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PSG is on the verge of the Champions League final but before pursuing its dream of an unprecedented coronation, it must first overcome the obstacle of Borussia Dortmund and resist the famous “Yellow Wall” during a semi-final. -final first leg which he enters in the position of favorite, Wednesday.
Parisians have every reason to believe it. Paris Saint-Germain continues its adventure in the Champions League this Wednesday evening, with its semi-final first leg on the pitch of its opponent, Borussia Dortmund. We will have to face the “Yellow Wall”, the platform of Borussia’s most fervent supporters, but PSG has serious assets to put forward.
“A unique atmosphere in Europe”
PSG is favorite. Paris, which has faced Dortmund twice this season in the Champions League group stage, has won once and drawn. In their respective championships, Paris is doing better: the Parisian club has just been crowned in Ligue 1 while Borussia is only fifth in Germany.
Coach Luis Enrique tackles the journalists who make his team the big favorite in this European clash. “That’s why I’ve been saying for a long time that the press knows nothing about football. What’s beautiful is enjoying a unique atmosphere in Europe and going to the final,” he said. spear.
“We need a European Paris-Saint-Germain”
To win in the boiling Dortmund stadium, Paris will have to play as a team, as it did recently in Catalonia, insists Europe 1 football consultant Alain Giresse. “We need a European Paris-Saint-Germain, that is to say as they were able to demonstrate in Barcelona. We see their ability to be at a very high level, but sometimes also to be a little behind. “
PSG is counting on its conductor Vitinha, its winger Barcola and the formidable Mbappé, already the author of 43 goals this season in all competitions. A record for winning this showdown.