After near near exit from Champions league in the quarter finals against Atlanta,Paris Saint-Germain reached their first Champions League final with a dominant display to beat RB Leipzig 3-0 at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.
After missing out quarter-final due to suspension,Angel Di Maria back into the starting XI along with France Star striker Kylian Mbappe.The Argentinian inspired the team with involvement in all three goals scored on the night.
Marquinhos set Thomas Tuchel’s side on their way, heading home Angel Di Maria’s free-kick in the 13th minute.Di Maria doubled PSG’s lead three minutes before the break assisted by Neymar Jr,following a mistake by Peter Gulacsi. The French Champions took commanding 2-0 lead entering into Half-time break.
Juan Bernat scored PSG’s third 11 minutes into the restart from another Di Maria cross while Neymar struck the post twice in a one-sided semi-final.Credit should be given to Leipzig team , who exceeded all expectations by reaching first Champions League semi-final.They don’t stand a chance against high spending PSG.
PSG will face the winners of Bayern Munich vs Lyon on Wednesday evening as they seek to mark their 50th anniversary with a first Champions League trophy
Man of the match Di Maria
“We ate them up from minute one, It’s going to be tough to sleep between now and the final. We worked hard all game and we showed we deserve to be here. It doesn’t matter who we face: either Bayern or Lyon, we’ll give our all.”
Key highlights
- PSG have reached their first ever European Cup/Champions League final after playing their 110th game in the competition – they break Arsenal’s unwanted record of most played by a side before reaching their first final, Arsenal took 90 games between 1971-2006.
- PSG will be the fifth different French side to appear in a European Cup/Champions League final and the first since Monaco in 2003-04. Only Italy, Germany (6 each) and England (8) have had more different clubs appear in the final of the competition.
- Neymar has been directly involved in 59 goals in 59 UEFA Champions League games (35 goals & 24 assists), including 23 goal involvements in 19 appearances for Paris SG (14 goals & 9 assists).
Match Stats
| PSG | RB Leipzig | |
| 57.5 | Possession % | 42.5 |
| 14 | Total Shots | 14 |
| 9 | On Target | 3 |
| 4 | Off Target | 5 |
| 4 | Corners | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
