Dortmund surprises a discreet PSG and takes advantage for the return – – 2024-05-04 22:58:10

A goal from Füllkrug decided the game at Signal Iduna Park against the ‘Yellow Wall’: 1-0. The German striker set the trend in a game full of chances… but where only he found the net. Terzic’s men fulfilled their ‘threat’ and surprised a PSG that started as the main candidate to reach the final at Wembley, but did not wake up until the second half. Mbappé and Achraf hit the post, Kobel became huge and Dortmund, in turn, also conceded 2-0 on several occasions. Paris and the Parc des Princes will pass sentence within six days.

Going to Dortmund was not going to be easy for PSG. For some reason Luis Enrique rejected the role of ‘favorite’ in the preview. Already in the group stage, the Gauls did not go beyond a draw (1-1) in Germany, and Terzic’s Borussia had not reached the Champions League semi-finals without showing arguments. Although it is true that PSG started better, pressing high and creating danger, the match soon entered a swampy terrain that the home team took advantage of.

Work, effort, sacrifice. This is how the meeting of a Dortmund that personified this in the figure of Adeyemi was defined. He and Maatsen gave themselves to stop the attacks of Dembélé and Achraf from the right. The Moroccan could shine little on his return to Signal Iduna Park.

After half an hour, the surprise came. Füllkrug’s goal. A worker from the area who scores and generates in almost equal parts. The striker of the German team (16 goals and 10 assists this 2023-24) took advantage of a long ball from Schlotterbeck to easily beat Fabián and Lucas Hernández. He scored accurately against Donnarumma. To make matters worse for Paris, Lucas injured his left knee in the action of the goal after colliding with the Hannover striker.

A ‘crazy’ second part
The tie could have turned seriously before the break. Another warning from a Dortmund that did not stop growing. Donnarumma saved Sabitzer’s 2-0 lead. However, he did not score. And PSG took advantage of that ‘extra life’. The second part was from ‘Les Rouge et Bleu’. Barcola rebelled and started PSG attacks. And a resounding warning came twice: first Mbappé hit the long post, then Achraf crossed too far after the continuation of the play. Double shot at the wood.

PSG did not stop, on the contrary. Kobel avoided Mbappé’s goal, PSG grew and found spaces in the left sector. Fabián Ruiz forgave the tie with a shot from point-blank range that crossed too far. Marquinhos had invented a scandal pass and Luis Enrique, meanwhile, became desperate on the wing. In the Champions League you can’t forgive so much.

But the game was crazy. And failing meant giving the rival options. Dortmund found oxygen and was able to ‘kill’ the first leg again. Füllkrug missed a 2-0 lead after a brilliant play by Jadon Sancho. With Donnarumma already defeated, he finished up. From a set piece, minutes later, Terzic’s team warned again. But PSG had strength left and they tested Kobel again. The Swiss made an impressive save to save against Dembélé. A goal… but a game without respite and full of chances.

And there were more. Dembélé and Fabián failed for PSG; Brandt did the same before Donnarumma’s goal in a brilliant defensive action by Marquinhos. But no one scored. Only Füllkrug reached the net and left the score set for the second leg: 1-0. PSG, if they want to be in the second Champions League final in their history, will have to come back at the Parc des Princes.