The time has come for the main duel, the definitive test of whether there is a team or just money behind the project, the biggest challenge for Luis Enrique and Kylian Mbappé … nothing less.
This Tuesday, the second semi-final of the Champions League between PSG and Borussia Dortmund will be played at the Parque de los Príxnipes, with the Germans ahead 1-0 on the scoreboard.
PSG were unfortunate not to score in their 1-0 defeat in the first leg at Dortmund, hitting the woodwork twice early in the second half Kylian Mbappé et Achraf Hakimi. But he will try, with his people, not to give up.
The French side have finished in the Champions League ten times this season, more than any other team, and only Barcelona (11 in 2011/12) have done more in the one initiative to the biggest European event in the last 20 years. Can he be more accurate in this second leg?
PSG were also the first team to start a Champions League semi-final match with 11 players under the age of 30 since Bayern in 2011/12, offering a stark contrast to a Dortmund side full of experienced players such as Mats Hummels , Emre Can , Marcel Sabitzer and Marco Reus.
Dortmund meanwhile continued their excellent home performance in the first leg and are now unbeaten in their last 11 Champions League games on home soil (7 wins, 4 draws). However, they now return to Paris, after losing 2-0 at the Parc des Princes in the group stage. Equally worrying is their away record in the knockout stages of the competition, as they have only won one of their last 11 away games (1 draw, 9 losses).
The hope is placed in the defence, which has kept a clean sheet five times in the current edition of the Champions League, more than any other team. Hummels was their defensive talisman in the first leg, keeping Kylian Mbappé and company relatively isolated, and at 35 years old he is ready to take on the responsibility: “Of course we want to go to Wembley, but Tuesday in Paris will be another tough one. day,” said. “If you want to reach the final, you have to be able to defend yourself in Paris,” said the hopeful in the third yellow final of the Champions League.
Mbappé debt
This Tuesday could be the last European show of the ‘young wonder’ in a PSG shirt and for the Qataris, who were already resigned to see him leave without leaving a euro in the coffers , the comfort would be an Orejona in the shop windows.
After signing for a million dollars from Monaco in 2012, the club’s top scorer has always dominated the local environment, where he has 18 titles, but he still has debts from the European competition.
This match and the second final would be the final touch on his relationship with a fan who did not quite put him on the Olympus and to whom he will say goodbye at the age of 25, according to his accounts, with the trophy that was expected a long time ago. in his hand.
Most Likely Rows
PSG: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes; Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; Dembélé, Mbappé, Barcola
Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Say, Sabitzer; Adeyemi, Brandt, Sancho; Jug filling
Stadium: Prince’s Park
Time: 2:00 pm (Colombian time
TV: ESPN and Star+
Online: www.futbolred.com
2024-05-07 01:12:06
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