored the lone goal as Edin Terzic’s team improved on their valiant victory in the first leg to eliminate PSG and postpone their arduous pursuit of European glory for a minimum of one more year.PSG manager Luis Enrique had stepped up domestic support while the French media anticipated an easy recovery.An intricate banner featuring a team bus bursting through Dortmund’s Yellow Wall with the words “We are the army of PSG and nothing can stop us” was revealed by their ultras in the Virage Auteuil prior to kickoff.It turns out that all you need is the Bundesliga’s fifth-best team.Jadon Sancho outshone Mbappe as Dortmund sealed their place at WembleyHere, the first leg’s end-to-end pattern was continued, with Mbappe, Karim Adeyemi, and Goncalo Ramos each getting half-chances until Julian Ryerson struck the side netting.Both PSG and Dortmund were unable to fully control the play. Adeyemi forced a great save from Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Ousmane Dembele, who had squandered a clear opportunity six days ago, shot high and wide from close range.With the exception of his volley and a few moments of impressive footwork, Mbappe had been isolated on the left, on the periphery.Many anticipated that the sensation heading to Real Madrid would correct the record in his hometown after being eclipsed by Sancho a week prior, but the Englishman was more impressive once more.
This was Mbappe’s most significant match at Parc des Princes in seven years. It was also his last opportunity to try to win a Champions League title and establish his legacy before his anticipated summer transfer to La Liga, but it did not go as planned.This was the big one, but there is still the French Cup final versus Lyon to be won.PSG had appeared to be turning things around after a lackluster first half.Achraf Hakimi earned a corner swiftly, and wonderkid Warren Zaire-Emery, with the goal at his mercy, inexplicably struck the post from five yards.After fifty minutes, all hope from that brief restart was gone from this corner of Paris.After Marquinhos misplayed a back pass intended for a corner, the visitors scor
Hummels – the only survivor in last night’s starting XI from the 2013 final – was left completely unmarked to meet Julian Brandt’s corner at the far post and head in under Donnarumma.
Terzic quickly sent on veteran Marco Reus, who also played at Wembley 11 years ago, to help see them through before Sule later replaced Sancho.
Just as in the first leg, PSG started to pile up the chances but could not take them.
Ramos twice fired over the bar either side of Mendes striking the post from range.
Nothing was going their way. Referee Daniele Orsato pointed at the spot when Dembele hit the deck but immediately changed his mind and gave a free-kick right on the edge of the area.
The Parisians continued to push for a way back in, Mbappe and Vitinha hitting the woodwork.
That was something the French side did six times over two legs and four tonight.