Parisian Decider- UEFA Champions League Second Leg Reverse Fixture ; PSG vs Borrussia Dortmund May 07,2024 .
Champions League Semi finals Reverse Fixture (Analysis and Preview ).
Second Leg.
PSG vs Borrussia Dortmund .
Venue – Parc Des Princes stadium , Paris .
May 07, 2024 .
Time – 8pm.
PSG welcomes the Signal Iduna Park lads , Borrsussia Dortmund to a desicive second leg reverse fixture of this years champions league campaign , Tuesday .
The French champions are 90 minutes away from familiar European heartbreak owing to last week’s 1-0 reverse at the Signal Iduna Park, where one of Dortmund’s icons played a Champions League home game for BVB for the very last time.
Their missed opportunities at Iduna Park is likely to be reversed tonight , provided they will not waste the 90 minutes in Parc des Princes, ,throwing paper darts to a German shield .
Last week’s loss marked just the second time in seven months the Parisians were held without a goal across all competitions, with the only other occurrence in that span being a 0-0 draw against AS Monaco in France’s Ligue 1 on March 1. PSG will be looking for Kylian Mbappe to provide offense on Tuesday, as the forward is tied for the lead in the Champions League with eight goals. The 25-year-old, who also is first in his domestic league with 26 goals, registered a brace in two of his three UCL appearances prior to the first-leg loss to Dortmund.
The Parisians hope winger Ousmane Dembele and Portuguese midfielder Vitinha can help take some of the pressure to score off Mbappe’s shoulders. Both players converted in each leg of PSG’s quarterfinal tie before last week’s meeting with Dortmund. Dembele followed those contests against Barcelona by recording a brace in a 4-1 domestic league triumph over Lorient. The Parisians met Dortmund twice in the group stage of the UCL, with Mbappe and defender Achraf Hakimi scoring in a 2-0 victory while midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery tallied in the 1-1 draw between the clubs..
Borussia Dortmund have been led offensively in the Champions League by forward Niclas Fullkrug. The 31-year-old, who has scored 12 goals in the German Bundesliga this season to share the team lead with Dutch forward Donyell Malen, tops the club with three goals in the UCL after converting in each of his last two outings – including the first leg against PSG. The 25-year-old Malen also scored in Dortmund’s 5-1 triumph over FC Augsburg on Saturday in domestic league play.
Fullkrug and Malen (one) are among 11 players who have converted for Dortmund in the Champions League. Wingers Julian Brandt, Karim Adeyemi and Marco Reus have netted two goals apiece, with Adeyemi scoring the team’s lone goal in its two group-stage meetings with PSG. Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer has recorded only three assists in 24 Bundesliga contests this season but leads all players in this competition with five..
Dortmund proudly boast the label of defensive masters in this season’s European Cup; a fifth shutout in last week’s slender success represents the highest tally of any team in the tournament
PSG were their own worst enemies in front of goal during the first leg and have now hit the woodwork a staggering 10 times in this season’s Champions League, but a timely rest from domestic duties has given Enrique and his backroom staff ample time to dissect last week’s wasteful performance.
Dortmund’s big-hitters are well-rested too, though, and the added motivation of giving Reus the parting gift of a Champions League medal around his neck is a powerful one indeed. Two hours of football may not be enough to settle this tie, but the intimidating Parc des Princes atmosphere should play its part in a nail-biting shootout, where we believe PSG will hold their nerve to punch their ticket to the final.
Predictions – PSG 2-1 Dortmund Or 2-2 , with extra time and penalties to decide a winner tonight .
Happy Viewing , Happy Champions League Week .
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