Borussia Dortmund down Paris Saint-Germain, reach Champions League final: Stats
German side Borussia Dortmund got the job done against Paris Saint-Germain in their UEFA Champions League semi-final second-leg clash in Paris. Coming into this contest with a 1-0 lead from Germany, the Bundesliga club sealed a 2-0 aggregate win with a goal from Mats Hummels in the 50th minute. Dortmund have reached their third Champions League final. Here are further details.
3rd Champions League final for Dortmund
Dortmund reached their maiden European Cup/Champions League final in 1997 and won the title. They beat Juventus 3-1. Their second final appearance was in 2013. The Black and Yellow lost 1-2 against rivals Bayern Munich. Dortmund are just the second German side to reach three-plus finals after six-time winners Bayern (11). Dortmund will face Bayern or Real Madrid in the final at Wembley.
Hummels etches his name in UCL history books
As per Opta, aged 35 years and 143 days, Hummels is the oldest German ever to score a goal in a Champions League knockout match. As per Squawka, he is also the 3rd-oldest to score in a Champions League semi-final after Ryan Giggs in 2011 (37y 148d) and Edin Dzeko (37y 54d).
Another unique record for Hummels
Hummels has scored a goal in the knockout rounds of the Champions League for the first time since February 2013 against Shakhtar Donetsk.
PSG denied by woodwork several times as Hummels helps Dortmund
A goalless first half saw hosts PSG finish the better side but couldn't find the back of the net. After half-time, PSG hit the post through Warren Zaïre-Emery as Julian Brandt's inswinging delivery saw Hummels score from a header. PSG hit the post again in the 61st minute before the woodwork denied them two more time (86', 88').
Decoding the unique stats
This was the 8th meeting between the two sides with Dortmund winning their third clash (D3 L2). BVB claimed their maiden win away from home versus PSG in Europe. PSG have lost six of their seven Champions League semi-final matches (83%), the highest ratio of any team to play at least five.
Here are the match stats
PSG made 30 attempts with five shots on target. Dortmund had seven attempts with three shots on target. Luis Enrique's men had 70% ball possession and an 89% pass accuracy. PSG had 3.22 expected goals and 48 touches in the opposition box.
