BORUSSIA DORTMUND have secured their spot in the Champions League final following victory over PSG.
The Germans arrived in Paris with a 1-0 lead, which became two just after half time following Mats Hummels’ bullet header past Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Dortmund have not been in the Champions League final since 2013 when they lost 2-1 to rivals Bayern Munich at Wembley.
Should The Bavarians get past Real Madrid in their semi-final tomorrow night, the two German giants will meet in the final at the home of English football once again, 11 years later.
- Match result: PSG 0-1 Borussia Dortmund (AGG 0-2)
- PSG team: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Lucas Beraldo, Nuno Mendes, Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Zaire-Emery, Dembele, Mbappe, Goncalo Ramos
- Borussia Dortmund team: Kobel, Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen, Brandt, Sabitzer, Emre Can, Sancho, Adeyemi, Fullkrug
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Ky-ler blow
Borussia Dortmund pulled off a superb Champions League upset to reach the final for the first time in 11 years.
They will be back at Wembley on Saturday 1 June, where they lost to Bayern Munich in 2013, after downing Paris Saint-Germain and ruining Kylian Mbappe’s farewell in France as Jadon Sancho outshone the French superstar again.
Manchester United fans watching on will have felt further humiliation after Monday’s mauling at Crystal Palace watching Sancho cruise into a Champions League final.
Mats Hummels headed home the only goal as Edin Terzic’s side built on the hard-fought first leg win to dump PSG out and extend their long wait for European success by at least another year.
PSG boss Luis Enrique had revved up the home support while the French press assumed a comeback would be straightforward.
Their ultras in the Virage Auteuil unveiled an elaborate banner ahead of kick off, depicting a team bus smashing through Dortmund’s Yellow Wall above the message: “We are the army of PSG and nothing can stop us.”
Who’ll join them?
The players will no doubt celebrate tonight – and so they should.
And they’ll almost definitely tune in for tomorrow’s second leg.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich meet at the Bernabeu level at 2-2 from the final.
They now know what’s at stake if they win that tomorrow.
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Full time celebrations
Some of the amazing celebrations that followed the full time whistle.
Their road here
Dortmund were in the Group of Death.
And labelled the whipping boys up against PSG, Milan and Newcastle.
They topped that group having been 50/1 to win the tournament at that time.
Now they’ve shut out PSG in the semi finals over two legs to set up a big final.
Hummels stat
Just to further add to his incredible evening, Mats Hummels joins the history books with that goal.
That goal puts him as the third oldest goalscorer in a semi final Champions League tie.
Only Ryan Giggs (37y 148d) and Edin Dzeko (37y 54d) were older.
No doubts
Mats Hummels has been named tonight’s Player Of The Match.
No real doubts about that.
UEFA’s Technical Observer Panel said: “Blocks, interceptions, tackles, clearance and leadership at the back – plus the goal, of course.”
Where next for PSG?
It remains a trophy they’re desperate to win.
They’ve thrown all sorts at it to achieve European success.
But now without Kylian Mbappe – who admittedly was pretty hopeless in both legs of the tie – that looks like a dream that will have to wait for quite some time yet.
Shot count
PSG recorded an incredible 45 shots across the two legs.
And scored zero goals.
But the amount of times they hit the woodwork was absurd really.
Here’s the rest of the stats from a dogged second leg.
FT: PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
As soon as the whistle goes, the visitors sprint as one into the corner where the slither of away fans are situated.
Incredible scenes as the players hurdle the hoardings and jump to celebrate with their supporters.
The subs and staff make their way over too. Superb scenes.
The stadium remains pretty full as the PSG players begin to clap them.
FULL TIME!!
Dortmund have beaten PSG and are into the Champions League final!
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
90+4. Mbappe again looks to be clean through before slipping over from an Asensio pass.
That just about sums his semi finals up.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
90+2. Mats Hummels heads another ball away and to safety once more.
Ally McCoist has referred to him as ‘the magnet’ on TNT Sports. Incredible amount of headed clearances from him.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
Penalty appeal!
90+1. Mbappe looks to be in on goal inside the box and Schlotterbeck leans in on him and knocks him over.
The referee is right there and waves play on.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
FOUR MINUTES ADDED.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
88. Vitinha strikes the ball from 25 yards and it whistles beyond Kobel.
The keeper motionless and can only watch as the ball smashes the face of the bar and bounces back into play and away to safety.
The SIXTH time they’ve hit the woodwork in this two-legged tie.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
PSG HIT THE BAR AGAIN!
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
87. Remarkable.
Dembele’s ball in is headed back across goal and Hakimi picks it up.
He lays it to Mbappe eight yards out, all alone and he strikes it into the ground and it bounces up and hits the bar.
A rare chance for him in what has been a really rubbish 180 minutes from him.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
MBAPPE HITS THE BAR!!
BUT HE SHOULD’VE SCORED
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
84. Dortmund change:
- OFF: Brandt
- ON: Nmecha
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
83. Little flashpoint as Hakimi and Dembele move in and push Schlotterbeck over, who is stopping a quick throw in.
All a bit silly really but shows again the huge frustration.
Hakimi is booked for it too. Daft waste of time.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
82. Hummels heads it away – obviously.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
CLOSE!
81. Mbappe sneaks in behind down the right and fires low at goal.
Kobel parries it behind.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
80. Barcola’s corner is embarrassing but somehow gets through to Asensio.
He helps it back in and Mbappe’s backheel is blocked before Asensio’s follow up is blocked too.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
79. PSG win their own corner down the other side.
It’s from the right hand side. They need to score soon.
PSG 0-1 Dortmund (agg 0-2)
77. Even the Premier League referees would’ve come to that decision quickly.
Hummels flicks it home from a header inside the box but he’s a few yards offside.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
