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BVB are through to the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium! During the peak of Diego Simeone?s Atletico Madrid, I remember thinking, ?How could anyone enjoy watching this"?. I have now been enlightened. Borussia Dortmund went to Paris with the desire to win, even if that meant conceding the ball to PSG, and they did exactly that. Dortmund boasted only 30% possession, less than half the number of passes, and less than a third of the number of shots compared to PSG. Despite this, Dortmund put on an excellent performance that featured a lot of bodies in the box and a lot of luck.
Here are our ratings from Borussia Dortmund?s 1-0 win against Paris Saint-Germain:
Starting XI
Gregor Kobel Patrick: 8
Despite PSG creating 2.9 xG (according to FBref), Gregor Kobel only faced a PSxG (post-shot expected goals) of 0.8. This reaffirms that PSG managed to create opportunities for themselves, but their finishing was worse than dreadful.
I am sure Kobel was more than content with PSG?s woeful finishing, and the Swiss Keeper rose to the occasion when he was called upon. He notched five saves, only one more than the goalpost, and looked comfortable on the ball.
Paul: 8
Despite PSG?s offensive onslaught in the second half, Kobel didn?t have to do much work. He delivered whenever he was called upon, though.
Yash: 7
Ian Maatsen
Patrick: 8
PSG?s trio of Dembele, Hakimi, and Zaire-Emery targeted Maatsen t...