Borussia Dortmund take on the visitors PSG in the first leg of UEFA Champions League semifinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, April 1st at Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund).
Borussia (Dortmund) will try to continue surprising. The Black and Yellows couldn't hold up to the level of the previous season in the Bundesliga. Back then, only at the last moment, failing to beat Mainz at home, the club graciously allowed Bayern to claim the silver salad bowl. Now, under Terzic's leadership, the only task left for them domestically is to at least surpass RB Leipzig and finish in 4th place. However, previously, losing such a battle meant missing out on the Champions League, but now, according to UEFA's new tournament regulations, there's a 99% chance they'll grant Germans another pass, so winning the race is important mainly in principle. Interestingly, despite this, the Wasps managed to excel internationally. They topped their group, which included not only French teams but also Newcastle and Milan. And, most importantly, after the expected win against PSV in the first round of the playoffs (2-0 at home after a draw in Eindhoven), the Germans surprised Atletico. In Madrid, Aal took the lead late in the game, and the visitors ended up losing 1-2. At their own fortress, they scored a couple of goals first, and when Atletico equalized, they did it twice more, securing a 4-2 win and progression, skipping extra time.
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After the arrival of owners from Qatar, the Parisians quickly and confidently established dominance domestically. But in the Middle East, they await triumph in the Champions League, something they have not achieved yet - except for reaching the final under Tuchel, where they lost to Bayern. After last year's failure, with an early exit in the Round of 16, they significantly refreshed the squad and brought in Luis Enrique. Ironically, the former Barcelona player and coach eliminated blaugranas in the previous round, with Usman Dembele scoring in each of the matches against his former teammates. But the key moment in that tie was with the red Araujo. Before that, the bullets, who won in Paris, opened the scoring at home - but being reduced to ten men, they conceded four times and were eliminated. However, it's worth remembering that in the group stage, Mbappe and company finished 2nd, only ahead of Milan on additional criteria. And only against Real Sociedad in the Round of 16 did they win both matches. Even then, the txuri-urdin were strong in France.
In 2010, in the Europa League group stage, the Germans and the French ended both matches in a draw. Ten years later, already in the Champions League, the sides won against each other. In the fall, in this edition, the Parisians won at home and drew away. But in Dortmund, the match was in the 6th round, when the Wasps had already secured their place in the playoffs, and everyone expected a victory for the visitors. The French are slightly favored, but they don't seem significantly stronger than their opponent. At home, The Black and Yellows may avoid defeat.
Prediction for the match: Borussia Dortmund not to lose (1X).
