On Tuesday, May 7, the second semi-final match of the Champions League between PSG and Borussia D will take place. Match facts, history of meetings, team formations, starting lineups and the latest news – in the announcement of Setanta Sports.
Facts of the match PSG – Borussia D
This is Dortmund’s fourth Champions League semi-final and first since reaching the final in 2012/13, when they lost to Bayern Munich in the decider at Wembley.
Meanwhile, PSG finished in Europe’s top four for the third time in five seasons and fourth overall. But they managed to win only one match at this stage – in the 2019/20 season. Then in the final, the Parisians lost to the same Bayern.
The first match, which took place at the home stadium of the Germans, ended with a minimal victory for Borussia D, so Enrique’s wards must win at home.
The match between PSG and Borussia D will take place on May 7 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. The start of the match is scheduled for 22:00. The match will be officiated by an Italian team of referees headed by Daniel Orsato.
Meeting history
In addition to the first semi-final match, the rivals played two more matches this season, because they were in the same group of the Champions League. Then the Parisians won their home match with a score of 2:0, but the German match ended in a 1:1 draw.
In total, the teams met in European tournaments 7 times. In the 2010/11 season, the teams were in the same group of the Europa League. Yes, together with the Carpathians. Both games then ended in a draw – 1:1 and 0:0. As a result, PSG made it to the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Benfica, and Borussia took the third place.
And in the 2019/20 season, the teams met at the 1/8 stage of the Champions League. The Germans won the first home match with a score of 2:1, but lost 0:2 away from home and were eliminated from the tournament. It was then that the Parisians played in the final, which we wrote about above.
Team form
Neither team has a notable winning or undefeated streak. Enrique’s team is winless for 2 matches in a row (defeat against Borussia and draw against Le Havre in Ligue 1). The Parisians have already become champions of France, so they can focus exclusively on the Champions League.
Borussia won their last 2 matches (over PSG and Augsburg in the Bundesliga). But before that, the Bumblebees had a bad run that included a draw against Bayer Leverkusen and a loss to Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
Latest news
Both teams have no big problems with missing players. Aller has recovered in Borussia, but Rami Bensebaini is still undergoing rehabilitation.
PSG also has only one significant loss – due to injury, Luca Hernandez will not be able to participate in the second leg. All others are ready for a duel.
The starting lineups of the match PSG – Borussia D
Estimated PSG starting line-up: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes, Zaire-Emery, Vitinho, Fabian Ruiz, Dembele, Mbappe, Barcolla.
Approximate starting line-up of Borussia D: Male, Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen, Jan, Sabitzer, Adejemi, Brandt, Sancho, Füllkrug.
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