{"id":8016,"date":"2024-05-08T05:18:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T05:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8016"},"modified":"2024-05-08T05:18:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T05:18:11","slug":"borussia-dortmund-stun-psg-to-reach-champions-league-final-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8016","title":{"rendered":"Borussia Dortmund stun PSG to reach Champions League final | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mats Hummels scored for Borussia Dortmund at Paris Saint-Germain (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Borussia Dortmund stunned Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes to reach the Champions League final, where they will meet Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n

Leading 1-0 after the first leg, a resolute and well-organised Dortmund side withstood more PSG pressure before going ahead through Mats Hummels\u2019 50th-minute header.<\/p>\n

That goal proved to be enough as while PSG continued to press \u2013 hitting the woodwork four times on the night and six times in the tie \u2013 Dortmund clinched successive 1-0 wins to reach the final.<\/p>\n

Borussia Dortmund will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on June 1. That semi-final is finely poised at 2-2 ahead of Wednesday\u2019s second leg at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n

Dortmund won their sole Champions League title in 1997 and are contesting their first final since they lost the 2013 showpiece event to Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n

PSG, who are still searching for their maiden Champions League trophy, started well and had the first shot on target inside six minutes, though Kylian Mbappe\u2019s tame volley was comfortably saved.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Goncalo Ramos, one of two changes from the Paris Saint-Germain side that lost in Germany last week, swivelled and rifled wide with another effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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PSG\u2019s Warren Zaire-Emery hit the post before Dortmund\u2019s goal (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But Dortmund looked dangerous, breaking with speed on multiple occasions through Manchester United and Chelsea loanees Jadon Sancho and Ian Maatsen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Julian Ryerson came close for the visitors when he smashed into the side-netting and PSG\u2019s Ousmane Dembele had a chance from a similar position that he blazed over the bar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mbappe fluffed his lines with another chance ten minutes before half-time and the home fans were relieved to see Italian giant Gianluigi Donnarumma deny Karim Adeyemi with a great save following a Dortmund counter-attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n