Klinsmann: This is a huge missed opportunity for Mbappe and PSG
Borussia Dortmund reach the Champions League final with a 2-0 aggregate win over Paris Saint-Germain. Leading 1-0 from the first leg in Dortmund, Mats Hummels' second-half header earned them a 1-0 win at Paris Saint-Germain to complete a 2-0 victory on aggregate. PSG hit the post four times.
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Leading by one goal from the first leg in Germany, Dortmund showed a brilliant defensive display to stifle Kylian Mbappe and Co, then Hummels rose highest to head home Julian Brandt's corner five minutes into the second period.
That goal was crucial as PSG hit the post four times in the second period through Warren Zaire-Emery, Nuno Mendes, Mbappe and Vitinha, meaning the French side were denied by the woodwork six times over the two legs.
PSG were also wasteful, failing to score from 30 shots. Goncalo Ramos spurned the best of the chances, while the hosts were denied a penalty by referee Daniele Orsato, who changed his mind to give a free-kick on the edge of the box instead of a spot kick.
So Dortmund's excellent efficiency - not Mbappe's magic - will grace the Champions League final in London on June 1 against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.
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Player ratings
PSG: Donnarumma (6); Hakimi (6), Marquinhos (6), Beraldo (5), Mendes (6); Vitinha (6), Zaire-Emery (5), Ruiz (6); Dembele (5), Ramos (4), Mbappe (5)
Subs: Asensio (5), Barcola (6), Lee (5)
Dortmund: Kobel (8); Ryerson (8), Schlotterbeck (9), Hummels (10), Maatsen (8); Sabitzer (8), Can (7), Brandt (7); Sancho (8), Fullkrug (7), Adeyemi (7)
Subs:Reus (6), Sule (7), Nmecha (6)
Player of the match:Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
Team news
PSG made two changes from the first leg loss in Germany, with Lucas Beraldo and Goncalo Ramos coming in for the injured Lucas Hernandez and Bradley Barcola.
Borussia Dortmund named the same team that won the first leg, having rested all ten outfield players for the 5-1 Bundesliga win over Augsburg at the weekend.
The Managers
Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic to TNT Sports:
"Proud. If I have to find one word, it's proud for us. I'm very proud for my staff and my team, for the club. The dream is not over yet!
"We suffered a lot but we showed a very good away game against a team that is so powerful up front, so quick, so mobile - and we kept two clean sheets. We won both games in the semi-finals, this is unbelievable and outstanding.
"[The defence was] led by Gregor Kobel, then Hummels, then Nico Schlotterbeck, then Julian Ryerson, then Ian Maatsen. The boys in front of them, it was an outstanding team performance. Other than that, you have no chance to keep a clean sheet. It's impossible.
"The second half was just passionate and keep a clean sheet, do everything to block crosses and shots."
PSG Enrique: Football is so unfair sometimes
"When the result is that, it's a difficult night. A tight match but to be honest we deserved to win the match.
"We created 30 shots, four off the post and in the two matches we hit the post six times and we didn't score a goal. Football is so unfair sometimes.
"Congratulations to them, they're a great team. They did great and I hope they can go to the final and win it.
"Our job is trying to create something positive. Now it's a sad moment but at the same time you have to accept the game goes in that way. We have to create something special next year and try to win that competition."
Kylian Mbappé takes blame for PSG Champions League exit
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappé gets the credit when his team wins. And to his credit, he took the blame when they lost on Tuesday.
The France international said his team's loss to Dortmund in the Champions League semifinals -- which finished 2-0 on aggregate after PSG's 1-0 loss in the second leg -- was down to missed chances, a few of which came from him.
"I tried to help my team as best as I could but I didn't do enough," Mbappé said after the game at Parc des Princes. "When we talk about being efficient in the boxes, I think I'm the one targeted. I'm the guy who should score goals and be decisive. When things are good, I take all the limelight and when they are not, you have to take the shadow.That's not a problem.
"The first one who should have scored tonight was me. That's life and we have to move on, me and the team."
What's next?
PSG, already crowned Ligue 1 champions, travel to 11th-placed Toulouse on Sunday, kick-off 8pm.
Borussia Dortmund are live on Sky Sports Football for their next Bundesliga game when they visit Mainz on Saturday, kick-off 5.30pm.
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