Jadon Sancho sings Adele as Borussia Dortmund celebrate reaching Champions League final (2024)

This is unusual for Kylian Mbappe. We are accustomed to seeing him at the biggest stage. All through his career he has seemed to step up, but over the two legs he has been very subdued.

You have to give Dortmund massive credit. They didn’t allow Mbappe to get one v one. Those big players find something when they get into a space. The chance at the end, the volley, that was a chance for him to being clinical.

But, more credit goes to the team in yellow, Dortmund. The manager Edin Terzic deserves massive credit.

The German side have reached the final for the third time in their history. It means Jadon Sancho will play in the final.

Which Englishman will join him – Harry Kane or Jude Bellingham?

It’s all over in the Paris. It is a stunning upset. The PSG players collapse to the ground. The Dortmund players sprint to the small pocket of fans on the far side in delight.

What a performance.

OH MY GOODNESS.

PSG hit the bar again. Stunning shot by Vitinha, completely beats Kobel but the ball rattles the bar and gets cleared.

Unbelievable that PSG haven’t scored yet.

Change for Dortmund:

Off: Brandt
On: Nmecha

Hakimi shoves Schlotterbeck aggressively on the touchline after the defender tried to waste time.

More ill-discipline from PSG. Would not be shocked to see one of their players lose it before full time.

Dembele goes flying into a tackle on Schlotterbeck. He wins the ball but it was a wild challenge, full of frustration.

Change for PSG:

Off: Zaire Emery
On: Lee

PSG need two goals just to force extra time. And they are forcing everything at the moment. Mbappe shoots over from a low percentage position.

He has been poor today but credit to Dortmund for marking him out of the game so far...

Change for Dortmund:

Off: Sancho
On: Sule

WOW. Dembele goes on a mazy run and is brought down in the box by Hummels. Referee Orsato gives a penalty then changes his mind to say the foul was outside the box.

PSG players are incensed. VAR looks at it and backs the referee’s decision. Huge call.

The resulting free kick from Asensio is blocked and the ball is cleared.

Double change for PSG:

Off: Ruiz and Ramos
On: Barcola and Asensio

Sabitzer booked for dragging down Barcola.

MENDES HITS THE POST.

So close from the left back. His shot cannons off the post and goes away to safety. Goalkeeper was well beaten.

That’s the fourth time PSG have hit the post across the two legs.

Change for Dortmund:

Off: Adeyemi
On: Reus

HUMMELS FOR DORTMUND.

Careless play by Marquinhos to concede a corner. From the resulting set piece, Hummels gives Beraldo a little push and meets the ball cleanly to head past Donnarumma.

Big problems for PSG now.

WOW. Huge miss by Zaire Emery.

Mbappe cross into the box after a short corner, the ball glances off Sabitzer’s head and Ramos fails to get a clean touch on it. The ball flies to the far post when Zaire Emery is in space but his shot hits the outside of the post when it should be in the back of the net.

Fullkrug is down for Dortmund and in need of treatment. But the referee doesn’t appear to let a physio come on to the field.

Dortmund kicked the ball out on the far side deep in their half. A bit of gamesmanship from Ramos as he kicks the ball out near the corner flag. Dortmund players are unimpressed and a few players square up but it all calms down.

Desperate stuff from Ramos.

Massive moment in this tie. Dortmund break through Adeyemi. The winger approaches the box, shifts the ball to his left and shoots but Donnarumma gets down low to make the save and the ball is cleared.

First clear opportunity of the match and a clear sign of the threat Dortmund pose.

First time tonight that PSG comes alive. Mendes and Mbappe combine down the right, the latter drives inside but can’t get a shot off so he lays it off and the ball eventually finds its way to Dembele who shoots wildly over the bar from a difficult angle.

Poor effort.

First 15 mins safety navigated by Dortmund which should please their manager Terzic on the bench.

Sancho yet to have the same joy tonight that he had against Mendes last week.

Dortmund need to dig deep and hang on here. PSG are going at 100mph and being backed by their supporters.

Some composure on the ball needed.

Kylian Mbappe may be PSG’s all-time leading goalscorer but he is not universally loved by the supporters here, in large part because of his near-constant flirting with Real Madrid over the years. With the end of Mbappe’s PSG career now just a few weeks away, this is the Frenchman’s chance to leave on the highest of highs.

His move to Real Madrid is all but confirmed, and there remains the very real prospect that his last game for PSG could be against Madrid in the Champions League final.

PSG: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Lucas Beraldo, Nuno Mendes, Zaire Emery, Vitinha, Fabian, Dembele, Goncalo Ramos, Kylian Mbappe.
Subs: Navas, Ugarte, Asensio, Danilo Pereira, Lee, Muani, Mukiele, Carlos Soler, Barcola, Skriniar, Zague, Tenas.

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel, Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen, Sabitzer, Can, Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi, Fullkrug.
Subs: Ozcan, Nmecha, Haller, Reus, Wolf, Moukoko, Malen, Sule, Meyer, Laurenz Lotka, Watjen, Bynoe-Gittens.

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Edin Terzic, the Borussia Dortmund head coach, reckons this could be the biggest match of Jadon Sancho’s career. It is hard to argue with that assessment. In terms of natural talent, this is the stage that Sancho was born to grace — as he demonstrated so beautifully in the first leg last week.

There are so many unanswered questions about Sancho’s medium and long-term future but tonight is all about this moment and this opportunity for the 24-year-old to prove he belongs at the highest level of the game.

We’re confident we’ll come back from that score and qualify for the final,

Hello and welcome to coverage from Paris of the Champions League semi-final second leg between PSG and Borussia Dortmund.

Last week, Dortmund earned a 1-0 lead courtesy of a fine strike by Niclas Füllkrug. Dortmund have never won at PSG in their previous three visits, and their last match at Parc de Princes ended in a 2-0 loss during the group stage in September.

A similar result would put the Ligue 1 side into the final but manager Luis Enrique says his players will not be going all out to score twice.

“The aim isn’t to win by two goals, but to win, if you think you have to score two goals that seems like a big target,” Enrique said.

“We just want to play and score. If we score in the 89th minute, it will carry on. We don’t need to score right away, we just want to win the game. You could score twice in two minutes, but you could also concede a goal.

“We have to be 100 per cent focused on attack and defence. If we concede a goal, it is not serious, we have to stay calm. If we score twice very quickly, our opponents will have to react. It will be an even game with a high level of play on and off the ball, so it will be tough for both teams.”

For Dortmund, coach Edin Terzic says his players need to be even better than they were in the first leg.

“We showed a good game last week, which gave us that little lead. But that performance probably won’t be enough to get us into the final,” Terzic told reporters.

“We have to do everything together, with a good plan, with a good idea. Paris will certainly do better than last week. We want to earn this ticket to the final. We’ll tackle that together.”