Since the Germans won the first match a week ago at home 1:0, the hosts had to compare the ratio in the French capital.
However, they put little stress on Borussia’s defenders in the first half. And the best chance was the guests’ striker Karim Adeyemi, in the 35th minute. after confronting PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma – the Italian handled the challenge flawlessly.
At the start of the second half, Warren Zaire Emery hit the post, after Nuno Mendes’ shot bounced off the post on the hour mark.
And at the end of the duel, shots from Kylian Mbappe and Vitinho hit the crossbar twice.
At that time, the situation of Luis Enrique’s students was already critical, because in the 50th minute. When Julian Brandt took a corner, Mats Hummels was unforgivably forgotten in the goalkeeper’s area, and he headed the ball into the net with no difficulty.
67% did not help Paris Saint-Germain to save. aiming for ball control, 12 corners and 31 shots.
Borussia have reached the Champions League final for the third time in their history and already have the continent’s most coveted trophy in their collection: in 1997, they beat Juventus Turin (Italy) 3-1 in the final. Another such opportunity was missed by the Dortmund club in 2013, when they lost 1:2 to Bayern Munich (Germany).
And PSG’s billion investments still remain fruitless. In 2020, the Parisians played in the Champions League final for the only time, but lost 0-1 to Bayern.
This year, the final is on June 1. will be hosted by London (United Kingdom). Its second participant will be announced on Wednesday in Madrid (Spain).
The first confrontation between Real and Bayern ended in a 2-2 draw in Bavaria.
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