Jadon Sancho hits the right note as Kylian Mbappe sees Champions League dreams shattered | OneFootball

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·8 May 2024

Jadon Sancho hits the right note as Kylian Mbappe sees Champions League dreams shattered

Article image:Jadon Sancho hits the right note as Kylian Mbappe sees Champions League dreams shattered
Article image:Jadon Sancho hits the right note as Kylian Mbappe sees Champions League dreams shattered

Jadon Sancho led the celebrations in the Borussia Dortmund dressing room last night, as the German side stunned Paris Saint-Germain to book a place in the Champions League Final.


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Mats Hummels scored the only goal of the game, heading home in the second half to ensure Dortmund progressed 2-0 on aggregate.

PSG had 30 shots on goal and hit the woodwork four times, but they were unable to find a way through. Dortmund will now face the winners of the second semi-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at Wembley on June 1 — and the squad celebrated wildly in the dressing rooms at the Parc des Princes last night.

Sancho led the way by holding a speaker aloft and singing Someone Like You by Adele.

The winger, on loan from Manchester United, jumped on a table in the middle of the dressing room and conducted his team-mates to join in the singing with him.

Dortmund were rated as rank outsiders to make the final after reaching the knockout stages, and veteran winger Marco Reus was lost for words at their achievement.

The 34-year-old was part of the Dortmund team who last made the Champions League Final back in 2013, when they lost to Bayern Munich at Wembley, and he is determined to go one better this time.

“Indescribable,” Reus said. “After more than 10 years, I am in the final with Borussia again. How we won the game, no one will ask tomorrow. Shots against the post won’t matter tomorrow. What only counts is that Borussia Dortmund is in the final again. Nobody expected this. It’s just incredible.”

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Kylian Mbappe will leave PSG without winning the Champions League

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PSG were left to bemoan their missed chances, having also hit the woodwork twice in the first leg in Germany.

The defeat means Kylian Mbappe, who is set to join Real Madrid this summer, failed in his aim to bring the Champions League trophy to PSG.

But club captain Marquinhos said: “We have to remember this is a new project, with a new coach. There are positive things to take into the next season.”

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