DIRECT. PSG-Dortmund: Hummels ices the Park, Paris must wake up (0-1)

Feverish, Ruiz loses the ball in midfield in front of Füllkrug. Dortmund develops its action up to Ryerson on the right of the area. The full-back centers back but Mbappé comes back well.

Note that the corner was obtained on a rather innocuous Parisian recovery sequence and a ball lost by Marquinhos…

Paris Saint-Germain is crucified by Mats Hummels! Following a corner hit from Brandt on the left, the German central defender beats Beraldo in the aerial duel and delivers a smashed header which catches Donnarumma behind! Paris is now two goals behind.

Paris makes a superb collective movement, with Ramos shifting Hakimi to the right side. The center behind the full-back is cleared in disaster by Hummels, close to deceiving his own goalkeeper. On the following corner, Mbappé saw his attempt blocked. The leather comes back to Zaire-Emery who resumes facing the empty goal but stumbles on Kobel’s post!

Borussia Dortmund kicks off the second act.

The referee signals the end of the first period with the score 0-0. If the Parisians control the ball without question (62% possession), they lack the speed and rhythm to shake up a well-established German block. At the break, PSG is eliminated!

Vitinha finds Mbappé on the right of the area. Well taken, the attacker puts it towards Ruiz who strikes with first intention from 25m. His attempt is blocked by a German defender and changes trajectory, almost deceiving Kobel. This flirts with the left post.

Hakimi tries to overflow on the right side but comes up against the good return of Schlotterbeck, intractable for the moment.

Not attacked at 35m, Vitinha takes his chance in force. It’s too focused to bother Kobel.

Mbappé tries to overtake Ryerson on the left of the area but is caught in a three-way attack by the German defense. His dived center is captured by Kobel.

Tempers heat up slightly after a ball not returned by the Parisians to the visitors.

Dembélé and Hakimi combine once again on the right, but the Moroccan side’s center is still imprecise. Schlotterbeck manages to repel the danger.

What a Donnarumma parade! Just after a Parisian offensive with a strike from Mbappé blocked by Hummels, Dortmund launches an ultra-fast counter with Adeyemi. The winger goes all the way up the field and presents himself in front of the Parisian goalkeeper, who rejects his cross attempt at point-blank range!

New combination on the right side of the area between Dembélé and Zaire-Emery, leading to a low cross from the winger. Schlotterbeck clears for a corner.

Shifted to the left by Mendes, Mbappé fixes the defense before going inside and finding Zaire-Emery. In one touch, the latter delivered for Dembélé, whose strong shot did not catch the frame.

Following a long sequence of possession, Mbappé shifts Vitinha who tries to roll in at 25m. It’s not framed.

Sancho’s turn to overflow on his side before crossing with force. Beraldo reads the trajectory well and clears the leather.

Found on the left, Mendes attempts a low cross towards the surface but Hummels watches.

Paris still maintains control of the ball but lacks the pace to shake up the German block.

Vitinha pulls away to scratch a ball in the middle before shifting Hakimi. The latter tries to alert Dembélé in depth but completely misses his gesture.

Ryerson plays a long throw towards Füllkrug who controls with his back to the goal before putting it towards his side. The latter tries his luck in force in the area but only finds the small outside net.

Sancho plays Mendes on the right before accelerating and crossing. Vitinha wards off the danger.

Dortmund has been a little better for a few minutes and manages to chain the times of possession.

Ryerson resists Ramos and overflows to the right of the area. The full-back moves into a central position but comes up against Ruiz’s decisive return.

Vitinha finds a superb passing angle towards Ramos who performs a superb control-strike sequence at the entrance to the area. This just misses the point.

In the process, Dortmund obtains its first corner after a strike from Adeyemi blocked by Beraldo at the entrance to the area. The corner kick does nothing.

Adeyemi managed a good press on Marquinhos, forcing the captain to make a disaster towards Donnarumma. The goalkeeper is forced to clear into touch.

Leather is almost exclusively Parisian at the start of the meeting. Luis Enrique’s men are trying to get into rhythm to take a well-grouped German block from behind.

From the corner, Dortmund clears poorly, allowing Mbappé to volley with first intention on the left of the area. This is captured by Kobel.

Dembélé accelerates down the right flank and sees his cross blocked by Adeyemi. Paris gets the first corner of the game.

Paris quickly recovers the leather with Hakimi who rushes down the right side. His cross is inaccurate and ends up directly in Kobel’s arms.

Dembélé and Hakimi combine on the right, allowing the full-back to cross towards Ramos in the area. The Portuguese takes over with first intention but it lacks the power to bother Kobel.

Dortmund obtains the first free kick of the match. Off-center 30m on the right side, Adeyemi places a ball towards Füllkrug’s skull. Donnarumma captures without worries.

The Parisians seized the leather at the start of the meeting.

PSG kicks off the match!

The 22 actors make their entrance onto the lawn of the Parc des Princes while tifos deploy on three of the four stands of the stadium!

Both teams returned to the locker rooms after finishing their warm-ups. Kick-off in 10 minutes!

The warm-up continues on the lawn of the Parc des Princes.

The Parisian supporters are pushing their team, while kick-off will be given in almost 20 minutes.

The PSG players have just entered the Parc lawn to start their warm-up, to the ovation of their supporters.

PSG has only remained silent twice in its last 38 Champions League games (93 goals scored). It was each time against Bayern Munich (0-1 in April 2021, quarter-final second leg and 0-1 in February 2023, round of 16 second leg).

Substitute in the first leg, Gonçalo Ramos was the player most applauded when the lineup was announced by the announcer at the Parc des Princes.

Gianluigi Donnarumma is the first player to come out onto the pitch at the Parc des Princes to start his warm-up, in an incandescent atmosphere.

Paris facing its destiny