“Borussia” defied the predictions – overcame Paris Saint Germain and will play in the final of the Champions League

In the first match between themselves in Germany, Borussia, condemned by the forecasts, managed to beat the rich French club 1:0.

The first half of this match ended without goals, although the home team tried harder, having 61% possession. time and hit the visitors’ goal 8 times. Meanwhile, the Germans only 4 times.

But as it happens – you don’t score, they score for you. 50 min of the second half. the Germans counter-attacked and Mats Hummels scored to make the aggregate score 2-0 in favor of Borussia.

It was the first goal Dortmund scored against the French in Paris. Until then, the clubs played twice in the capital and the Germans did not score any goals.

The French hit the crossbar 4 times during the match, but did not score a goal and lost again.

Borussia were competing at this stage of the Champions League for the first time since the 2012-13 season. Of the last 20 times Dortmund have won the first leg of a series, they have progressed to the next round 18 times.

Recently, before Tuesday’s clash, the Germans had won 5 matches out of 7 played.

Meanwhile, there is no way for PSG to reach the Champions League final, having lost 5 out of 6 games played in the semi-finals and drawing once.

On the other hand, PSG were unbeaten in 14 home matches out of 15 games.

In the quarter-finals, the Paris club eliminated Barcelona, ​​while Borussia dealt with another Spanish club, Atletico Madrid.

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich will meet in the other semi-final on Wednesday. The first confrontation ended 2:2.