Wednesday’s first leg of the other Champions League semifinal, between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-German, had every ounce of action that Tuesday’s dynamic duel between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid did. It had 27 total shots. It had an awe-inspiring atmosphere. It had action at both ends.
But it didn’t have the precision nor the firepower.
It ended, somehow, with only one goal.
Borussia Dortmund will take a 1-0 lead to Paris for next Tuesday’s second leg. And at the final whistle, neither side was quite sure how to feel about it.
Dortmund, as the home team and underdog, playing in front of its famed Yellow Wall, really needed to win — and it did. Niclas Füllkrug scored a fine goal to put BVB ahead in the 36th minute.
DORTMUND STRIKE FIRST ⚡
Schlotterbeck sends a perfect ball over to the top 👌
Füllkrug makes no mistake 🎯 pic.twitter.com/GJ2jytxpbd— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 1, 2024
At the time, and over a frantic hour that followed, Füllkrug’s strike felt like the first goal of many. But a second never materialized.
PSG struck both posts in a span of nine seconds.
Füllkrug probably could’ve had a hat trick. PSG’s Fabián Ruiz could’ve scored twice with his head. Both sides created countless chances. Ousmane Dembélé blazed one of the best over the crossbar, with half of the net begging.
So the semifinal tie will pause for six days, then resume at the Parc des Princes, with the outcome firmly in the balance.
You can re-live the first leg as it happened below.
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Full time: Dortmund 1, PSG 0
The final whistle sounds.
Both teams will rue missed chances.
Dortmund will take a 1-0 lead to Paris next Tuesday.
PSG will likely still feel confident.
Entertaining game. No one’s quite sure how it ended with only one goal.
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Mbappé with the near-equalizer. Ouch.
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