PLAYER RATINGS | PSG 0-1 Dortmund: Wasteful PSG fail to reach Champions League final

In the build-up to his PSG team’s semi-final second leg, Luis Enrique had been stressing the importance of his strikeforce – in particular, Kylian Mbappé – being set up by their teammates in favourable positions. As was the case in the first leg, though, the Ligue 1 champions failed to break down a sturdy Borussia Dortmund defence – their lack of incisiveness ultimately costing them a place in the Champions League final.

After a passive performance in Germany, the hosts looked to take control of proceedings early on at the Parc des Princes. While Luis Enrique’s men managed a few forays into the opposition box over the course of the first half, there was little sign of the Mats Hummels-led defence being overly troubled.

The veteran defender would notably slide in to swipe a ball from arriving in Kylian Mbappé’s feet for a close-range change – one of several misfiring moments for the France captain in the first 45 minutes. His fellow forwards would hardly fare better around the Dortmund box either, with Ousmane Dembélé blazing a shot over the bar on the half-hour mark.

As the break approached, Les Parisiens would grow increasingly error-prone – from misplaced passes and poor decision-making, to frantic defending when faced with the Germans’ counter-attacks. The clearest chances would fall to Dortmund on those breakaways, with Adeyemi denied by a reflex stop from Donnarumma after a lung-bursting run up the pitch.

The second half initially seemed to promise a more clinical showing from PSG, with Zaïre-Emery hitting the post a couple of minutes after the break. It wasn’t long before the hosts’ defensive frailties reared their head again, though. Firstly, with (an otherwise solid) Marquinhos conceding a needless corner, and then