Predictions UEFA Champions League - Borussia Dortmund vs Paris St-Germain

UEFA Champions League - Borussia Dortmund vs Paris St-Germain
Match Time: 02-05-2024 03:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
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The Champions League holy grail is within touching distance again for Paris St-Germain and the French giants are favourites to see off Borussia Dortmund in what should be an intriguing semi-final.

Despite lavishing billions on top-class players and managers since their Qatari takeover in 2011, the closest PSG have come to claiming Europe's biggest prize was a runners-up finish four years ago.

They responded to that setback by assembling the most expensive frontline in history, adding Lionel Messi to an attack that already included Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. But that only succeeded in leaving Paris St-Germain with an unbalanced team and the club wisely decided to abandon a transfer strategy that seemed to have been drawn up by a five-year-old flicking through his Panini sticker album.

Only Mbappe now remains of their Galacticos and even he's set to jump ship when his deal runs out in the summer, with a move to Real Madrid looming. But the team around the French superstar is much more cohesive and thought-out, with PSG recovering from a first-leg deficit to knock Barcelona out in Spain in the quarter-finals.

Luis Enrique's men head into this semi-final on a high after sealing another French title at the weekend and they take on a Borussia Dortmund side who are facing a fight just to finish in the top four in Germany.

Edin Terzic's side were routed 4-1 by RB Leipzig at the weekend, a defeat that left them five points off the top four. Germany still look set to land an extra Champions League slot for next term so Dortmund probably won't need to win this year's tournament to get back at Europe's top table next season.

Nobody could say Borussia Dortmund won't deserve it if they do go all the way after emerging from a group of death that included PSG, AC Milan and Newcastle. In the knockout stages they have taken care of PSV Eindhoven and Atletico Madrid so it would be foolish to write the Germans off.

Prediction: Ousmane Dembele goal or assist