UEFA Champions League

Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
  • 36': Niclas Füllkrug
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1st Leg

Fullkrug earns Dortmund 1-0 first-leg win over PSG

Borussia Dortmund's Niclas Fullkrug fired in a first-half goal to seal a 1-0 victory over visitors Paris St Germain in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 2': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 8': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 16': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 18': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 19': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 28': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 30': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 31': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt is caught offside.
  • 32': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 36': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck with a through ball.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Beraldo replaces Lucas Hernández because of an injury.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 45'+1': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 45'+4': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 45'+4': Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Paris Saint Germain 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Paris Saint Germain 0.
  • 46': Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 47': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 49': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 49': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
  • 53': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 53': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 54': Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 55': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 55': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marquinhos with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 57': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 58': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marquinhos.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug with a headed pass.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 64': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 64': Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Bradley Barcola.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.
  • 73': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
  • 76': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 78': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 83': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 85': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 85': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitinha.
  • 87': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Julian Ryerson because of an injury.
  • 87': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Julian Brandt.
  • 88': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Beraldo.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Paris Saint Germain 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Paris Saint Germain 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
57.3 Possession 42.7
14 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
528 Accurate Passes 359
583 Passes 426
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
14 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.4
42 Long Balls 48
29 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 10
21 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 2
12 Effective Clearances 13
12 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

Line-Ups

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
4 Nico Schlotterbeck
15 Mats Hummels
22 Ian Maatsen Yellow Card
26 Julian Ryerson
19 Julian Brandt
23 Emre Can
20 Marcel Sabitzer
14 Niclas Füllkrug
27 Karim Adeyemi
10 Jadon Sancho

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
21 Lucas Hernández
5 Marquinhos
25 Nuno Mendes
2 Achraf Hakimi
17 Vitinha
8 Fabián Ruiz Yellow Card
33 Warren Zaïre-Emery
7 Kylian Mbappé
29 Bradley Barcola
10 Ousmane Dembélé

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