On Dortmund's field, PSG received defeat. Although PSG then tried to find a goal, the away team could not put the ball into the opponent's net on an unlucky day. Dortmund had a mature, united, calm performance and played well with many right decisions in the first leg. It would be surprising if they were the team representing Germany to reach the Champions League final this year. When Bayern Munich's chances still need to be clarified, Dortmund is missing many pillars, but they still show that they are a team that is difficult for anyone to bully. Dortmund is ranked 5th on the Bundesliga rankings and is 12 points ahead of the chasing group with only three rounds left in the season. After the victory over PSG, Dortmund continues to play at home. This time, they will host Augsburg. Of course, they will defeat Augsburg. And Dortmund can focus on the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals against PSG in the middle of next week.
I'm thinking about the scenario If Dortmund wins the Champions League this season and finishes the Bundesliga in fifth place. Germany will have six teams participating in next season's Champions League. The sixth-ranked team will receive an additional spot at that time, and Dortmund will join as the defending champion.
Days ago in the first leg of the UCL semi-final game, Dortmund did well to hold PSG down to a 1-0 victory, not giving the room for an away goal advantage and also maybe giving themselves a bit of hope as to how to approach the second leg. PSG did their best in the game but maybe the home advantage worked for Dortmund, although the margin wasn't wide but at least twas a win. This was a win that Dortmund really needed.
To the German side, they've done really well to maintain that victory in that encounter and this has further given them a little upper hand in the second leg being that their opponent weren't able to score a goal not giving them the opportunity of an away goal rule. This is one rule that every team fights to acquire in every first leg of tournaments but this result has put PSG in a spot where they only have to work extra in their pursuit for the final spot in the competition.
This therefore makes the next encounter much anticipated. PSG will be hosting and it all would seem like both teams are on the same level. Dortmund has to do their best to defend their victory and PSG has to double their efforts to outrun Dortmund's first leg win. It really would be a game to behold. UCL competitions have all time being enlightening but this season, there's an extra sauce added to it. It's actually the best football season so far for me.