Champions League Results: Dortmund Wins, PSG Opportunity Hasn't Been Closed

JAKARTA - Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 over Paris Saint-Germain in the first match of the Champions League semifinals at Signal Iduna Park Stadium, Thursday, May 2, 2024 in the morning WIB. Despite losing PSG's chance to the final, it was not closed.

Dortmund's important victory despite just one goal. The result was at least Dortmund's valuable capital when he played the second match at PSG's home at the Parc des Princes Stadium, Paris, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 in the morning WIB.

Yes, Dortmund just need a draw to qualify for the final to meet Bayern Munich or Real Madrid. However, they will work hard to secure this advantage.

The reason is, PSG can always rise to catch up. In the quarter-final match against Barcelona, the French Ligue 1 champion lost 3-2 in the first match which was held at home.

However, at the second meeting at Barca, PSG even slaughtered the hosts with a landslide score of 4-1.

This is what makes Dortmund unable to confirm qualifying for the top match because they will still visit Les Parisiens headquarters.

Only, PSG must win at least 2-0 to get rid of Dortmund as well as step into the final. If you win 1-0 then the match will be continued extra time and then on penalties.

The fight at Dortmund's home is indeed a draw. Both teams attacked each other because PSG played openly. Luis Enrique's team showed dominance despite playing at home to opponents.

They are even ahead of the position ball. PSG's possession reached 56% but their game was ineffective and failed to break into the opponent's goal.

On the other hand, Dortmund showed effectiveness in playing. Although they don't always attack PSG's defense, they were able to break into Gianluigi Donnarumma's goal through Niclas Fuellkrug striker in the 36th minute.

This goal started with a long pass by defender Nico Schlotterbeck which Fuellkrug received. He brilliantly controlled the ball with a touch and then fired a shot that beat the Italian national team goalkeeper.

Fuellkrug's efforts were actually about to be stopped by defender Lucas Hernandez. However, this French defender did not only fail to prevent opponents from scoring goals.

He also suffered an injury to his left leg. Hernandez was pulled out and replaced by Brazilian defender Lucas Beraldo.

Left behind 1-0 did not make PSG surrender. They continued to play openly and tried to suppress the opponent's defense.

Despite being able to control the ball, Kylian Mbappe et al's attack could always be thwarted by Die Borussen's backline.

In the second half, PSG increased in order to catch the goal deficit. Mbappe's shot still hit the post.

PSG is really sad. After Mbappe, it was Achraf Hakimi's turn to fail to score because his shot also hit the crossbar.

Mbappe then got a second chance. It's just that this time his effort was thwarted by goalkeeper Gregor Kobel so that Dortmund could get out of pressure.

Dortmund began to take attacking initiatives. Fuellkrug almost enlarges the advantage. But his efforts were still fruitless. Likewise, Julian Brandt's strike was thwarted by defender Marquinhos.

PSG can still press Dortmund towards the end of the match. The forward Ousmane Dembele has the opportunity to equalize the score. But his shot soared.

Meanwhile, Vitinha's shot was wide in the minutes before dispersal. Until the end of the match, the score remained 1-0 for Dortmund.