Wasteful PSG go down to Borussia Dortmund but there's reason for hope in Champions League final berth

Kylian Mbappe's Parisiens lost in Germany but can still dream of the UCL final

Paris Saint-Germain's UEFA Champions League semifinal tie with Borussia Dortmund is going the same way that it did back in 2019-20 in the round of 16 which saw the Germans lead after the first leg at Signal Iduna Park only to be undone in the second. The Bundesliga outfit won 1-0 on Wednesday to secure a slender advantage ahead of the return leg at Parc des Princes next week but Edin Terzic's side might feel that they should have done more with their chances which is exactly how Luis Enrique will feel about the French champions.

Dortmund emerged victorious but somehow should have won by more than a single goal yet can also feel fortunate not to have conceded to Paris at the same time after a game which was decided by Niclas Fullkrug's burst of power and finishing. The Germans' focal point in attack missed a couple of excellent chances over the course of the 90 minutes despite some stunning service from the likes of Jadon Sancho and Julian Brandt while there was also a second-half penalty shout which went begging.

Yet it was PSG who created and missed arguably the pick of the chances with Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi both hitting a post apiece within 30 second-half seconds of each other, Fabian Ruiz wasting one particularly good headed opportunity and Ousmane Dembele blazing over late on. Luis Enrique's decision to move Mbappe back out wide after a more central starting role did the trick in terms of getting PSG's star man more involved in the second half than he was in the first but it was not quite enough to conjure up the equalizer which would have arguably been deserved.