‘Classic team work’

Niclas Fuellkrug gave Borussia Dortmund a 10 win over Paris SaintGermain in their Champions League semifinal first leg on Wednesday as the journeyman striker outshone superstar Kylian Mbappe on the nightSeeking a return to the final for the first time since 2013 the 1997 winners were dogged and determined outmuscling their heavily favoured opponents in front of more than 80000 fansMbappe hits post twiceFuellkrug playing in his first Champions League season at the age of 31 collected a lofted pass from centreback Nico Schlotterbeck in the 36th minute and blasted a low shot into the left corner of the net PSG led by Kylian Mbappe hit the post twice in quick succession early in the secondhalf but could not break throughAlso ReadC Rly women win Bandra Gym rink hockeyPSGrsquos Kylian Mbappe left shoots wide against Borussia DortmundldquoI think we today showed a classic team performance Each helped the other to win the game We needed a bit of luck a couple of times but we can be very satisfied with our performancerdquo said longserving centreback Mats Hummels ldquoIt was a very satisfying very grownup performance from usrdquoDortmund who had already lost and drawn against PSG this season in the group stage can continue to dream of a return to Wembley 11 years after their last Champions League final Despite the setback however PSG will remain confident of overturning the deficit at home next week against a side they thoroughly outclassed at their home venue in SeptemberldquoThe Parc PSGrsquos stadium and our supporters are giving us hope for the second leg and we know we can do much betterrdquo PSG captain Marquinhos told Canal Dortmund manager Edin Terzic said prematch PSG were ldquobuilt to win the Champions Leaguerdquo since the Qatari takeover a decade agoMats HummelsNowhere was the contrast between the two clubs greater than PSGrsquos global superstar Mbappe playing in his last season for his hometown club and journeyman Dortmund striker Fuellkrug who was playing seconddivision football this time two years ago Terzic said on Wednesday that winger Jadon Sanchorsquos excellent performance in his sidersquos victory over Paris SaintGermain was brought out by the ldquobig stagerdquoTerzic lauds winger SancholdquoHersquos shown that really often in training Itrsquos maybe not so easy to bring it onto the field especially when you havenrsquot had rhythm for a while We know his quality and we saw it again today We knew we needed a performance like that from Jadonrdquo he saidSpurred on by a passionate home crowd who booed and whistled every Mbappe touch Dortmund had the best of the opening stages Jadon Sancho shining down the right flank Marcel Sabitzer had Dortmundrsquos best chance of an opener after 14 minutes blasting straight at Gianluigi Donnarumma from a tight angle