The Champions League returns to our screens in midweek on Tuesday evening as PSG host Borussia Dortmund in the second of two semi-final legs at 8 pm BST.
The winner of that game will face off with Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the competition’s showpiece on June 1.
Borussia Dortmund picked up a 1-0 win in the first leg in Germany last week but are priced out at 6/1 to secure a victory in Paris. PSG, meanwhile, are 9/20 to win in 90 minutes on Tuesday.
PSG vs Borussia Dortmund
Despite making it all the way to the semi-finals of the competition, PSG’s Champions League campaign has not exactly been impressive.
Kylian Mbappe is the competition’s joint-top scorer with eight goals but away from his brilliance, the Parisian outfit have been rather uninspiring. They picked up just eight points to finish 2nd in their group. They have since beaten Spanish duo Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona in the last-16 and quarter-finals to make it into the last-four stage. But they did lose the opening leg of their quarter-final versus Barca and were helped out massively in the second leg by an early red card.
As for Borussia Dortmund, they were very much the underdogs of the semi-final stage but after Niclas Füllkrug earned them a 1-0 win in Germany last week, they are 90 minutes away from reaching their first Champions League final since 2013 where they lost to Bayern Munich.
Outside of Europe, however, BVB’s form has been inconsistent. They have won two of their last five Bundesliga outings and sit 5th in the division, meaning winning the Champions League this season may be their only chance of returning to the competition in 2024/25.
PSG vs Borussia Dortmund betting stats
Here are some key PSG and Borussia Dortmund stats to keep in mind as you prepare to make your selections ahead of the game:
- This is the eighth meeting between these two teams in a European competition. Each outfit has two victories apiece (three draws).
- This is Dortmund’s fourth Champions League semi-final, with them having gone on to reach the showpiece on two of the previous three occasions.
- Dortmund have five clean sheets in this season’s Champions League, the most since the 2018/19 edition.
- Borussia Dortmund have only failed to find the back of the net in one of their previous 17 games.
- Niclas Füllkrug is Dortmund’s top scorer in the Champions League this term with three goals.
- PSG could become the first side to lose the first leg in both the quarter-finals and semi-finals of a Champions League campaign and still progress to the final this week.
PSG vs Borussia Dortmund Top Tip
- Kylian Mbappe has managed 32 direct goal involvements in the 31 home games he has started in the Champions League (21 goals, 11 assists).
Today’s Football Tips
There is no Champions League action taking place today but there is one Premier League game, as Manchester United face off with Crystal Palace.
Manchester United travel away from home to take on Crystal Palace on Monday evening, and we’ve got it covered with our bet builder of the day article, while for those of you looking to place an acca, we have our acca of the day lined up and ready to go.
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