From our special correspondent in Dortmund,
Paris lost, but actually no, it was a draw. Kezako? No idea, you have to see Luis Enrique, the inventor of defeat which is worth a tie. “Both teams played very well with the ball, the difference is just that they managed to score once, but this result shows the equality between the two teams,” said the Spaniard at a press conference. According to our information, the greatest mathematicians from Thales to Alan Turing have turned in their graves one by one.
Jokes aside, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain were indeed very close on Wednesday evening, despite the Germans’ 1-0 victory. 13 shots for the winners including four on target and 14 shots including three on target (and two off target which are posts) for the losers. At half-time of this semi-final, the Parisians have regrets.
“ “Even if we weren’t on our best night, we created opportunities to score a goal and bring a draw to Paris, or even win the match. We had two posts, we had a lot of chances. This last gesture must be improved. » »
On the other hand, and despite a favorable result, the Germans can also harbor some regrets about missed break points, notably by the only scorer of the evening, Niclas Füllkrug. So, who gets the prize?
Mbappé and Hakimi, the almost square posts
Context : PSG trails 1-0 but wakes up at the start of the second half. When marking Mbappé, Sabitzer contemplates the Frenchman who has plenty of time to move in slow motion to circle on the opposite side. Bim, post. Two, three ricochets later, the ball lands at the feet of Hakimi, who places a small strike on the ground… Re-post.
The regret rate: 99.999999999999%. Touching wood twice in one minute without scoring is extremely harmful to your health (risk of high blood pressure, etc.)
Niclas Füllkrug, Fullmetal Alche-missed
The context : The German version of Nolan Roux managed to pay tribute to him by opening the score against PSG, but failed to offer Dortmund a very important second goal. At the hour mark, while Paris pushes and leaves space, Jadon Sancho wanders to the right and serves Füllkrug behind at six meters. The attacker will send the ball to the moon.
The regret rate: 80% (1000% in the event of elimination). The failure is enormous in that Sancho put his attacker in more than adequate conditions to score. Füllkrug makes a mistake in one of his supports, leading to his error. At 2-0 and 30 minutes to play, there would have been room to kill the qualifier.
Fabian Ruiz’s diving header
Context : After the two posts of Mbappé and Hakimi, PSG continues to push. Marquinhos pretends to be Tom Brady and sends the opener of the century towards the Spaniard, author of a perfect call in the area, just in front of the goal. It goes quickly, Ruiz’s timing is delicious but his immense baldness makes the ball slide along his skull. It goes too far to the right, six meters.
The regret rate: 70% Mainly because of the short distance which separated him from the goal. For the rest, the execution is complicated because he loses visual contact with the ball before receiving it.
Ousmane Dembélé’s harvest
The context : This time it’s the right one. There are ten minutes left to play, Borussia is weakening. Marco Verrattinha sends an exquisite opening towards Hakimi, who controls, hooks then passes back to Dembélé, who has plenty of time to adjust his attempt in the area. It’s okay, it’s goal. Well no, it’s going to Neptune.
The regret rate: 420%. Too much waste. Ousmane pays for previous mistakes, but also and above all for his own. Kobel didn’t have time to refocus in his cage, Hakimi’s ball was perfect. You have to apply yourself. He was 1,000 times harder against Barcelona.