Mats Hummels heads Borussia Dortmund into Champions League final as PSG go out.
Paris St Germain exite the Champions League at the semi-final stage as a Mats Hummels goal earn Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win. At the Parc de Princes to send them through 2-0 on aggregate.
Hummels head in from a corner at the start of second half. Moments after PSG had wast a golden chance to level the tie when Warren Zaire-Emery crash the ball against the post from close range.
It was one of four occasions on the night when Luis Enrique’s side struck the woodwork.
In the end, they paid for their wastefulness ยูฟ่าเบท in front of goal across the two legs. Failing to score form 45 attempts, as Edin Terzic’s clinical visitors dug in to reach their third final. Where they will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich on June 1.
In a first half starved of clear openings, the game almost broke open for both sides after 35 minutes. First Kylian Mbappe was prevent from reaching Fabian Ruiz’s cut-back by a superb interception from Hummels. The defender sliding in to nick the ball away from the France international. He waited to pounce 10 yards from goal.
Dortmund broke, and in a flash Karim Adeyemi was running at an exposed PSG defence. Advancing into the penalty area, he drew back his left foot and fired low only to denie by a strong palm thrust out brilliantly by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
On the whole, it was first period. Which the visitors contain the threat of PSG and doggedly guard their lead in the tie.
Enrique’s team should have led in the first moments of the second half. Mbappe’s cross flicked off the head of Marcel Sabitzer, Goncalo Ramos reach for it and turn into the path of Zaire-Emery. Who lash it against the post.
Within minutes they were made to rue their profligacy in the tie. From Julian Brandt’s corner, Hummels cleverly stepped away from his marker Lopes Beraldo. Thumped his header at the back post beyond Donnarumma.