of other The Champions League semi-final between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain begins on Wednesday with an interesting first leg at Zinal Iduna Park in Germany.
As the home team, Dortmund will be playing in front of the famous Yellow Wall and will be looking to win and take the lead against Paris in next week’s second leg.
However, PSG has the advantage in the overall matchup of the two games. And even a little away from home on Wednesday. With the best player in the world in Kylian Mbappé and the era of the megastar coming to an end, they have a great chance to return to the Champions League final.
Of course, Mbappé is widely reported to be leaving the club at the end of this season and joining Real Madrid. The main factor behind his impending departure is PSG’s continued failure in the Champions League. Since Qatar’s new owners started spending big in 2011, the Parisians have used a combination of him, Neymar, Lionel Messi and many other stars, but have only reached the European final once ( (when they lost to Bayern Munich in 2020).
Entering this winter, they had failed to advance past the Round of 16 in five of the past seven seasons. With Neymar and Messi gone and Mbappé set to leave, their project appeared to be at a standstill.
However, they faced Real Sociedad in the round of 16. Last month, they bounced back from a first-leg deficit to beat Barcelona in the quarter-finals. Mbappe’s two goals in the second half of the second leg sealed their place in the semi-finals.
Now Dortmund is waiting. It has been 11 years since the German club last reached the Champions League final. They are also languishing in fifth place in the Bundesliga, meaning they may need to win this year’s tournament to qualify for next year.
The winner between PSG and Dortmund will face Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the final. The two players drew 2-2 in yesterday’s first leg.
Wednesday’s first leg will kick off at 3pm ET (9pm German time). U.S. viewers can watch on CBS, Paramount+, Univision, or TUDN. Follow Yahoo Sports below.
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