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Exiled Jadon Sancho becomes first Man Utd player to reach Champions League final since Sir Alex Ferguson’s exit


JADON SANCHO became the first Manchester United player to reach the Champions League final since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.

The exiled winger helped Borussia Dortmund trump Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals to book their spot at Wembley.

Jadon Sancho has reached the Champions League finalCredit: Getty
He is the first Manchester United player to make the final since Sir Alex Ferguson retiredCredit: Getty
Sancho was loaned out by the club after falling out with Erik ten HagCredit: Getty

The Bundesliga outfit will learn their opponents tonight as Real Madrid take on Bayern Munich in the second-leg of their semi-final.

Sancho, 24, played a starring role in the first leg as he gained a host of plaudits for his performance.

He was subbed off in the 67th minute at the Parc des Princes with Borussia Dortmund in full control of the tie.

With Dortmund in the final, Sancho is the first Manchester United player to reach the Champions League final since Fergie left the club.

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He was the second player to make it to the semi-finals as Javier Hernandez managed the same feat while out on loan at Real Madrid in 2015.

The Mexican striker was unable to make it to the final as Real were knocked out by Italian giants Juventus.

Sancho joined Dortmund on loan in January after he had been exiled from the first-team by Erik ten Hag.

The winger was forced to train away from the first team after publicly falling out with the manager.

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Having not played for the club since August, he joined Dortmund until the end of the season during the winter transfer window.

Since his move, Sancho has scored three goals and provided two assists in 18 appearances for Dortmund.

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In celebration of making it to the final, Dortmund posted on to the club’s official Instagram account.

It shared a picture of Sancho celebrating the victory with American rapper Draker superimposed on it.

In the clip, Drake says: “To the rest of you, the non-believers, the under-achievers, the tweet and deleters… You guys make me sick to my stomach.”

Sancho responded to the post, as he wrote: “LOL FACTS.”


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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