Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Borussia Dortmund will face Paris Saint Germain in the first leg of the semifinals Liga Champions, Thursday (2/5) early morning WIB. The following are interesting facts about this match.
Dortmund managed to make a surprise this season by advancing to the semifinals of the Champions League. Now they will compete with elite teams that have more star players such as Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
PSG are also still chasing the first Champions League trophy in their history. Transforming into an elite European team since the 2010s, PSG’s best record in the Champions League is only runner up.
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To be able to advance to the final round, Dortmund and PSG will fight. Here are interesting facts ahead of the match:
1. Borussia Dortmund has a good record at home in the Champions League. The last time Dortmund lost at home was in 2021 when they fell 1-3 to Ajax Amsterdam.
2. Even though in terms of material, the Dortmund team is less impressive than the other three teams, Dortmund already has a golden track record in the Champions League, unlike PSG, which has never won. Dortmund won the 1996 edition of the Champions League when they won over Juventus.
3. Dortmund and PSG come from the same group in the Champions League this season, namely group F. This group is called the hell group because it contains AC Milan and Newcastle as the other two teams.
4. Since 2020, Dortmund and PSG have met four times in the Champions League. PSG won twice, Dortmund won one win and another match ended in a draw.
5. Since entering 2024, PSG has only lost one defeat in the 24 matches they have played in all competitions. The defeat occurred when they fell 2-3 to Barcelona at the Parc des Princes. Meanwhile, the other 23 matches ended with 17 wins and six draws.
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