This is it now Tuesday that the first Champions League grand finalist has been decided. The advantage comes from the away side, after Borussia Dortmund’s slight superiority translated into a slight, but precious advantage about one of the great passionate – albeit unsuccessful – candidates to win the Champions League, Paris SG.
Anchored on the results achieved at Signal Iduna Park to reach this stage of the race – undefeated in the tournament at home -, the borussen they seek to surprise again the logic of their opponents’ favoritism.
Feline in the passage to the knockout phase and after taking down the (most) one too ungerdogPSV, the German team left Atlético Madrid behind, having everything in hand to make a new international impact.
Only deprived of Bensebaini and the young Julien Duranville, Edin Terzic must recover the best version of his eleven, similar to what happened in the first leg and after the rout subsequently achieved against Augsburg, last weekend.
With Jadon Sancho as the leading figure and Niclas Fullkrug as the arrow of good hope, in addition to the freshness reserved for one of the most important games of recent times, the task is not expected to be easy for Paris SG to turn things around.
Just one point away from retaining the French championship, the Parisians enjoyed practically a week to catch their breath from the demanding match played on German soil.
Without Presnel Kimpembe – habitual absence – and Lucas Hernández – seriously injured in Dortmund -, it will be interesting to see who Luis Enrique bets on. Between Beraldo and Skriniar, the first seems the most credible option, especially given the side taken in favor of the Brazilian international, when the Spanish defender was injured.
Vitinha and Nuno Mendes should remain in the eleven, Gonçalo Ramos appears on the lookout as a secret weapon for a possible assault in the final stretch of the challenge, but the shower of stars goes far beyond the three Portuguese internationals.
A show to be confirmed at the beginning of the evening…
