Marcel Sabitzer, a precious asset for BVB 09. Thilo Schmuelgen / REUTERS
DECRYPTION – Married to imbalance, play and the unpredictable, Borussia Dortmund will face PSG for a lively double confrontation in the semi-final.
How we meet again… In addition to this first duel in 2010-11, in the Europa League (0-0, 1-1), another era, PSG dismissed BVB in the 8th round of C1, in 2020, just before the Covid cutoff . After a defeat in the first leg (2-1), Thomas Tuchel’s players made the decision in an empty Parc des Princes inside, boiling outside, with goals from Juan Bernat and Neymar Jr (2-0).
The two teams met again at the start of the current season. Certainly, Dortmund finished at the top of the group. But PSG took four points out of six in direct duels (2-0, 1-1). “We came out of the group of death, with Dortmund, Newcastle and Milan, the most difficult in the competition. Dortmund and we are in the last four. It will be a very high level duel”notes Luis Enrique, referring to a team which “plays football very well”.
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And to continue: “It will be hard, but we have time to prepare for these meetings”. First leg on April 30 or May 1 in Germany, return match in Paris on May 7 or 8. From here…
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