vs Borussia Dortmund. The second half had a very different complexion as Dortmund played a little more on the front foot and PSG settled for mainly playing on the counter attack. Dortmund continue their Bundesliga campaign a day earlier at home to Schalke at 2.30pm.FREE TO PLAY: Do not miss your chance to win £250k for free on Saturday. "With the PSG fans cheering from outside an empty stadium, Paris Saint-Germain finally reached the Champions League quarter-finals again - and Neymar rose to the occasion.Scoring, creating and being a general nuisance, provoking the late show of dissent by Can, this was the Brazilian at his slippery best. Paris Saint-Germain PSG will learn their quarter-final opponents at the draw in Nyon on March 20.Tuchel's preparations for the second leg were affected by the postponement of last Saturday's Ligue 1 trip to Strasbourg, which was called off due to the threat of coronavirus.Winning the competition has become an obsession but their wretched record in knockout games and absence of key personnel made reaching the quarter-finals for the first time in four seasons a tall order against a Dortmund side who had scored in each of their previous 18 games.PSG started Edinson Cavani up front with Kylian Mbappe only fit enough to make the bench after his recent chest pains. 45' Goal by Bernat (2-0) Goal!Paris Saint Germain 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Paris Saint-Germain overcame a one-goal deficit to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2016, beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to progress 3-2 on aggregate. UEFA Champions League First Knockout Round. 60 min: Dortmund manage to work their way into an attacking situation. Dortmund have been disappointing ... but one goal for them levels up this tie. We played very high to win the ball. But Hakimi’s cross from the right is blocked and then, moments later, Gueye hurls himself in front of a long shot by Hazard. The thing is, as they press for that goal, they will leave themselves even more open ... and Mbappé is due to come on at some stage.
Neymar has now scored six Champions League goals versus German sides, only netting more versus Scottish and French opposition (seven each).Dortmund hardly resembled the side that dominated the first leg, but Neymar - who overcame an early shoulder injury after falling awkwardly - dusted himself down to provide for his side, both in and out of possession.The Parc des Princes staged stoppage-time drama last season as a late Manchester United penalty knocked the hosts out, and there were nerves late on as Dortmund poured forward, but this time PSG held firm.Since Qatar Sports Investments took over in 2011, the French club have won 22 domestic trophies but it is the Champions League they crave more than anything else. Top trolling by PSG, as practically the entire team celebrate by mimicking Erling Haaland’s favourite goalscoring celebration. With Marco Verratti absent, Leandro Paredes started in midfield while Thilo Kehrer was picked at full-back in place of Thomas Meunier. Neymar wriggled into space mid-way inside the Dortmund half and then played in Sarabia, whose low cross from the right is flicked into the net by Barnet! With Liverpool's reign as European champions over, the trophy is certainly up for grabs.Tuchel was appointed to finally end the wait for European honours, and having progressed to the next stage of the Champions League after losing the first leg of a knockout match for the very first time, this could finally prove PSG's year.PSG remain unbeaten in each of their eight home matches with German sides in all European competition (W7 D1), progressing to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2015-16.Borussia Dortmund have been eliminated from a major European two-legged tie when winning the first leg for only the second time in the club's history, also falling out at the last-16 stage during the 1987-88 UEFA Cup to Club Brugge.Paris Saint Germain have reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the sixth different season, hitting this stage on more occasions than any other French side.With Erling Haaland (19y 234d) and Jadon Sancho (19y 352d) both starting tonight vs PSG, Borussia Dortmund have now been responsible for each of the last four occasions in the competition more than one teenager has started a knockout match for single side.The draw for the Champions League quarter-finals will be held on March 20 in Nyon, Switzerland at 11am.Paris Saint-Germain return to domestic action against Nice on Sunday; kick off is at 8pm.
Neymar has now scored six Champions League goals versus German sides, only netting more versus Scottish and French opposition (seven each).Dortmund hardly resembled the side that dominated the first leg, but Neymar - who overcame an early shoulder injury after falling awkwardly - dusted himself down to provide for his side, both in and out of possession.The Parc des Princes staged stoppage-time drama last season as a late Manchester United penalty knocked the hosts out, and there were nerves late on as Dortmund poured forward, but this time PSG held firm.Since Qatar Sports Investments took over in 2011, the French club have won 22 domestic trophies but it is the Champions League they crave more than anything else. Top trolling by PSG, as practically the entire team celebrate by mimicking Erling Haaland’s favourite goalscoring celebration. With Marco Verratti absent, Leandro Paredes started in midfield while Thilo Kehrer was picked at full-back in place of Thomas Meunier. Neymar wriggled into space mid-way inside the Dortmund half and then played in Sarabia, whose low cross from the right is flicked into the net by Barnet! With Liverpool's reign as European champions over, the trophy is certainly up for grabs.Tuchel was appointed to finally end the wait for European honours, and having progressed to the next stage of the Champions League after losing the first leg of a knockout match for the very first time, this could finally prove PSG's year.PSG remain unbeaten in each of their eight home matches with German sides in all European competition (W7 D1), progressing to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2015-16.Borussia Dortmund have been eliminated from a major European two-legged tie when winning the first leg for only the second time in the club's history, also falling out at the last-16 stage during the 1987-88 UEFA Cup to Club Brugge.Paris Saint Germain have reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the sixth different season, hitting this stage on more occasions than any other French side.With Erling Haaland (19y 234d) and Jadon Sancho (19y 352d) both starting tonight vs PSG, Borussia Dortmund have now been responsible for each of the last four occasions in the competition more than one teenager has started a knockout match for single side.The draw for the Champions League quarter-finals will be held on March 20 in Nyon, Switzerland at 11am.Paris Saint-Germain return to domestic action against Nice on Sunday; kick off is at 8pm.