Champions League semi-finals 2023/24: Team of the first legs

The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League semi-finals got underway this week, and it's fair to say that they lived up to the hype.

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich played out a stunning 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, and Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain followed that up on Wednesday with game that finished 1-0 in BVB's favour but, considering the volume of chances that went begging at the Signal Iduna Park, very easily could've ended up being a 5-5 draw.

And after all of that fun, here's pick for the team of the first legs.

As the only goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in the first legs, it's only right that Gregor Kobel gets the nod in this team.

While massively aided in keeping his clean sheet by a combination of Paris Saint-Germain's wayward finishing and the goal posts, Kobel did make one vital stop late in the game to deny Ousmane Dembele from point blank range.

Going head-to-head with the left side of PSG's attack is never an easy task, but Julian Ryerson more than held his own up against Kylian Mbappe and Bradley Barcola on Wednesday evening.

The right-back thoroughly impressed on the defensive side of the ball by winning seven duels and recovering possession for his team on six occasions.

Mats Hummels rolled back the years against Newcastle United in the group stages back in autumn, and he did it once again against PSG this past week.

The now 35-year-old remarkably kept Mbappe at bay throughout the 90 minutes at Signal Iduna Park, winning seven duels in the narrow 1-0 win.

Eric Dier in a Champions League semi-finals team of the week?

Yeah, that must be quite jarring for any Tottenham Hotspur fans reading this article, but if you watched the game on Tuesday night you'll know he deserves his spot in this