Borussia Dortmund punish wasteful PSG to reach Champions League final

Champions League Semi-Final, Second Leg

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BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1

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KYLIAN Mbappe’s hopes of leading Paris Saint-Germain to a first success in the Champions League before the striker’s expected departure this summer disappeared as Borussia Dortmund claimed an unexpected place in next month’s Wembley final.

Mats Hummels’s second half header, together with PSG’s failure to make more of a succession of chances, was enough to secure a second leg victory for the Bundesliga side.

Dortmund were rewarded for two committed, well drilled displays over the course of the semi-finals while the French side were left to wonder how they had failed to score in either game.

Over the course of the two legs, PSG hit the woodwork six times - four times last night - and had 45 attempts on goal.

They lacked the cutting edge to make more of the opportunities that came their way, however, and it was Dortmund who can claim to have deservedly progressed to the final for the first time since 2013.

PSG had already demonstrated their powers of recovery in the quarter-finals when they recovered after losing at home to Barcelona to reach the last four on the back of an outstanding 4-1 win in Catalonia. 

Enrique preached patience ahead of the game, insisting the focus should remain on simply winning the game rather than being daunted by the need to score twice.

His players, though, seemed intent on getting the job done early.

Unsurprisingly the home side wasted no time in taking the game to the German club with Goncalo Ramo quickly bringing Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel into action.

Mbappe did the same, directing a seventh minute volley straight at Kobel and PSG sought the early breakthrough.

There was an urgency to the