Niclas goal gives Dortmund narrow first-leg advantage over PSG

Niclas Fullkrug scored the only goal of the game as Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund secured a narrow 1-0 lead over Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Fullkrug was played through by a wonderful Nico Schlotterbeck ball over the top. The Germany international took the ball down and expertly fired past Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Dortmund’s German forward #14 Niclas Fuellkrug (2nd R) celebrates scoring the opening goal with his teammates during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on May 1, 2024 in Do

Niclas Fullkrug netted a superb winner as Borussia Dortmund secured a narrow 1-0 first-leg advantage at home to Paris Saint-Germain to leave their UEFA Champions League semi-final finely poised.

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The Germany international took a magnificent first touch before rifling past Gianluigi Donnarumma on 36 minutes to give the hosts a deserved interval lead.

Kylian Mbappe had cut a peripheral figure in the visiting attack, but that all changed in the second period when the 25-year-old struck the far post with a sublime curler before Achraf Hakimi crashed against the other upright seconds later.

Fullkrug then blazed a volley from the impressive Jadon Sancho’s cross over the top while Ousmane Dembele somehow fizzed over late on as both sides went close in a thrilling end-to-end finale.

The two teams will now reconvene for the second leg in the French capital on Tuesday with the winner meeting Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final at Wembley on June 1.