Fullkrug strike earns Dortmund first-leg lead over wasteful PSG

Borussia Dortmund have put one foot in the final of the 2023-24 Champions League thanks to a 1-0 victory over a wasteful Paris Saint-Germain at the Signal Iduna Park.

Niclas Fullkrug's clinical first-half finish settled the semi-final first leg in the hosts' favour, but BVB were fortunate that the French champions left their shooting boots at home, while they also let numerous chances to increase their advantage pass them by.

While PSG received a pre-match boost with the news that Nuno Mendes was fit to start at left-back following an injury scare, the Portuguese quickly came under siege from a fired-up Dortmund side.

Attacks down the right through Jadon Sancho and Julian Ryerson were proving particularly effective for BVB, who forced . . .