Borussia Dortmund‘s Niclas Fullkrug fired in a first-half purpose to seal a 1-0 victory over guests Paris Saint-Germain of their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Nico Schlotterbeck floated a cross into Fuellkrug’s path and the Germany ahead managed the ball with an ideal first contact earlier than drilling a low shot previous keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma within the thirty sixth minute.
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PSG, on the backfoot for a lot of the primary half, improved after the break and had a golden double probability within the 51st minute however twice hit the woodwork by Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi additionally hitting the woodwork on the rebound.
Solely 4 minutes later Fabian Ruiz noticed his stooping header sail vast after being left fully unmarked within the field earlier than Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel stored out Ousmane Dembele’s shut vary effort within the 71st.
Dortmund, winners in 1997 and trying to attain their first remaining since 2013, soaked up the strain as PSG’s Vitinha narrowly missed the goal 10 minutes later to depart the French aspect needing a win in Tuesday’s return leg in Paris.
The winners of the tie will face both Bayern Munich or Actual Madrid, who drew 2-2 in Tuesday’s first leg in Munich.
