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PSG made unwanted Champions League history in semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund
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Updated 22:38 7 May 2024 GMT+1Published 22:25 7 May 2024 GMT+1

PSG made unwanted Champions League history in semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund

Paris Saint-Germain lost a sixth Champions League semi-final out of seven, losing both legs to Borussia Dortmund.

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Paris Saint-Germain are now responsible for a piece of unwanted Champions League history after suffering yet another semi-final defeat.

Luis Enrique's side lost 2-0 on aggregate to Borussia Dortmund, with Mats Hummels scoring the only goal of the game at the Parc des Princes.

Dortmund defended heroically to reach a third Champions League final and run it back at Wembley, eleven years after they faced Bayern Munich.

But PSG were also guilty of some poor finishing over both legs, spurning a number of golden opportunities.

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Remarkably, PSG hit the woodwork on SIX occasions across the two fixtures - including four in the second leg.

Kylian Mbappe, Warren Zaire-Emery, Nuno Mendes and Vitinha all struck the goal-frame.

And incredibly, according to Opta, PSG now hold the unwanted record in the Champions League.

In this season's competition they have hit the woodwork a staggering time, which is the highest since Opta started collecting data in 2003/04.

It eclipses Barcelona's tally of 11 many years back, while PSG also mustered a remarkable 44 shots without finding the net.

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

The Ligue One giants are still waiting for a first Champions League triumph, having failed to get over the line ever since the Qatari investment came in and €2 billion was spent.

They have lost six out of the seven semi-finals they have contested and after the one where they did triumph, PSG were beaten 1-0 by Bayern in the Lisbon final.

"I think a tight match but to be honest I think we deserved to win that match," PSG boss Luis Enrique reflected in an interview with TNT Sports.

"We created 31 shots and hit [four posts].

"In the two matches we hit the post six times and we didn't score a goal, it's unbelievable.

"Football is so unfair sometimes."

Dortmund will face the winner of Bayern and Real Madrid in the final on 1 June.

Featured Image Credit: Getty & TNT Sports

Topics: Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, Champions League

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Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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