Borussia Dortmund defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 on aggregate and advanced to the Champions League final for the first time since 2013.
The Black and Yellows arrived at the Parc des Princes with a one-goal advantage thanks to a Niklas Pulkrug strike in Germany’s reverse fixture.
Luis Enrique’s side dominated territory and threatened to score on several occasions.
However, the two sides were unable to break the deadlock in the first half of a tense match in Paris.
And just five minutes after half-time, Mats Hummels leveled his team’s two-goal lead with a brilliant header.
Warren Zaire-Emery wasted a good scoring opportunity before Nuno Mendes went close with a shot on goal.
PSG thought they had pulled off a major comeback in the semi-final when the referee awarded a penalty kick for a Hummels foul on Ousmane Dembele, but he quickly changed his mind and signaled a free-kick from just outside the box.
The hosts threatened to score again, but Borussia Dortmund eventually achieved a 1-0 success, winning the tie 2-0 on aggregate.
This is the first time they have advanced to the Champions League final since Bayern Munich won 2-1 in London in May 2013.
In the other semi-final on Wednesday, Real Madrid will face Bayern, who managed to level the score at 2-2 after a thrilling draw in the first leg against Germany, at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real knocked Erling Haaland’s Manchester City out of the tournament and will enter the competition as favorites to take on the German giants.
