PSG will make their first Champions League final appearance after comfortably beating RB Leipzig in the semis: Champions League semi-final Match Report

 

Champions League Semi-Final Match Report: PSG vs RB Leipzig

PSG will make their first ever Champions League final appearance after putting three past RB Leipzig!

As expected, PSG were the favourites to surpass into the final of the Champions League for the main reason of their attack, consisting of Neymar JR and Kylian Mbappe, being in fine form coming into the fixture; but nothing can be put past the German side as they defeated Atletico Madrid for their place in the semis, which will have surely boosted their confidence coming into the match-up.

It didn’t take long for PSG to show their attacking prowess as Mbappe picks up the ball just outside the penalty area, he then threads an inch perfect pass in behind for Neymar to trying and open up the scoring; his shot is crucially pushed wide by the Leipzig keeper keeping the score level within the first five minutes. Leipzig’s nerves were on show; they were clearly shook after Neymar’s early chance that nearly found the back of the net, but after Leipzig find no way out a deep PSG press, keeper, Gulácsi, decides to clear his lines only for the ball to be blocked by Neymar, in which the deflection falls for Mbappe to tap home. Fortunately for Leipzig, the ball hit Neymar’s hand before making its way to Mbappe, so the goal was disallowed, but it was real wake up call for the Leipzig players.

Even after Leipzig got away with not conceding, twice, they still hadn’t switched on and conceded in the 12^th minute from a set piece. Angle Di Maria whips an inverted cross into the Leipzig box which defensive midfielder, Marquinhos, reaches and heads past the keeper giving PSG a 1-0 lead in the fixture. A set piece, which was clearly practiced by PSG, proved pertinent in swerving the direction of the fixture into their path. Leipzig start to grow into the match as their best chance of the opening half comes after a ball in behind is played to Konrad Laimer, who then pulls his pass back to captain, Yussuf Poulsen, who scuffs his shot wide of the target.  

Nerves still clearly on show as Gulácsi miss places his pass which is intercepted by PSG midfielder, Paredes,who fires and early cross towards Neymar, who deliciously back-heel flicks the ball on to Di Maria, who fires home beyond the on rushing Gulácsi who is trying to make up for his error. A huge blow to Leipzig’s confidence as they concede just 3 minutes before the first half ends.

Going into the second half, and no comeback insight for Leipzig, PSG find their third goal in the 56th minute when full back, Juan Bernat, finds himself in the penalty area and heads home for the French side. The Spaniard initially dribbled the ball into the box, but after a cross came in after he was dispossessed, he reluctantly nodded home his second goal of the competition. PSG push for their fourth but it never came. PSG win the match comfortably sending them through to the Final of the Champions League, where they will either play the mighty Bayern Munich or French side Lyon.