PSG Supporters Burn Borussia Dortmund Flag Before Champions League Elimination

• Borussia Dortmund eliminated Paris Saint-Germain from the Champions League
• Dortmund won 2-0 on aggregate to reach their first final since the 2012/13 season
• The French fans created a wild scene before the match due to their use of flares

Paris Saint-Germain supporters prepared for war before their UEFA Champions League semi-final second-leg match against Borussia Dortmund at the Parc des Princes.

Dortmund won the first leg 1-0 at the Signal Iduna Park in Germany and headed into the second leg knowing avoiding a defeat would guarantee their place in the final.

Veteran defender Mats Hummels scored a powerful header to help the Black and Yellow secure a win away from home and reach the final, scheduled for Wembley Stadium next month.

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Hummels and Marco Reus are the last two surviving members of the team that reached the 2012/13 final under Jurgen Klopp, which was also played at Wembley.

PSG fans burn Dortmund flag

The atmosphere of the match was tense even before the game started, with both sets of fans making themselves heard to cheer their team on to victory in the crunch tie.

As spotted by Marca, PSG fans went over the line by throwing flares at their opponent's flag, causing it to catch fire in wild scenes ahead of the kickoff.

Per Sun Sport, the tifo was extended to the PSG end by the German fans, forcing the French to cut through it with their flares, which they had in hand before that time.

Dortmund had the last laugh despite PSG’s onslaught, where they produced 31 shots at goal and rattled the bar four times on what was an unlucky night for them.

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The other semi-final will be decided tonight, and if Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid, we could have an all-German final to recreate the 2013 final, which was also held at Wembley.

Dortmund troll PSG after UCL match

Sports Brief reported on Borussia Dortmund trolling PSG on social media after reaching the Champions League final at the expense of the Ligue 1 champions.

The French club recreated Erling Haaland’s celebration to troll the former Dortmund forward when the two teams last met in the UCL knockout stages in 2020.