UEFA Champions League - Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund - prediction, team news, lineups
The UEFA Champions League is back! Paris Saint-Germain will face Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals 2nd-leg at Parc des Princes on Tuesday after a 1 - 0 scoreline in favor of Borussia Dortmund in the first leg.
Borussia Dortmund currently has a 1 goal advantage from their first-leg meeting in the semi-finals — however, they shouldn’t keep their hope high yet as they will be visiting PSG at their home ground this time around.
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PSG have just won the Ligue 1 title — even though they still have a couple of games left in the campaign. Since the loss in the first leg of the semi-finals, they have yet to play any match — this means that they will venture into this match directly after a 1 - 0 defeat.
This season, it’s clear that PSG is trying to make something out of the UEFA Champions League tournament after participating in the campaign a lot of times without winning it.
Whether they can overturn the initial lead from Dortmund at Parc des Princes will solely depend on their performance.
Borussia Dortmund has maintained an impressive performance this season, however, they have suffered 3 losses in their last 8 games against Stuttgart, Atl. Madrid and RB Leipzig.
Last week, Dortmund demolished Augsburg with a 5-1 win; thanks to the goals scored by Youssoufa Moukoko (x2), Donyel Malen, Marco Reus, and Felix Nmecha.
Whilst the tournament has not won any trophy this season, the UEFA Champions League competition is their best bet to do so!
In the last 5 meetings between both teams, Dortmund has 2 wins and a draw while PSG has won 2 out of those 5 games.
Team news
PSG will have to play without the services of Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Layvin Kurzawa, and Sergio Rico due to injuries.
Dortmund will have to play without Julian Ryerson, Ramy Bensebaini, Julien Duranville, and Sebastien Haller due to injuries. It’s uncertain whether Karim Adeyemi will be fit to be in the starting XI against PSG.
Paris Saint-Germain's possible starting lineup:
Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Mendes; Ruiz, Vitinha, Zaire-Emery; Dembele, Ramos, Mbappe
Borussia Dortmund's possible starting lineup:
Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Sabitzer, Can; Sancho, Brandt, Adeyemi; Fullkrug
Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain betting tips:
Both team to score